ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the Northwest Missouri region planned for the week of Aug. 15 – 21 from the Missouri Department of Transportation In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, bridge deck washing, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs and other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations and could include lane closures with delays.

Andrew County

Route 48 – CLOSED at the Platte River Bridge near Whitesville for a bridge replacement project. The road will be closed through mid-November.

Interstate 29 – NIGHT WORK southbound from Business U.S. Route 71 to 1.5 miles south of Route O (Buchanan County) for guardrail work, Aug. 15 – 19, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly. This includes a 15-foot width restriction.

Route M – Pothole patching, Aug. 19

Atchison County

Route EE – CLOSED from Route 46 to County Road 280 for a culvert replacement,Aug. 15, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Route N – CLOSED from U.S. Route 136 to County Road 210 for a culvert replacement, Aug. 16, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Route N – CLOSED from U.S. Route 136 to County Road 220 for a culvert replacement, Aug. 17, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Buchanan County

Route YY (Mitchell Avenue) – CLOSED at U.S. Route 169 (Belt Highway) for a resurfacing project, from the Belt Highway to Mitchell Avenue through Aug. 19, 7 p.m. There will be no access to the Belt Highway from Mitchell Avenue during this time.

Route 6 – From Riverside Road to Route 31 for slide repair work, Aug. 15 – 18

U.S. Route 36 – One mile west of Route AC for grading work Aug. 15 – 19.

I-29 – NIGHT WORK southbound from Business U.S. Route 71 (Andrew County) to 1.5 miles south of Route O for guardrail work, Aug. 15 – 19, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly. This includes a 15-foot width restriction.

Route MM – CLOSED from Route H to Route DD for a culvert replacement, Aug. 16, 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Caldwell County

Route 13 – CLOSED at the Log Creek Bridge near Kingston for a bridge deck replacement project. The bridge will be closed through November.

Routes D, W and Z – Pothole patching, Aug. 16 – 18

Carroll County

Routes 139, C, D, and M – Pothole patching, Aug. 15 – 19

Route E – Pothole patching, Aug. 19

Clinton County

I-35 – Southbound driving lane closed from Route 116 to two miles south of Route 116 for core drilling, Aug. 17, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Daviess County

Route VV – Pothole patching, Aug. 15 – 19

Route 13 – From Route 6 to Nickel Avenue for shoulder work, Aug. 15 – 19

DeKalb County

U.S. Route 36 – Traffic will be head-to-head at the overpass over I-35 for a bridge replacement project. During this project, no left turns from U.S. Route 36 on I-35 will be permitted, as the medians between east and westbound U.S. Route 36 will be closed. Please follow the signed detour route. This project will continue through mid-December.

I-35 – One lane may be closed under the U.S. Route 36 overpass for a bridge deck replacement project. During this project, traffic exiting I-35 will not be permitted to turn left onto U.S. Route 36, as the medians between east and westbound U.S. Route 36 will be closed. Please follow the signed detour route. This project will continue through mid-December.

Routes F, H and W – Pothole patching, Aug. 15 – 18

Routes J and O – Pothole patching, Aug. 15 – 19

Grundy County

U.S. Route 65 – At the Honey Creek Drain Ditch Bridge for maintenance, Aug. 15 – 16

Routes A and T – Pothole patching, Aug. 16 – 19

Route 146 – At the Raccoon Creek Bridge for maintenance, Aug. 17 – 18

Harrison County

I-35 – At the Pole Cat Creek Bridge for maintenance, Aug. 15 – 17

Route CC – From Route MM to U.S. Route 136 for pothole patching, Aug. 15 – 19

Holt County

U.S. Route 159 – At the Squaw Creek Bridge for maintenance, Aug. 15 – 17. This includes a 12-foot width restriction.

Route 118 – From Route 111 to U.S. Route 59 for pavement repair, Aug. 15 – 19

I-29 – From mile marker 84 (Mound City exit) to mile marker 66 (Andrew County line) for pavement repair, Aug. 15 – 19. This includes a 15-foot width restriction.

Route B – At the Hickory Creek Bridge for maintenance, Aug. 18 – 19. This includes a 12-foot width restriction.

Linn County

U.S. Route 36 – From Route 139 to the Macon County line for pavement repair,Aug. 15 – 18

Routes PP, U and V – Pothole patching, Aug. 15 – 18

Livingston County

U.S. Route 36 – Eastbound from U.S. Route 65 to the Linn County line for pavement repair, Aug. 15 – 16

Route KK – CLOSED from County Road 269 to County Road 273 for a culvert replacement, Aug. 17, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

U.S. Route 36 – Westbound from the Linn County line to U.S. Route 65 for pavement repair, Aug. 17 – 19

Nodaway County

Route U – CLOSED at the One Hundred and Two River Bridge for a bridge deck replacement project. The bridge will be closed through September.

U.S. Route 71 – Northbound single-lane closure at the White Cloud Creek Bridge, just north of the Andrew County line, for a bridge deck replacement project, Aug. 15 – 21. This includes a 12-foot width restriction.

Routes NN, MM and T – Pothole patching, Aug. 16 – 19

Mercer County

Route E – CLOSED from Route Y to Gazette Drive for a culvert replacement, Aug. 16, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Route A – CLOSED from Katydid Road to January Road for a culvert replacement,Aug. 17, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Putnam County

Route 149 – From U.S. Route 136 to Route AA for pothole patching, Aug. 15 – 19

Routes O, N and W – Pothole patching, Aug. 15 – 19

Sullivan County

Route 139 – From the Linn County line to Route PP for pothole patching, Aug. 15 – 16

Routes H, P, T, U and FF – Sealing, Aug. 15 – 19

Worth County

U.S. Route 169 – At the Middle Fork Grand River Bridge for maintenance, Aug. 15 – 18. A temporary traffic signal has been installed during the project.

U.S. Route 169 – CLOSED at the Middle Fork Grand River Bridge for maintenance,Aug. 17, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The Northwest University Police Department is continuing to develop a program to keep students safe in the event of an active shooter on campus.

Lt. Mike Ceperley, Northwest’s emergency management coordinator, said trainings are provided to all incoming freshmen as well as to everyone on campus at certain points in the year.

In 2013 Northwest refreshed a video series to educate the campus community about “Run, Hide, Fight.”  Since then, Ceperley said the program has continued to be developed. The new videos reinforce that strategy and introduce the concept of “Secure, Evaluate, Act.”

“With our new set of videos we’ve kind of gotten into the nuts and bolts on these are techniques and strategies and tactics to use and employ to protect yourself,” he said.

Over the years of training Ceperley said they get many of the same questions which is what led to the “Secure, Evaluate, Act” video.

“There were common themes that kept coming back and common themes that kept coming up which led us to that fourth video,” Ceperley said. “These are immediate actions people can take in the situation of an active shooter or in other situations where they’re not quite sure what’s going on.  It’s very important and very essential because as soon as we act that better for us.”

Ceperley the university routinely takes part in live scenarios and other emergency preparedness activities to make sure the campus is prepared for a variety of scenarios.

For more information on the program CLICK HERE.

The Platte County Sheriff’s Office is giving area residents and business owners the chance to get an in-depth look at its operations.

Sign-ups are currently being taken for a citizen’s academy slated to being this fall in Platte County.

“The citizens of Platte County are an essential part of law enforcement in our community. The Citizen’s Academy provides a hands on learning experience designed to give you, the citizen, a better understanding of the role and function the Platte County Sheriff’s Office plays in our community,” said Sheriff Mark Owen.

The academy will start on Wednesday September 7, 2016. The deadline to apply is Friday September 2, 2016. The Academy will meet Wednesday nights from 6:30pm until 9:30pm for nine weeks. One Saturday afternoon session (October 8, 2016 from 9:00am to 4:00pm) will also be part of the Academy. Class size is limited to 20 people.

Citizens of Platte County and people who run businesses in Platte County are eligible to enroll in the Academy. Participants must be at least 18 years of age and have no felony or serious misdemeanor convictions. Individuals interested in obtaining more information on the Academy or applying to participate should visit the Sheriff’s Office website at www.plattesheriff.org/sheriffs-citizens-academy.

The Tarkio R-1 Superintendent has resigned according to KMAland News.

As we previously reported, Tarkio School Superintendent Dr. Patrick Martin was allegedly pulled over during a traffic stop earlier this month after police said he was driving on the wrong side of the road.

Tarkio Police Chief Tyson Gibbons said Martin was booked into jail on three counts, DWI, driving with an open container, and failing to drive on the right half of the roadway.

KMA is reporting Tarkio R-1 School Board President Steve Klute confirmed Martin’s resignation Friday morning effective immediately. When we tried to call multiple times around 1:30 Friday afternoon to talk to someone at the school about his resignation the phones went unanswered.

Martin is scheduled to make an traffic appearance in Tarkio Municipal Court August 29th.

Martin is the former principal at Platte County High School who resigned after he was charged with soliciting a prostitute back in 2012. Prosecutors later dropped the charges but Martin resigned from his job in Platte County.

Dozens of you in St. Joseph joined a national effort to set a world record for the most people “hula hooping at multiple venues simultaneously.”

The event, along with a free ice cream social, was organized by the Natural Grocers national office.

Hula Hoop enthusiasts of all ages took part at more than 100 stores across the country, using Facebook Live to share the event at 5:45 p.m. central time.

The world record has not yet been confirmed, according to officials with Natural Grocers. Guiness World Records has not yet returned our call for commentl.