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Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Greene County and City of Springfield declare state of civil emergency
GREENE COUNTY, Mo. – In the aftermath of the April 29, 2025 severe weather event, the Greene County Commission and Springfield Mayor Jeff Schrag have signed declarations of a local state of emergency. The County's measure is in effect for 7 days and the City's is in effect for 30 days. According to a joint press release issued Friday afternoon, declaring a civil emergency enables the official Greene County Emergency Operations Plan and allows County and City departmental personnel to take all necessary actions to respond to, and recover from, an emergency, including the suspension of standard procurement procedures for a given time other actions to coordinate disaster response and recovery, deploy resources and request mutual aid and state or federal assistance as appropriate. Springfield Mayor Jeff Schrag said in a press release, 'The storm presents a serious challenge and we're still assessing the full impact. But the way our community has responded speaks volumes.' Springfield City Council is expected to ratify the city measure in an upcoming meeting. As utility crews work to restore power to remaining customers still out, Greene County Presiding Commissioner Bob Dixon asks residents to be patient and hold on a little while longer. City Utilities has restored more than 90% of outages 'And remember, as far as the power goes, both in the city with C.U. and also out in the county with Liberty, both utility companies said on Tuesday, there could be some folks could be out as long as up to a week, and we're at day four, so just hold on. Help is on the way.' Dixon tells Ozarks First survey crews have reported thousands of trees were knocked down in Greene County alone and at least 50 structures in the county have significant damage. Dixon adds, he believes this is the largest response from Greene County since the pandemic ended. Survey crews will continue to document the damage in the coming days. Dixon asks residents with questions about clean up or repairs to call the Greene County Commission at 417-868-4112. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Greene County celebrates 96-year-old election judge's service
GREENE COUNTY, Mo. — Marjorie Shelton has been a witness to the ever-changing process of elections. At 96, the Willard native has helped citizens cast their local ballots since 1954. She's going on 71 years of serving as a Greene County election judge. On March 25th, a few weeks ahead of the April Municipal Election, Shelton was honored by the Greene County Clerk's Office and the Greene County Commission with a proclamation for service to the community. When she started as an election judge more than seven decades ago, election results were tallied by hand at the precinct on a black chalkboard. Election judges help ensure the fairness and integrity of election results. Over the years, Marjorie witnessed the evolution of voting technology from chalk, to punch cards, to electronic tallying. 'It is an absolute honor to recognize Marjorie Shelton for her incredible dedication and serviceas a Greene County election judge for over 70 years,' said Greene County Clerk ShaneSchoeller in a press release. 'Her unwavering commitment to election integrity, and her tireless efforts have beenan inspiration to all who have had the privilege to work alongside her. Marjorie has played a vitalrole in ensuring fair and accessible elections for generations of voters, and our community isforever grateful for her service.' According to the release sent by Greene County officials, Shelton has lived on the same farm in northern Greene County since she was 17. She is a 1946 Willard High School graduate who worked at Lily Tulip and as a travel agent, as well as served as the president of the Chamber of Commerce Women's Division. She and her husband, Roy, have two children, five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
