The Parks and Recreation Commission approved a contract Tuesday with Fischer Grain Farms to lease and farm property in North Jefferson City, which may bring a watermelon festival to Jefferson City.
It s been more than two months since local leaders told the Missouri Department of Transportation to go back to the drawing board on its project to expand Route 54 just north of Jefferson City.
Local government officials and residents were not pleased with Route 54 plans presented by the Missouri Department of Transportation in a public meeting Tuesday evening at Jefferson City Hall.