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Hartzler: Blaze in mid-Missouri’s Wooldridge started in a combine

December 21, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

Missouri Governor Mike Parson and U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville) brief reporters and Wooldridge residents in front of the fire-damaged church on October 26, 2022 (file photo courtesy of the governor’s Facebook page)

West-central Missouri’s outgoing congresswoman says the massive October blaze that destroyed more than 2,500 acres was started by a combine.

U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville), who represents Wooldridge, tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” the blaze quickly spread.

“Now ultimately that fire did spread into the Big Muddy Wildlife Refuge and with the winds and the dryness that were there it did burn for miles and miles,” Hartzler says.

Congresswoman Hartzler also tells listeners that the fire was not caused by tall grass in the Big Muddy Fish and Wildlife Refuge, which is operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

“The management per say was not the cause. And the fire was at such speed and such volume that even the fire breaks that they do have in between would not have stopped it. They’re just not wide enough,” says Hartzler.

The blaze destroyed at least 23 structures in Wooldridge and closed I-70 near Rocheport for several hours. There were no fatalities in the blaze.

Congresswoman Hartzler toured the devastation in late October with Governor Mike Parson (R) and Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia). Leader Rowden has described the damage in Wooldridge as gut-wrenching and heartbreaking. Rowden has told 939 the Eagle that the Wooldridge recovery will be an issue that state lawmakers will address when they return to Jefferson City in January.

Filed Under: 93.9 The Eagle, 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri", Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, Harrisonville, Homepage, massive October Wooldridge fire, Mid-Missouri News, Missouri Governor Mike Parson, Missouri Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden, Missouri's 2023 legislative session, post to twitter, Syndicated, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler

(AUDIO): Outgoing U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville) focusing on fire-damaged Wooldridge as she leaves office

December 20, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

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:

Filed Under: 93.9 The Eagle, 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri", Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, Capitol Hill, combine, Harrisonville, Homepage, Mid-Missouri News, post to twitter, Syndicated, U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, Wooldridge fire

(AUDIO): Outgoing U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville) focusing on fire-damaged Wooldridge as she leaves office

December 20, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

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:

Filed Under: 93.9 The Eagle, 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri", Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, Capitol Hill, combine, Harrisonville, Homepage, Mid-Missouri News, post to twitter, Syndicated, U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, Wooldridge fire

Congressman-Elect Mark Alford (R-Harrisonville) appears on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”

December 19, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

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:

Filed Under: 93.9 The Eagle, 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri", Harrisonville, Homepage, Mid-Missouri News, post to twitter, southern border, Syndicated, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, U.S. House Agriculture committee, U.S. House Armed Services Committee, U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Rep.-Elect Mark Alford

Missouri congresswoman questioning management of wildlife refuge near Wooldridge fire scene

November 28, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville), right, tours fire-damaged Wooldridge with Missouri Governor Mike Parson, state Department of Public Safety deputy director Kevin Bond and first responders on October 26, 2022 (photo courtesy of Congresswoman Hartzler’s website)

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.

Filed Under: 93.9 The Eagle, 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri", Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, Harrisonville, historic Wooldridge church, Homepage, Lake of the Ozarks, Mid-Missouri News, post to twitter, St. Charles County, Syndicated, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler

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