Absentee voting for the August 6, 2024 Primary Election began Tuesday, June 25. Residents can request an absentee ballot by mail by completing this form or in person at the County Clerk’s Office, located at 101 S. Crittenden St., Marshfield, in the historic courthouse. The County Clerk’s Office is open for absentee voting Monday-Friday 8 am to 5 pm. The office will be closed for the Independence Day holiday July 4-5. However, the office will be open on Saturday, August 3, from 8-noon.

Absentee voting begins six weeks before an election for registered voters. You may vote by absentee ballot if you fulfill one of the following criteria: 

• Incapacity or confinement due to illness or physical disability.
• Expect to be absent on Election Day
• Election workers, first responders, healthcare workers and members of law enforcement
• Prevented by religious beliefs from going to the polls on election day
• Incarcerated but haven’t lost right to vote
• Active-duty military personnel and close family members living with them.
• Missouri citizens living outside the U.S

Early in-person voting in Missouri begins two weeks before an election and does not require the criteria listed above.

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Check out this program from the James River Basin Partnership.

Approximately 25% of Missouri homes rely on onsite wastewater treatment systems such as septic tanks. Routine 3–5-year septic pump-outs are imperative for home maintenance and septic tank longevity and health.

Sewage from improperly maintained septic systems creates a source of pollution that can contaminate groundwater as well as our local rivers and lakes. With a pump-out you can save money, reduce your family’s direct impact on our groundwater, and help maintain existing infrastructure.

The James River Basin Partnership (JRBP) has offered rebates for septic pump-outs through our “Fresh Flush” rebate program for several years. Once again this year, in conjunction with our community partners, City Utilities and Greene County, we are able to offer additional rebates up to $150 in certain areas of the James River watershed.

These rebates will help offset the cost of a septic tank pump-out with an approved pumper from a list provided with each application. To sign up for this rebate or inquire further, please contact Todd Wilkinson (417) 836-4847 or fill out the application form at www.jamesriverbasin.com/septic. To receive a rebate, homeowners must submit a rebate application prior to having their tanked pumped.

The James River Basin Partnership, formed in 1997, is an established Springfield, Missouri (501.c3) that works to educate the citizens of southwest Missouri and enhance our local watershed through various programs and education outreach.

Contact:

Todd Wilkinson, Project Manager – James River Basin Partnership (501.c3)

[email protected]

(417) 836-4847

State Hwy F CLOSED West of Niangua

January 2-4 For Pipe Replacement Work

Where/When: State Hwy F CLOSED west of Niangua

• • Between State Hwy M and Little Bowen Road

8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Tuesday, January 2

• • • Between Valley View Road and Oak Grove Road

8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Wednesday – Thursday, January 3-4

What: MoDOT crews replacing culverts underneath the road

Traffic Impacts:

• • • • State Highway F CLOSED west of Niangua:

Between State Highway M and Little Bowen Road, January 2
Between Valley View Road and Oak Grove Road, January 3-4

• • • • • Drivers will be able to get to driveways and entrances on either side of the work zones, but will not be able to travel through the work zones
        • Road will be open during nighttime hours
        • Drivers urged to find alternate routes. No signed detours are planned.
        • Electronic message boards located near the planned road work will alert drivers to any changes in the work schedule
        • Check MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map for road closings/traffic impacts

Weather and/or scheduling conflicts could alter the work schedule.

For more information, call MoDOT in Springfield at 417-895-7600 or visit www.modot.org/southwest

Rogersville – Drivers can expect nighttime lane closures and occasional traffic delays on U.S. Route 60 in Rogersville for a resurfacing project beginning the night of Sunday, September 17, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.

Route 60 will receive a new asphalt driving surface, edge line rumble strips, shoulder repairs, guardrail, and road markings in various locations. Crews will work nighttime hours of 8 p.m. – 6 a.m. from Sunday – Thursday. Resurfacing work will begin on westbound Route 60 west of Webster County Route V in Rogersville and work toward the east. When the westbound lanes are complete, crews will begin on the eastbound lanes.

Project Locations:

• Route 60 between west of Highland Springs Boulevard east of Springfield and west of Missouri Route 125 in Rogersville
• Route 60 between east of Route 125 in Rogersville and west of Webster County Route V in Rogersville

 Traffic Impacts:

• Traffic reduced to one lane where contractor crews are laying asphalt during nighttime hours
• Route 60 Open
• Drivers may encounter flaggers where crews are working
• All lanes will be open during daytime hours
• No signed detour
• Drivers should find alternate routes
• Signs and message boards will alert drivers approaching the work zone
• Crews and equipment close to traffic in areas

Weather and/or construction delays will alter the work schedule.

Project Information:

• Prime contractor: Blevins Asphalt Construction, Mt. Vernon
• Total project cost: $3.1million
• Contract completion date: November 1, 2023

 For more information, call MoDOT in Springfield at 417-895-7600 or visit www.modot.org/southwest

Where: Grier Branch Road at the Greene/Webster county line.

When:  August 15-August 31

What: Contract crews will be doing improvements to the Low Water Crossing. The road will be closed to through traffic near the crossing.

Traffic Impacts:

• Grier Branch Road will be closed to through traffic at near the low-water crossing.
• Drivers are urged to use caution and reduce their speed when traveling near work areas.
• Drivers urged to find alternate routes.
• Local residents will be able to get to driveway and entrances along the road

Weather and/or scheduling conflicts could alter the work schedule.

For more information, call the Webster County Road Department at 417-859-4544.

Where: Webster County Route CC between Rifle Range Road/Hubble Drive/Route 66 Trail in Marshfield and Webster County Line Road south of Conway

When: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, August 16-18

What: Contractor crews will seal the existing driving surface as part of a Pavement Sealing Project along various routes in the Southwest District. A seal coat is not an alternative to an asphalt overlay, but is being used as an economical way to maintain and preserve the roadway. The treatments keep a road from deteriorating and will extend its life. This work was rescheduled from July 26-28, due to hot temperatures affecting the seal coat overlay application.

Traffic Impacts:

• Webster County Route CC between Rifle Range Road/Hubble Drive/Route 66 Trail in Marshfield and Webster County Line Road south of Conway reduced to one lane where contractor crews are working
• Drivers are urged to use caution and reduce their speed when traveling over recently-sealed sections of highways
• Drivers urged to find alternate routes. No signed detours are planned.
• Drivers will encounter flaggers and pilot cars directing them through the work zones. Drivers should wait for the pilot vehicle before proceeding through the work zones or before entering the work zones from a side road.
• Local residents will be able to get to driveway and entrances along the road
• Electronic message boards located near the planned road work will alert drivers to any changes in the work schedule
• Check MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map for road closings/traffic impacts

Weather and/or scheduling conflicts could alter the work schedule.