Mound City News

09/04/2025

Now Open: Hickory Creek Bridge on Holt County Route B

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Hickory Creek Bridge on Holt County Route B is now open following a bridge replacement project. North Central Bridge, LLC, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, reopened the bridge today, Thursday, Sept. 4.

The bridge on Hickory Creek has been closed since May 12. For more information on this project, visit: https://www.modot.org/projects/route-b-bridge-replacement-holt-county.

MoDOT asks drivers to work with us by always buckling up, keeping your phone down, slowing down and moving over in work zones. Know before you go and check what work zones you might encounter at traveler.modot.org.

Get project and work zone news straight to your email by signing up for eUpdates. Information is also available 24/7 by calling 888-ASK-MODOT (275-6636) or by visiting www.modot.org

The 2025-2026 Official State Highway Map is now available free of charge! The front cover of the map is courtesy of the Missouri Division of Tourism and features a scenic aerial photo of Missouri Route 79 near the DuPont Reservation Conservation Area south of Hannibal. The back cover features a spri...

08/21/2025

Now Open: U.S. Route 59 bridge over Interstate 29 near Craig

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The U.S. Route 59 bridge over Interstate 29 north of Craig (mile marker 93.4) is now open following a deck replacement project. Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, reopened the bridge on Wednesday, Aug. 20.

The bridge on Route 59 has been closed since June 2.

Two other bridges are also included in this project -- the Rock Creek Bridge on Atchison County Route F and the Mill Creek Bridge on Holt County Route T. For more information about this project, visit: https://www.modot.org/projects/missouri-route-59-bridge-rehabilitation-atchison-and-holt.

All work is expected to be completed by December 2025.

MoDOT asks drivers to work with us by always buckling up, keeping your phone down, slowing down and moving over in work zones. Know before you go and check what work zones you might encounter at traveler.modot.org.

Get project and work zone news straight to your email by signing up for eUpdates. Information is also available 24/7 by calling 888-ASK-MODOT (275-6636) or by visiting www.modot.org

The 2025-2026 Official State Highway Map is now available free of charge! The front cover of the map is courtesy of the Missouri Division of Tourism and features a scenic aerial photo of Missouri Route 79 near the DuPont Reservation Conservation Area south of Hannibal. The back cover features a spri...

07/16/2025

The Mound City News office is without interent and phones this morning due to downed lines. Hoping to be back going later today. Thank you for your patience!

07/05/2025

ALERT: Mound City City Firework display day change!!!!!
The fireworks contractor has reached out this morning and we’ve decided to change the fireworks display to Sunday night, July 6.
Expected rain throughout the day today will impede on a safe setup of the display, and potential rain again this evening could cancel the show last minute.
For those reasons, the show has been moved to Sunday evening, July 6.
We apologize for the inconvenience, but the fireworks pyrotechnics peoples safety is top priority.

07/03/2025

Now Open: Mill Creek Bridge on Holt Route T

The Holt County Route T bridge over Mill Creek is now open following a deck replacement project. Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, reopened the bridge on Thursday, July 3.

Route T at the Mill Creek Bridge has been closed since May 5.

Two other bridges are also included in this project – the U.S. Route 59 bridge over Interstate 29 in Holt County and the Rock Creek Bridge on Atchison County Route F. For more information about this project, visit: https://www.modot.org/projects/missouri-route-59-bridge-rehabilitation-atchison-and-holt.

All work is expected to be completed by September 2025.

MoDOT asks drivers to work with us by always buckling up, keeping your phones down, slowing down and moving over in work zones. Know before you go and check what work zones you might encounter at traveler.modot.org.

Get project and work zone news straight to your email by signing up for eUpdates. Information is also available 24/7 by calling 888-ASK-MODOT (275-6636) or visiting www.modot.org/northwest.

06/11/2025

https://fox4kc.com/news/man-charged-in-connection-with-death-of-platte-county-sports-reporter-shot-on-i-29/

A Kansas City man is facing multiple criminal charges, including murder, after investigators said he shot and killed a Platte County sports reporter during a road rage incident in early January.

01/08/2025

To all of our subscribers:

There has not been any mail delivered/picked up in the area since last Saturday, and mail is not being picked up/delivered today. The Post Office is also closed tomorrow, Thursday, January 9, due to President Carter's funeral service. It is hopeful that mail services will resume this Friday, January 10. We wanted to get the word out since newspapers will be arriving later than usual. We appreciate your readership!

- The staff at Mound City News

12/24/2024

11/07/2024

ATTENTION: All of Mound City is under a water boil order until further notice due to a significant water main break.

10/30/2024

Here are a couple of images captured after today’s storm in Craig, MO. A semi-truck overturned just south of the town, and sections of the Craig School's roof have been torn off. Full story in next week's Mound City News.

10/23/2024

Our phones and internet are down today, should be back up and running tomorrow.

09/05/2024

CORRECTION: Atchison, Holt counties U.S. Route 59 resurfacing to begin Sept. 9

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – A project to resurface portions of U.S. Route 59 is scheduled to begin Monday, Sept. 9. Herzog Contracting Corp., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, will resurface the first portion of Route 59 from the intersection of Missouri Route 46 near Fairfax in Atchison County to the intersection of Holt County Route O near Oregon. Once complete, crews will then resurface and widen the shoulders of Route 59 from Holt County Route O to Interstate 29.

During construction, the roadway will be narrowed to one lane with flaggers and a pilot car guiding motorists through the work zone from 6 a.m. – 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. A 10-foot width restriction will be in place.

Both sections are planned to be resurfaced by November 2024.

As a part of this project, Route 59 from the Iowa state line to Missouri Route 136 near Tarkio in Atchison County, and U.S. Route 159 from Little Tarkio Creek to I-29 near Mound City are planned to be resurfaced in 2025. These projects are scheduled to be completed by November 2025.

Keep up to date with project progress and traffic impacts by visiting the MoDOT Traveler Information Map or by reading the Planned Roadwork for Northwest Missouri, published each Friday. This weekly roadwork press release can be viewed on the MoDOT website or by signing up for email updates at MoDOT E-Updates.

MoDOT asks drivers to work with us by always buckling up, keeping your phone down, slowing down and moving over in work zones.

When visiting modot.org, sign up online for work zone updates. Information is also available 24/7 at 888-ASK-MODOT (275-6636) or by connecting with us on social media.