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5 days ago | 
kbia.org | Jana Rose Schleis
When fully staffed, the Moberly Police Department has 27 officers. Currently the department has 21 and new Chief of Police Bobby Calvert said officer recruitment and retention will be a priority as he takes on the leadership position. “Sometimes we're working with 50% of our staff,” he said. “We still answer the calls and get the job done. It just may take a little bit longer.”Staffing shortages have been an ongoing issue for the department, Calvert said.
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1 week ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Jana Rose Schleis
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1 week ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Jana Rose Schleis
It's hard for Megan Richner to know what her health care will look like in a year. "Every year we go back to the drawing board to figure out a policy or a plan that would be right for our family," Richner said.
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1 week ago | 
wvnews.com | Jana Rose Schleis
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1 week ago | 
wvnews.com | Jana Rose Schleis
It’s hard for Megan Richner to know what her health care will look like in a year. “Every year we go back to the drawing board to figure out a policy or a plan that would be right for our family,” Richner said. That’s largely an occupational hazard. Richner and her husband raise cattle in El Dorado Springs, Missouri, about 75 miles northwest of Springfield. She also teaches middle school science, but said adding her husband and son to her employer-sponsored health insurance plan is cost-prohibitive.
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2 weeks ago | 
kbia.org | Jana Rose Schleis
Missouri utility regulators are gathering information on wildfire risks to — and from — electric and gas infrastructure. In March, dry air and high winds created perfect conditions for a number of wildfires to start across Missouri. Rich Germinder is a senior adviser to the Missouri Public Service Commission and said regulators are trying to assess what risks wildfires pose to the state’s utilities — and whether the energy companies are prepared.
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2 weeks ago | 
kbia.org | Jana Rose Schleis
Last week, Erin Keys was sworn in as Columbia’s Utilities director. KBIA’s Jana Rose Schleis sat down with her at city hall to discuss her priorities for the department, which include boosting staffing levels and completing capital projects for each utility service. Keys also shared how she’ll approach a variety of challenges, from severe storms to the growing need for power. This conversation has been edited for length.
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3 weeks ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Jana Rose Schleis
The Columbia City Council is assessing options for rebuilding the recycling facility that was destroyed in an Easter Sunday tornado - a project expected to take more than two years. In the interim, new Utilities Director Erin Keys is considering potential short-term solutions such as processing the materials in Columbia and transferring them to a nearby city. Keys said the department is assessing what, if anything, can be salvaged from the wreckage of the Material Recovery Facility.
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3 weeks ago | 
kbia.org | Jana Rose Schleis
The Columbia City Council is assessing options for rebuilding the recycling facility that was destroyed in an Easter Sunday tornado — a project expected to take more than two years. In the interim, new Utilities Director Erin Keys is considering potential short-term solutions such as processing the materials in Columbia and transferring them to a nearby city. Keys said the department is assessing what, if anything, can be salvaged from the wreckage of the Material Recovery Facility.
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3 weeks ago | 
maryvilleforum.com | Jana Rose Schleis
Extreme weather, such as heat waves, can negatively affect the country’s energy supply, and utility officials are taking stock of resources as summer begins. The Southwest Power Pool is the regional transmission operator that serves 14 states in the central U.S., including parts of Missouri. SPP’s sources forecast a 40-60% chance for higher-than-normal temperatures for the summer as well as below-average rainfall for the region.
