ST. JOSEPH, Mo.  – The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the Northwest Missouri region for the week of Sept. 21 – 27 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Many projects will include lane closures and delays can be expected.

Andrew County

• Interstate 29 – Northbound from 1.5 miles south of Route O (Buchanan County) to Business Route 71; resurfacing project, Sept. 21 – 26, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Night work only. No work will occur Friday nights throughout the duration of this project.

Atchison County

• U.S. Route 59 – Sign operations, Sept 21 – 22
• I-29 – Northbound from mile marker 124 to the Iowa state line; pavement repair, Sept. 21 – 23
• I-29 – At the Rock Creek Bridge near mile marker 107 south of Rock Port; bridge deck replacement, Sept. 21 – 27. Traffic is head to head in the southbound lanes.
• U.S. Route 59 – In the city limits of Tarkio; pavement repair, Sept. 23 – 25
• U.S. Route 275 – Sign operations, Sept. 23 – 25

Buchanan County

• I-29 – CLOSED northbound I-29 ramp to northbound I-229 (Exit 43), southbound I-229 ramp to I-29, northbound I-29 ramp to U.S. Route 169 (Exit 44) and U.S. Route 169 ramp to northbound I-29; resurfacing project,Sept. 21, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
• U.S. Route 36 – Bridge maintenance, Sept. 21 – 24
• Routes A, H, O and FF – Mowing, Sept. 21 – 25
• Route U – Driveway entrance repairs, Sept. 21 – 25
• I-29 – Northbound from 1.5 miles south of Route O to Business Route 71 (Andrew County); resurfacing project, Sept. 21 – 27, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Night work only. No work will occur Friday nights throughout the duration of this project.
• U.S. Route 36 – At the Platte River Bridge; bridge deck replacement, Sept. 21 – 27. Traffic is head to head in the eastbound lanes with a 14-foot width restriction.
• I-29 – CLOSED northbound I-29 exit ramp to U.S. Route 169 (Exit 50), U.S. Route 169 ramp to northbound I-29, northbound I-29 ramp to Route 6 (Frederick – Exit 47) and Route 6 ramp to northbound I-29; resurfacing project, Sept. 22, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Caldwell County

• Route B – Pothole patching, Sept. 21 – 23
• Route 116 – From U.S. Route 69 (Clinton County) to Route D; resurfacing project, Sept. 21 – 25. A pilot car will direct motorists through the work zone.
• Route V – CLOSED; sealing, Sept. 24
• Route F – Pothole patching, Sept. 24 – 25

Carroll County

• Route Z – From County Road 130 to County Road 120; drainage work,Sept. 21 – 23
• Routes D, E and JJ – Sign operations, Sept. 21 – 25
• Routes J, HH and 139 – Mowing, Sept. 21 – 25
• Route B – From U.S. Route 65 to the Wakenda city limits; sealing, Sept. 22 – 24

Chariton County

• Various routes – Mowing, Sept. 21 – 24

Clinton County

• Route 116 – From U.S. Route 69 to Route D (Caldwell County); resurfacing project, Sept. 21 – 25. A pilot car will direct motorists through the work zone.
• Route 116 – At the bridge over I-35; bridge maintenance, Sept. 21 – 25.  Traffic on the bridge will be narrowed to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction.  Traffic signals will be in place around the clock during the project.
• Route 116 – From Route 33 to the Lathrop city limits; bridge maintenance, Sept. 22
• Routes J – Mowing, Sept. 22 – 25

Daviess County

• Routes N, KK and MM – Pothole patching, Sept. 21 – 25
• Various routes – Mowing, Sept. 21 – 25

DeKalb County

• I-35 – Spraying, Sept. 21 – 25
• Routes F, Z, 31 and U.S. Route 169 – Mowing, Sept. 21 – 25
• Route D – CLOSED from Route E to Liberty Road; culvert replacement,Sept. 22, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Gentry County

• U.S. Route 136 – From Warrior Drive to Business U.S. 136; pavement repair, Sept. 21
• Route P – CLOSED from County Road 600 to Route EE; culvert replacement, Sept. 21, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Route V – CLOSED from Route H to Walker School Trail Road; culvert replacement, Sept. 21, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Various routes – Mowing, Sept. 21 – 25
• Routes BB, UU, M, J and P – Spraying, Sept. 21 – 25
• U.S. Route 136 – From Route H to Route B; shoulder work, Sept. 22 – 25
• Route Z – CLOSED from Route AA to 500 Road; culvert replacement, Sept. 23, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Route Z – CLOSED from Route A to 570 Road; culvert replacement, Sept. 24, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Grundy County

• Route A – Culvert repairs, Sept. 21
• Route 6 – From just east of the Muddy Creek Bridge in Trenton to Route 5 (Sullivan County); resurfacing project, Sept. 21 – 25, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.  The road will be narrowed in two-mile sections with a pilot car.  An 11-foot width restriction will be in place.

Harrison County

• Route T – CLOSED from 100 Street to 105 Place; culvert replacement,Sept. 21, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Route NN – Pothole patching, Sept. 21 – 22
• Routes A, T, B and YY – Mowing, Sept. 21 – 25
• Route UU – CLOSED from East 280^th Lane to East 290^th Avenue; culvert replacement, Sept. 23, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Holt County

• U.S. Route 59 – CLOSED at the I-29 overpass at Exit 67 (South Oregon Exit); bridge deck replacement. Closed through November 2015. Only southbound I-29 motorists will be able to access U.S. Route 59 via Exit 67.

Linn County

• Routes C, CC, HH and KK – Culvert repair, Sept. 21 – 23
• U.S. Route 36 – Pothole patching, Sept. 21 – 25
• Routes C, KK, M and V – Mowing, Sept. 21 – 25
• Route M – CLOSED from Haven Road to Hill Road; culvert replacement;Sept. 25, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Livingston County

• Route 139 – From Route H to the Carroll County line; drainage work, Sept. 21 – 25
• Route V – From the Chillicothe city limits to Route K; shoulder work, Sept. 21 – 25
• Routes U, Y, A, N, O, V, M and 190 – Mowing, Sept. 21 – 25

Mercer County

• Various routes – Striping, Sept. 21 – 24
• U.S. Route 65 – Shoulder work, Sept. 21 – 25
• Routes E, O and DD – Mowing, Sept. 21 – 25
• U.S. Route 65 and 136 – Sign operations, Sept. 21 – 25

Nodaway County

• U.S. Route 136 – From Route VV to 320^th Street; culvert repair, Sept. 21
• Route B – Pothole patching, Sept. 21 – 22
• U.S. Route 136 – Striping, Sept. 21 – 24
• U.S. Route 71 – From Route A to Route M; culvert repair, Sept. 22 – 25
• Route T – CLOSED; culvert repair, Sept. 22 – 25, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily
• Route AD – Pothole patching, Sept. 23 – 25

Putnam County

• Route 129 – CLOSED from Route Y to 330^th Street; culvert replacement,Sept. 21, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• U.S. Route 136 and Route 5 – Drainage work, Sept. 21 – 25
• Routes Z, DD and 149 – Mowing, Sept. 21 – 25
• Route F – CLOSED from Route 5 to 290^th Road; culvert replacement, Sept. 22, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sullivan County

• Route 6 – From just east of the Muddy Creek Bridge in Trenton (Grundy County) to Route 5; resurfacing project, Sept. 21 – 25, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.  The road will be narrowed in two mile sections with a pilot car.  An 11-foot width restriction will be in place.
• Routes D, M, B, VV, N, AB, W, PP, 139 and 129 – Mowing, Sept. 21 – 25
• Routes T, C, ZZ and TT – Pothole patching, Sept. 21 – 25

Worth County

• Route 246 – From Route 46 to Route H; pothole patching, Sept. 23
• Route 46 – From U.S. Route 169 to the Harrison County line; Sept. 24 – 25

MARYVILLE, Mo. – The Tourin’ Bearcats, the travel program for Northwest Missouri State University alumni and friends, will offer two trips next year. Both trips are sponsored by the Northwest Alumni Association and are open to the public.

The Tourin’ Bearcats will travel to New York, April 28 through May 2, 2016. Prices start at $2,629 per person and include three breakfasts and two dinners. Highlights include two Broadway shows and visits to Greenwich Village, Wall Street, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

A second trip is planned to London, England, Sept. 7-14, 2016. Prices start at $3,099 per person and include five breakfasts and two dinners. Highlights include visits to Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Stonehenge, Salisbury, London Eye, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and a traditional pub dinner.

Reservations, with a $250 deposit per person, are due at booking. Prices for both trips are based on double occupancy and include roundtrip airfare from Kansas City, air taxes, hotel transfers and transportation from Maryville to Kansas City International Airport.

The final payment for New York is due Feb. 28, 2016. The final payment for London is due July 9, 2016.

For more information about these trips, click here. To book a trip, call the Tourin’ Bearcats Help Desk at 800.869.6806.

MARYVILLE, Mo. – Northwest Missouri State University Campus Dining will sponsor its third annual Harvest Festival featuring local farmers and vendors offering goods for sale.

The festival is free of charge and open to the public. Students, families, and community members are invited to attend the event from 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, at the Raymond J. Courter College Park Pavilion.

The festival features booths showcasing Northwest departments and organizations, including the Department of Agricultural Sciences, landscape and sustainability, and the School of Health Science and Wellness.

Additionally, locally made crafts, baked goods and farmers will appear at the festival.

The Harvest Festival was established three years ago with the purpose of educating and creating awareness about the environmental and health benefits of eating locally grown food while supporting local farmers and vendors.

“Northwest is all about sustainability and we’re excited to do this event every year because we think it’s important for everyone to understand the ways we can all be sustainable,” Campus Dining Marketing Coordinator Rachel Sielaff said. “Farmer’s markets are a wonderful way to enjoy goods that are made locally and meet local farmers and artists.”

Other attractions at the Harvest Festival will include a mini petting zoo, face painting, and arts and crafts vendors as well as tours of the Missouri Arboretum and recycling facilities on the Northwest campus.

Six published authors with ties to Hamilton will be reading from their works and signing books in a special event during the J. C. Penney Days on Saturday, Sept. 26.

The author event will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the J. C. Penney Boyhood home in Hamilton with readings. The authors will then spread out for individual book signings.

Anne Tezon, author of a 2013 memoir based on humor columns that appeared over a 25 year career as publisher of The Caldwell County News, has organized the event as part of her new activities as a book publicist. She will be reading from “Letters from Home: Adventures with Mad Mother, Lemonade Man and the Kid.”

Other authors that have confirmed participation include Steve and Mica Westover, Julia Assel Thomas, Kim Carl Luke and Phyllis Parker.

Several open houses are being held to display new additions and renovation to St. Joseph fire station #4.

Open houses will be held Sept. 22, 23, and 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. at fire station #4 located at 3418 Ashland. The St. Joseph Fire Department said the public is invited and refreshments will be served.

The department is also encouraging citizens to enrolled in a Citizens Fire Academy which is scheduled for the five Thursdays in October from 6-9pm, and begins October 1. Reservations and a background check are required. Class size ranges from 8-12 people. Topics for the academy will cover everything from firefighting, water rescue, extrication, EMS, and includes a trip to the fire museum. Reservations can be made by calling the St. Joseph Fire Department at 816.271.4603, or emailing jroberts@ci.st-joseph.mo.us or galbert@ci.stjoseph.mo.us.

Suddenlink said earlier this week it’s nearing completion on the first major phase of a high-speed internet service project in St. Joseph, Savannah, Country Club Village and Agency.

The company said it’s a nearly $250 million “Operation GigaSpeed” national project that will soon make 1 Gigabit per second high-speed internet service available in the area.  The transition is anticipated to be completed on Oct. 13.

As part of that project, Suddenlink said it is upgrading technology in the St. Joseph area that will make way for an all-digital TV lineup.

Due to the upgrade Suddenlink said some customers may need to install HD digital adapters, also known as HD DigitaLinks to enable them to receive the all-digital channel lineup. Customers will not need HD DigitaLinks for TV sets that already have Suddenlink Digital receivers, Suddenlink HD DVRs, HD Digital receivers, TiVo HD DVRs or Suddenlink Cable Cards.

The city of St. Joseph announces that deputy city attorney Bryan Carter will be promoted to the position of city attorney effective Monday, September 21, 2015.

Bryan earned his undergraduate degree in business administration from the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, and his Juris Doctorate from Creighton University School of Law in Omaha, Nebraska.

He started with the city of St. Joseph in 2011, as an assistant city attorney, and was was promoted to deputy city attorney on November 17, 2014. His prior work experience was with the law firm of Kellogg & Palzer, P.C., in Omaha, Nebraska.

“Bryan has demonstrated a very good understanding of municipal law, shows good judgment, and has exceptional skills in dealing with the internal and external customers of the legal department. I have confidence that Bryan will continue to do exceptional work in his new position as city attorney,” said city manager Bruce Woody.

Mr Carter replaces Lisa Robertson who recently took a similar position with the city of Topeka, Kansas.

The United Way of Greater St. Joseph is looking for more than 100 volunteers to help with the 4th annual Pony Express Run.

The run will take place Saturday, Sept. 26.

Volunteers are needed to work water stations, monitor intersections along the route and cheer on participants as they complete the 5K or half-marathon.

The race starts at 8 a.m. ad will start and finish at the Pony Express Museum located at 914 Penn in downtown St. Joseph.  Volunteers will need to check in at the museum at 7 a.m. and are being asked to work two, three or four hours.

“Individuals, groups and teams are encouraged to volunteer and help keep racers safe,” said Kylee Strough, United Way President.

Volunteers are being asked to pre-register by calling (816) 364-2381 or emailing kylee.strough@stjosephunitedway.org.

Proceeds from this year’s Pony Express Run will go towards the 2015 United Way Campaign.