JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 21 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * City will plan and design drinking water system improvements * * * The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $226,000 loan to the city of Palmyra for planning and design work related to the city's ongoing drinking water improvement project. These funds will provide vital interim financing to cover early engineering and administrative costs while the cit  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 21 -- The Missouri Department of Transportation issued the following news: * * * Includes improvements to I-70 from Blue Springs to Odessa * * * The Missouri Department of Transportation has received Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from teams interested in competing for the contract to design and construct the third project of MoDOT's statewide Improve I-70 Program. Improve I-70: Blue Springs to Odessa will add a third lane each direction on Interstate 70 f  more