Mercy Offering Free Screenings for Sports Injuries

Whether you are an elite athlete or a “weekend warrior,” don’t let sports-related pain keep you from doing what you love. Schedule a free screening through June with a Mercy sports medicine specialist. Screening appointments are available from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at Mercy Clinic Sports Medicine – Stone’s Corner, 6151 N. Main St., Webb City. Mercy’s pain assessment, by appointment, offers: A one-on-one evaluation with a cert…

Finger print scanner aids in identifying an individual who gave false information

About a year ago the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office was able to obtain five portable finger print scanners. The portable scanners are able to be used out in the deputy’s patrol car. The purpose of the tool is to properly identify individuals who give false identities to law enforcement. In the past if we had an individual who we could not properly identify, we would have to bring them to the jail to scan their finger prints. Having this tool available in the field has now…

I-49 Resurfacing Project in McDonald County Scheduled to Begin Week of June 5th

Drivers can expect lane closings and traffic delays on I-49 in McDonald County when a resurfacing project is scheduled to begin the week of June 5, the Missouri Department of Transportation said. Contractor crews will resurface driving lanes and shoulders, install rumble stripes along the driving lanes and upgrade guardrail on I-49 between Missouri Route 59 near Goodman and a point south of Missouri Route 76 in Anderson. An additional section of the southbound lanes between the Elk R…