Amanda Lubinski

SMITHVILLE — Construction of the third phase of the city streetscape project in Smithville is scheduled to begin Sept.

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KEARNEY — The city of Kearney was presented the Missouri Municipal League 2024 Innovation Award in the category for cities with populations of 5,000 to 15,000 for the city’s 19th Street Interchange and Complete Streets Project.Kearney’s project was chosen from 23 applications.Judges were impressed by the collaboration between city elected officials and staff, Missouri Department of Transportation, adjacent property owners, the Federal Highway Administration and other regulating agencies to “enhance local and regional connectivity, improve safety, promote economic development and to create a beautiful state-of-the-art entry into the city of Kearney,” reads a city social media post about the award.“This award reflects the city’s hard work, creativity and ability to work as team players for the betterment of our community,” wrote city leaders on Facebook.

LIBERTY — The Liberty Fire Department and the city celebrated the expansion of Fire Station No.