Outgoing U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville) is focusing on several things as she leaves office, including fire-damaged Wooldridge. She represents the small Cooper County town on Capitol Hill. Congresswoman Hartzler joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri,” telling listeners that the Wooldridge fire that burned more than 2,500 acres was started by a combine. Congresswoman Hartzler says there was NO correlation between the fire and tall grass in the Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge:
Congressman-Elect Mark Alford (R-Harrisonville) appears on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
U.S. Rep.-Elect Mark Alford (R-Harrisonville) will be sworn-in to office in January on Capitol Hill. He’s calling for securing the U-S border with Mexico and for finishing the wall. During a live interview on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”, Congresswoman-Elect Alford also blasted U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, calling for his removal. He also says he’s been in touch with outgoing U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville), and praises her staff. Congressman-Elect Alford is hopeful that he will land positions on the U.S. House Armed Services and Agriculture committees:
Missouri congresswoman questioning management of wildlife refuge near Wooldridge fire scene
The congresswoman who represents fire-damaged Wooldridge in Cooper County has questions for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service about how they’ve managed the Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge.
The October blaze destroyed 23 structures in Wooldridge and burned more than 3,000 acres. That includes some land in the Big Muddy. Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that she will hold a conference call soon with Fish and Wildlife representatives.
“I heard that day criticism that there had not been managing it according to what they believe were the standards of burning off that tall grass every three years. So we’ve been trying to get answers of really what is the policy. Are they required to burn it every three years and did they or did they not,” Hartzler says.
Hartzler says she’s thankful for the more than 50 fire departments that battled the blaze. Some firefighters came from as far away as St. Charles County and the Lake of the Ozarks.
Meantime, Congresswoman Hartzler is praising mid-Missouri churches for offering to donate a new organ and piano to the historic Wooldridge church damaged in the late October wildfire. She says church officials are still assessing damage.
“It was absolutely a beautiful, historic church built in around 1905. And there’s just so much history there. So from what I’ve read, there is still hope that it will be able to be fully restored,” says Hartzler.
Hartzler says the church’s stain glass windows were saved. She’s confident that Wooldridge will bounce back from the blaze.
(AUDIO): U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville) discusses Thanksgiving and Wooldridge fire on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Outgoing U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville) is finishing her sixth and final term on Capitol Hill, after her unsuccessful Senate run in August. Congresswoman Hartzler joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” this morning, saying she’s thankful on this Thanksgiving for her family and for her constituents for electing her six times. She also spoke in-detail about the massive October Wooldridge wildfire, saying she has questions for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service about how they handled tall grass at the Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge:
(AUDIO): U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville) discusses Thanksgiving and Wooldridge fire on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Outgoing U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville) is finishing her sixth and final term on Capitol Hill, after her unsuccessful Senate run in August. Congresswoman Hartzler joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” this morning, saying she’s thankful on this Thanksgiving for her family and for her constituents for electing her six times. She also spoke in-detail about the massive October Wooldridge wildfire, saying she has questions for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service about how they handled tall grass at the Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge:
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