Roundabout construction work began last week on a new roundabout on Greene County Route M at the north entrance to Republic High School, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.
Missouri residents who are about to renew their driver’s licenses or non-driver identification cards may apply for a REAL ID compliant driver’s license or identification card beginning on Monday, March 25.
When Terry and Judi Frost, owners of Bumble Bee Blooms, decided to move their business off Highway 160 and into an historic building at the corner of Main and Calhoun in Ash Grove, they were slightly nervous. Turns out, they had nothing to worry about.
When Republic voters go to the polls on Tuesday, April 2, they will be asked to approve a one-penny sales tax initiative. The tax, if it passes, is expected to generate $2.7 million in revenue for the city. In 10 years, the sales tax is estimated to generate $29,602,474.
A new Dollar General store could come to Halltown sometime in the not too distant future. The national retail chain is considering putting a location in the town at the southeast corner of Highway 266 and North Dogwood Drive (Highway Z).
On April 5, 2018, MoDOT held a meeting at the Republic Community Center to let the public see their five proposals to make the railway corridor in the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railway’s Cherokee Subdivision between Republic and Marionville safer for vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
Laura Burbridge is the new city clerk of Republic. A Caruthersville native, Burbridge participated in her first Republic City Council meeting March 5. She replaces longtime clerk Brenda Jackson who retired. Turn to page 3 for the story.
During the relatively short March 5 meeting of the Republic City Council, Republic City Administrator David Cameron shed some light on a potential future project involving U.S. Highway 60 and State Highway 174.
