THIS IS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN MISSOURI.  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOPES

PEOPLE WILL USE THE TIME TO CHECK THEIR PREPAREDNESS FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS SPRING.  EACH

DAY THIS WEEK HAS A DIFFERENT THEME. TUESDAY WAS DUBBED AS TORNADO

SAFETY DAY...WEDNESDAY IS FLASH FLOOD SAFETY DAY...THURSDAY IS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DAY AND

FRIDAY IS NOAA WEATHER RADIO DAY.  THE ANNUAL MISSOURI SEVERE WEATHER DRILL WHICH WAS TO

BE HELD TODAY WAS CANCELLED UNTIL THURSDAY, MARCH 11TH, AT 1:30PM. 

THE BONNE TERRE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVED THE CITY'S AUDIT REPORT AT THEIR MEETING MONDAY

NIGHT.  THE REPORT FROM THURMAN, SHINN AND COMPANY SHOWED EVERYTHING FINANCIAL IN THE

CITY IS IN ORDER.  THE COUNCIL ALSO UPDATED LIBRARY POLICIES AND VOTED TO RE-BID PURCHASE OF

HANDHELD WATER METER READERS.

THE HILEY-MCKEE PRIVATE FAMILY CEMETARY ON STATE STREET IN DESLOGE WAS A MAIN FOCUS OF THE

MEETING OF THE DESLOGE BOARD OF ALDERMEN MONDAY NIGHT.  A FAMILY MEMBER FROM ARKANSAS IS

QUESTIONING MAINTENANCE, OWNERSHIP AND UPKEEP OF THE CEMETARY WHICH ALTHOUGH IN

DESLOGE DOES NOT BELONG TO THE CITY.  IT WAS RECOMMENDED THE FAMILY MEMBER WHICH HAS

HAD FAMILY MEMBERS BURIED IN THE CEMETARY FOR OVER 100 YEARS, CONTACT THE ST. FRANCOIS

COUNTY COMMISSION.

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WILL BE CRACKING DOWN ON DRUNK DRIVING WITH INCREASED

ENFORCEMENT FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY THIS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.  THE PATROL URGES ANYONE

WHO HAS PARTY PLANS TO HAVE A DESIGNATED DRIVER TO MAKE SURE THEY GET HOME SAFELY.  IN

2009, 268 PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND 1,134 SERIOUSLY INJURED IN CRASHES INVOLVING AN IMPAIRED

DRIVER.