Buchanan County plans to close a road next week for repairs caused by recent heavy rains near several pipelines.

“There are three pipelines that go underneath the road and we’ve had some washing in our ditches and alongside the roads and part of the dirt has washed away,” said Bill Brinton, Buchanan County Emergency Management Director.

On Monday, July 20 Punzo Road will be closed between SW Bluff Road and State Route JJ for repairs. Brinton said those repairs will likely carry over to Tuesday, July 21.

“There will be representatives from the Western District and from my understanding the pipeline company and they’re all going to meet down there and look and figure out what the best way of fixing the road is,” Brinton said. “The pipeline itself is still secure, it’s just that the cover over the top of it is not quite as deep as what it was.”

Brinton said there’s no danger it’s just a matter of making sure the lines are still secure.

“We’ve had so much rain and so much runoff,” Brinton said. “Some of our roads have been closed four separate times because of heavy rains. We’ve just had so much rain and there’s not any place for it to go.”

He said crews have been working to fix up roadways all over the county due to damage from heavy rains.

Free car seat installation checks are being held by the St. Joseph Health Department after films to feed the hungry.

The Health Dept. announced Tuesday that Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians from several agencies are partnering to offer a free car seat check Tuesday and Wednesday after the KJO 105.5 Canned Film Festival at the Regal Hollywood Stadium 10 Theater.

Each week until July 29 two movies will be held at Hollywood Stadium 10 on Tuesday and Wednesday at 10 a.m.  Admission is free with a canned food donation to benefit the Second Harvest Community Food Bank.  This week’s movie is Week 7 July 14-15: Madagascar 3 (PG), Dolphin Tale 2 (PG)

The Health Department said the car seat installation checks reassure parents and caregivers they are using seats that are not expired or on a recall list, are appropriate for the age and size of the child, and are installed and used correctly.

The CPS Techs will be available today, July 14^th and tomorrow, July 15^th in the parking lot of the Regal Hollywood Stadium 10 Theater complex from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Anyone who transports children under the age of eight is welcome.

There are still two more weeks of the Canned Film Festival.  See schedule below.

Week 8 July 21-22: Muppets Most Wanted (PG), Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible…(PG)

Week 9 July 28-29: The Lego Movie (PG), The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (PG)

DANGEROUS HEAT TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON…

.WHILE HEAT INDICES WILL BE ABOUT 5 TO PERHAPS 10 DEGREES COOLER
TODAY AS COMPARED TO YESTERDAY… HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL STILL REACH
AROUND 105 TO 110 ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF US HIGHWAY 36.
THEREFORE… A HEAT ADVISORY IS WARRANTED FOR TODAY AS WELL.

…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR…
ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ATCHISON…TROY…ST. JOSEPH…
PLATTSBURG…KINGSTON…HAMILTON…POLO…CHILLICOTHE…
BROOKFIELD

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES…HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN REACH INTO THE MID
TO UPPER 90S. COMBINING THESE TEMPERATURES WITH HIGH HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL YIELD HEAT INDICES FROM AROUND 105 TO 110 THIS
AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS…THE CONTINUED ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES… ALONG WITH
ABUNDANT MOISTURE… WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUSLY HIGH HEAT INDEX
VALUES THROUGH THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS… IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE… RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO THE EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE
AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK… THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST
BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME
BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY… CALL 9 1 1.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS… STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM… STAY OUT OF THE SUN… AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

Today
Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Heat index values as high as 95. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 6 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

The St. Joseph Police Department arrested half a dozen over the weekend for driving under the influence.

A sobriety checkpoint was conducted in St. Joseph Saturday, June 11. Officers checked 334 vehicles and arrested five individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol and one for dirving under the influence of drugs.

Six tickets were issued for driving while suspended/revoked license, and five for no operators license.

Several warrant arrests were made and 20 tickets for various traffic violations were also issued.

The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for tips after a cabin was burglarized.

The office said the incident took place at a remote location along Liv 306 near Bedford between June 27 and July 12 when person or persons forced entry into a cabin and stole various items.

Some of the stolen items include a window AC unit, table saw, apartment sized refrigerator, microwave, finished knotty pine wood, plumbing and electrical supplies, extension cord(s) and other items.

Anyone with information on this crime is asked to call the LCSO at 660-646-0515 or 24-hour Dispatch at 660-646-2121, tips can also be emailed through the office’s website at www.livcoso.org or directly emailed to sheriffcox@gmail.com

ST. JOSEPH, Mo.  – The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the Northwest Missouri region for the week of July 13 – 19, from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Many projects will include lane closures, and delays can be expected. MoDOT reminds the public to buckle up, slow down, and drive with extreme caution through work zones.

For more information about a project, please contact MoDOT at 1-888-ASK-MoDOT(888-275-6636) or visit www.modot.org/northwest/. You can also follow MoDOT’s Northwest Missouri District on Twitter @ModotNorthwest and on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/MoDOTNWDistrict.

Andrew County

Interstate 29 – NIGHT WORK from U.S. Route 71 to Route O (Buchanan County); pavement repair, July 13 – 17, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Includes work on the driving lanes and a 15-foot width restriction.

Various routes – Pothole patching and mowing, July 13 – 17

Atchison County

Route B – Pothole patching, July 13 – 14

Route 275 – From the Iowa state line to Dayton Avenue; pothole patching, July 15

Route N – Pothole patching, July 16 – 17

Buchanan County

U.S. Route 59 – CLOSED at the Bankers Crossing Bridge; new bridge construction,July 13 – August 13.

Routes Z and UU – Pothole patching, July 13 – 16

U.S. Route 36 – Striping, July 13 – 16

I-29 – NIGHT WORK from U.S. Route 71 (Andrew County) to Route O; pavement repair, July 13 – 17, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Includes work on the driving lanes and a 15-foot width restriction.

I-229 – From just after the St. Joseph Avenue on ramp to just before U.S. Route 36; bridge maintenance, July 13 – 16 (10-foot width restriction)

U.S. Route 36 – At the Platte River Bridge; bridge deck replacement, July 13 – 17. Traffic is head to head in the eastbound lanes with a 14-foot width restriction.

Route 116 – Mowing and driveway entrance repair, July 13 – 17

Caldwell County

Route 116 – From the Caldwell County line to Route A; shoulder work, July 13 – 17

Carroll County

Various routes – Sign operations, July 13 – 17

Route JJ – CLOSED from County Road 111 to County Road 121; culvert replacement, July 14, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Route Z – CLOSED from Route T to County Road 241; culvert replacement, July 15, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Route D – From Route W to County Road 24; shoulder work, July 16 – 17

Chariton County

Route KK – From U.S. Route 24 to Route WW; pothole patching, July 13 – 17

Routes F and Y – Pothole patching, July 13 – 17

Clinton County

U.S. Route 36 – Striping, July 13 – 16

Route A – CLOSED from the west city limits of Turney to 300 feet north; culvert replacement, July 14, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Route Y – From Route 116 to Route NN; milling and culvert repair, July 14 – 17

Route NN – CLOSED from Route 33 to Braley Road; culvert replacement, July 15, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Daviess County

Route 13 – CLOSED at the Honey Creek Bridge; bridge maintenance. Closed thru July 24, 2015.

I-35 – Spraying, July 13 – 17

Route J – CLOSED from Route D to Yale Road; culvert replacement, July 15, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

DeKalb County

U.S. Route 36 – Eastbound at the I-35 bridge; bridge maintenance, July 13 – 17 (12-foot width restriction)

Route J – CLOSED from Route 6 to Patton Road; culvert replacement, July 16, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

U.S. Route 169 – Shoulder work, July 16 – 17

Gentry County

Route EE – Pothole patching, July 13 – 15

Route J – CLOSED from Route EE to County Road 600; culvert replacement, July 14, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Route U – CLOSED; culvert replacement, July 15, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Route UU and Spur UU – Chip sealing, July 15

Route DD – Pothole patching, July 16

Route H – From Route E to U.S. Route 136; drainage work, July 16 – 17

U.S. Route 169 – Shoulder work, July 16 – 17

Grundy County

Routes M and JJ – Pothole patching and sealing, July 13 – 17

Route 6 – From the Daviess County line to the Trenton city limits; sign operations, July 13 – 17

Harrison County

Route F – CLOSED at the Little Creek Bridge; bridge replacement.  Closed through July 2015.

Route T – From Route UU to Route N; pothole patching, July 13 – 14

U.S. Route 136 – From Route OO to Route CC; drainage work, July 13 – 15

Route T – From Route N to Route A; pothole patching, July 15 – 17

Route NN – Pothole patching, July 16 – 17

Holt County

I-29 – CLOSED at U.S. Route 59 (Exit 75); bridge deck replacement. Closed through August 2015. Traffic is being rerouted to the on and off ramps. No access to U.S. Route 59 via Exit 75.

U.S. Route 59 – CLOSED at I-29; bridge deck replacement. Closed through August 2015. No access to I-29.

Route Y – Sealing, July 13

I-29 – From the city limits of Mound City to the city limits of Corning; pavement repair,July 13 – 17

Route 118 – At the bridge over I-29; pavement repair, July 15

Linn County

Route KK – CLOSED from Gage Road to Gem Road; culvert replacement, July 13, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Routes Y, V and CC – Pothole patching, July 13 – 16

Livingston County

U.S. Route 65 – From Route 190 to the Grundy County line; pavement repair, July 13 – 14

Route 139 – From Route H to the Carroll County line; drainage work, July 13 – 16

U.S. Route 36 – From U.S. Route 65 to Route 139; pavement repair, July 15 – 16

Mercer County

Route B – Pothole patching, July 13 – 17

Various routes – Sign operations, July 13 – 17

Route E – At the West Medicine Creek Bridge; bridge maintenance, July 14 – 16

Route D – CLOSED at the West Muddy Creek Bridge; bridge maintenance, July 17, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Nodaway County

Routes NN, WW and E – Sealing, July 13 – 14

Route NN – At the Platte River Bridge; bridge maintenance, July 13 – 15 (9-foot width restriction)

Various routes – Pothole patching, July 13 – 17

Route Y – CLOSED from 365^th Street to 375^th Street; culvert replacement, July 14, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Route ZZ – CLOSED from 353^th Street to 340^th Street; culvert replacement, July 15, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Route ZZ – CLOSED from 320^th Street to 325^th Street; culvert replacement, July 16, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Route E – CLOSED from 130^th Street to 246^th Street; culvert replacement, July 17, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Putnam County

U.S. Route 136 and Route 5 – Spraying and mowing, July 13 – 17

Routes NN and E – Pothole patching, July 13 – 17

Route B – Chip sealing, July 17 – 18

Sullivan County

Route 129 – CLOSED from Wagon Road to Vannoy Road; culvert replacement, July 14, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Route H – CLOSED from Indian Drive to Route FF; culvert replacement, July 15, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Route B – Chip sealing, July 17 – 18

Worth County

Routes B and Y – Pothole patching, July 13 – 15

Route E – CLOSED; resurfacing project, July 13, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Route 46 – CLOSED from Route YY to 180^th; July 13, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Route K – CLOSED; resurfacing project, July 14 – 15, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Route H – Chip sealing, July 16

Route J – CLOSED; resurfacing project, July 16, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Route Z – CLOSED; resurfacing project, July 17, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Route T – CLOSED; resurfacing project, July 18, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.