Patrol says Missouri man drowned in Lake of the Ozarks

LAKE OZARK, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri man has drowned in the Lake of the Ozarks – the state’s second fatal drowning over the past weekend.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 21-year-old Sean Jouglard of Waterloo was swimming in the lake Sunday afternoon when he drowned. The patrol says Jouglard was in a boat when he jumped into the water to swim, but did not resurface. He was pronounced dead just before 3 p.m. Sunday. Investigators say he was not wearing a life jacket.

On Friday, a 6-year-old Kansas City boy drowned in the Elk River. The patrol says the boy waded out into the water and was not wearing a safety floatation device. The boy’s name has not been released.

Part of Elk St. in Carthage will close next week as crews build roundabout

CARTHAGE, Mo. – Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will close Elk St. and Garrison Ave. at the five-way intersection at Fairlawn Ave. (Missouri Route 571) in Carthage for the construction of a roundabout. The closure will begin the week of March 8.

MoDOT says there will not be any signed detours. Drivers should find alternate routes.

This work is part of a project to build a new roundabout at the five-way intersection of Elk Street/Fairlawn Ave./Garrison Ave. along with ADA improvements and resurfacing of Missouri Route 571 between Fairview Ave. and I-49.

Contractors expect work to finish by November 1, 2021.