Month: August 2023

Courtesy of Ben Gilbert of OzarksFirst.com- 

A man from Ava was killed following an accident on Monday morning.

According to a crash report, Lester Lane, 75, was traveling northbound on MO 5 when the vehicle ran off the right side of the roadway multiple times before going off the left side of the road, striking an embankment and overturning.

Lester was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in the vehicle sustained moderate injuries.

This is the 21st fatal accident in Troop G, compared to 16 at this time in 2022.

Courtesy of Sha’Diya Tomlin of OzarksFirst.com-

As Hurricane Idalia approaches Florida, City Utilities has already sent crews to help.

The CU crews are part of a mutual aid agreement that sends linemen to heavily impacted areas.

“We’re responding to a request from a Missouri Public Utility Alliance employer, of which we’re a member of, for a response to go down a stage before the tropical storm hits the Florida area,” said Joel Alexander, spokesperson for CU. “They’ve requested assistance to be there before the storm gets there, and that’s expected to happen sometime on Wednesday.”

CU crews loaded up today and hit the road to the Jacksonville area, helping to ensure a swift and effective response to the storm.