Businesses in Blue Springs wanting to advertise on signage will have it a lot easier in the coming months. At Wednesday’s city council meeting, the council voted to enact various new signage ordinances that include less restriction on sizes and types of signs allowed by city code.
An investigation is underway on the cause of a structure fire Sunday night at the 3000 block of Owens School Road in Blue Springs, according to the Central Jackson County Fire Protection District.
On June 26, Blue Springs Public Works crews responded the overflow of sanitary sewer waters into a nearby creek.
During an undercover underage alcohol compliance check June 30, no Blue Springs businesses sold alcohol to minors, according to the Blue Springs Police Department.
Authorities say Matthew D. Kellogg of Blue Springs was the motorcyclist killed last week on Missouri 7 just south of Northeast Colbern Road.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — First there was the Ford factory in Hazelwood. Then Chrysler’s twin production plants in Fenton. Next, a potential Bombardier airplane assembly shop in Kansas City.
JEFFERSON CITY – Rep. Will Kraus, R-District 48, Lee’s Summit, said he was removed Monday from a House Committee considering incentives for Ford Motor Co. after refusing to pledge to vote for the legislation.
Missouri House of Representatives Speaker Pro Tem Bryan Pratt has been holding a series of town hall meetings throughout the year. Rep. Pratt will be holding another town hall in his “Breakfast with Bryan” town hall series at 9:30 a.m., July 10 at VFW Post No. 6272, 9613 Lake Shore Drive, Lake Lotawana.
The Blue Springs Police Department crime prevention unit has introduced the crime-free hotel/motel program, a complementary program to expand the current crime-free multi-housing program.
On Monday, a Blue Springs man lost his hand after an explosion while attempting to make an improvised explosive device with fireworks.
On Saturday, Blue Springs Public Works crews responded the overflow of sanitary sewer waters into a nearby creek.
In addition to selecting federal, state and county elected officials in the Aug. 3 Primary Election, Jackson County voters will be deciding on proposed amendments to the county’s charter.
An American Bald Eagle flies near Blue Springs Lake recently. Two American Bald Eagles are currently nesting in the upper end of the Mouse Creek arm of Longview Lake for the second consecutive year closing the area to boat traffic as a protective measure. A violation of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act can lead to a $100,000 fine or a year-long prison sentence for a first offense. A second violation is considered a felony according to the Army Corps of Engineers.
Blue Springs annual fireworks at Peve Stadium Blue Springs has announced the return of the annual fireworks program at Blue Springs High School at Peve Stadium, 2000 N.W. Ashton Dr.
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is investigating a wastewater overflow that resulted in the release of approximately 1,500 gallons of sewage into a Blue Springs waterway last week.
