Early mosquitoes plague some in the region
Flooding caused by heavy rains this Spring is causing more problems as standing water is fertile breeding grounds for mosquitoes. Even a small amount of water can hatch out thousands. Floods have given rise to an early hatch this year.
Wind power may make its way to the Ozarks
Wind power may be harnessed soon on the Ozarks. King City, Missouri has the state’s first wind farm, even selling power back to electric utility companies. Now a developer has set eyes on a similar farm to be constructed nearing Roaring River in Cassville. The developer is just waiting on the turbines to arrive.
Airborne lead standards may be about to tighten
A 2004 lawsuit brought by the Missouri Coalition for the Environment wanted the Environmental Protection Agency to review the lead standard. Now, the agency is taking action. The EPA says that current allowable levels of airborne lead - up to 1.5 micrograms per cubic meter - are too high to adequately protect human health. Instead, the federal agency proposes to tighten the standard to 0.10 to 0.30 micrograms per cubic meter. The EPA was required by court ruling to provide their preliminary rule by May 1 and their final rule for lead standards by September.
More lower prices on prescription drugs
Wal-Mart has announced it is expanding its discounted prescription drug program. Included in this phase of Wal-Mart’s prescription drug program are 90 day supplies of medicines for $10, the addition of several more medications for women and lower prices on over 1,000 more prescription drugs ... [Read further]
Meterologists say ten torndoes may have swept through Arkansas
Meterologists are planning a fly-over to study damage caused by what the National Weather Serive now says may have been ten tornadoes that swept across Arkansas from Siloam Springs to the Mississippi River. One of those tornadoes may have traveled as far as 45 miles. The tornadoes, which occurred last Friday, killed seven people, damaged or destroyed about 400 homes and knocked out electrical and telephone service in nearly 20 counties across the state.
Unusual earthquake rocks St. Louis area
A minor earthquake shook St. Louis County, Missouri, only the sixth such recorded quake with an epicenter in the county during the past two centuries. The quake measured 2.7 in magnitude and no damage was reported although several residents reported hearing a “boom” as the ground shook.
