City of Washington - Information and news updates from the City of Washington, Missouri government.

Do you live on a farm? Using a vegetated buffer at least 25' from cropland to water can help keep sediment, fertilizers, and pesticides from entering nearby streams, rivers, lakes, and ponds. https://cra.missouri.edu/topics/buffer-strips/ #SWPPP #washmo #farmBMP #waterwisewednesday

We are in our final stage of adopting our Grow Washmo 2034 Comprehensive Plan. Find the draft online @ https://washmo.gov/comprehensive-plan/ and join us Monday, May 13, 7 p.m. for the Planning and Zoning Meeting and Public Hearing #2. #growwashmo #washmo

Shift Summary Days 5-7-2024 Suspicious Vehicle in the 1100 Block of North Park Drive Assist Fire with a gas line that was struck in the 700 Block of Hill Street. An informational report was taken in the 300 Block of Jefferson Street. A male subject was arrested in the 400 Block of E. 7th Street during an ongoing investigation. A domestic assault report was taken in the 900 block of E. 5th. A female was arrested for shoplifting, trespassing, failing to yield to an emergency vehicle and resisting arrest in the 5800 block of Highway 100. Found property in the area of Highway 47/8th Street. Hazards in the road in the area of Highway 100/Washington Crossing. ARRESTS DO NOT IMPLY GUILT.

* SAVE THE DATE * The 48th Annual Bike Rodeo and Car Seat Safety Check is happening on Saturday, May 18! See you there!

Watch the sky's tomorrow and be prepared. We are in an enhanced risk for severe weather. Onset time in our area is late morning through the afternoon.

𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗜𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵. Missouri's preliminary 2023 statistics indicate there were 2,459 crashes involving motorcycles. In these crashes, 2,141 people were injured and 175 people were killed. Remember..... Drivers: Carefully check oncoming traffic before turning, changing lanes or crossing roadways. Motorcycles are easy to miss. Driver's need to pay extra attention and be aware of their surroundings. Signal your intentions to turn or change lanes. Stay off your phones and drive sober. Share the road. Riders: Don't assume you're visible. Stay out of blind spots and signal your intentions to turn or change lanes. Don't weave in and out of traffic or drive faster than the speed limit allows. Don't engage in stunt riding. Wear proper safety gear. Even though your not legally required to wear a DOT approved helmet in Missouri (mandatory for anyone under 26 years old or operating on a learners permit), wear one anyway. You only have one noggin...... Ride sober & pay attention. Share the road. One last thing, don't blow grass onto the roadway when you cut grass. Aside from being illegal; its dangerous and it can cause a motorcycle to wreck since it can cause the tires to loose contact with the pavement.

Keeping our employees safe is important to the City, as they are our greatest assets. We would like to thank the Parks, Public Works, and Street Departments for their participation in Trench/Excavation Training this morning.

Shift Summary Dayshift 5-6-2024 Peace disturbance in the 1900 Block of Highway A. Assist EMS in the 700 Block of E. 9th. Fraud report in the 1000 Block of E. 5th. Check the well being in the 1800 Block of Vernaci Drive. Verbal peace disturbance in the 100 Block of Sir Williams. Larceny report in the 800 Block of MacArthur. Verbal peace disturbance in the 2100 Block of E. 5th Street. An information report was taken in the 4300 block of St. Johns Road. Check the well-being in the area of the riverfront. Peace disturbance in the 500 Block of Washington Square Center. Code enforcement in the 1400 Block of E. 6th. Code enforcement in the 1200 block of Caroline Drive.

Night Shift 05/06/24 Officer assisted EMS in the area of South Lake Shore Dr. and Grand Ave. Officers responded to the 5800 block of Hwy 100 for an alarm sounding. Officers responded to the 1800 block of Bedford Center for an alarm sounding. A subject was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a revoked driver license in the area of E. 5th and Southbend. A check the well being was conducted in the 1200 block of Fawn Dr. A subject was arrested on an outstanding warrant during a traffic stop in the 100 block of E. 14th St. An informational report was taken in the 1800 block of Vernaci Dr. A subject was arrested for driving while intoxicated during a motor vehicle accident investigation in the area of Hwy 100 and Vossbrink. All subjects arrested are innocent until proven guilty.

Night Shift Summary 05/05/2024 Non-injury private property crash on Washington Crossing. Peace disturbance on Brookview Drive. Subject causing the disturbance left. Checked on a subject believed to be sleeping at the wheel in Washington Crossing. Subject was just watching their phone. Subject was located sleeping at the riverfront park. They were told to move along.

WFD call summary April 28-May 4 4/28: vehicle accident, Hwy A 4/29: mutual aid stand-by, Boles wires, E. 2nd St. 4/30: wires, E. 8th St. mutual aid, New Haven-Berger check area, riverfront 5/01: alarm, Rabbit Trail Dr. vehicle accident, Sunset Bluffs 5/02: vehicle accident, Hwy 100 vehicle accident, Hwy A wires, W. 7th St. 5/03: vehicle accident, Hwy 100 5/04: vehicle accident, Hwy A Professional Volunteer Service since 1852 #wfd #volunteerfiredepartment #washmo

Night Shift Summary 05/04/2024 Parking violation in the 200 block of Elm Street. Subject moved their vehicle. Traffic crash on Wenona Court. Subject left the scene on foot. Subject was later located and arrested for leaving the scene and driving while revoked. Assisted EMS in the 700 block of East 3rd Street. Subject was left in care of EMS. Peace disturbance reported on Johnson Street. Music was turned down. Assault reported in the 600 block of West 5th Street. Stolen vehicle reported at the riverfront. Subject just forgot where they parked. Non-injury vehicle crash at 8th Street and Elm Street. SUV overturned into Busch Creek. Subject was found to be uninjured but intoxicated and was arrested.

Tomorrow is the solemn day that fallen firefighters are honored at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Maryland. Two Missouri firefighters are included this year, Lloyd Ruediger from New Haven-Berger and Captain Raymond Wynn from Kansas City. Our own Lt. Scott Wehlage is representing WFD at the ceremony and will have the honor of escorting the family of Chief Steven Smith from Alabama. The ceremony will take place tomorrow morning (May 5) at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. You can access the link to the ceremony at www.weekend.firehero.org Please join us in paying our respects to the men and women that our country has lost in the line of duty.

Shift Summary - Days 5/4/24 Assisted FCSD with motor vehicle crash investigation in the area of Hwy 100 and Hwy A. An ordinance violation was reported in the area of South Lake Shore Dr. A motor vehicle crash was reported in the area of Bluff Rd. and Westlink Dr. An accidental injury occurred in the area of Lakeview Football Fields. A private property motor vehicle crash occurred in the 1900 block of Rabbit Trail Dr. Property damage was reported in the 5700 block of Steutermann Rd. A motor vehicle crash occurred in the area of Hwy A and Hwy 100.

Night Shift Summary 05/03/2024 Non-injury private property crash on East 5th Street. Assault reported in the 900 block of East 5th Street. Careless and reckless driver was stopped in the area of Highway A and Expedition Drive. Subject was issued a summons. Subjects were stopped that were moving traffic cones in the area of East 5th Street and Highway 100. One of the subjects was found to have outstanding warrants and was arrested. Assisted a motorist in the 300 block of Westlink Drive.

WFD Headquarters Station is lit up in RED for the National Fallen Firefighter Memorial Weekend.

Help us collect plastic bottle caps for a community art mosaic project. This will be part of the Missouri Book Festival (which happens the second weekend of September). Bring clean plastic caps to the Washington Library entryway. Put the caps in the bins sorted by color. Thanks!

We're currently on the lookout for two more Camp Counselors due to some staffing conflicts. If you're passionate about working with children and enjoy spending time in the great outdoors, we'd love to have you join our team! Apply today at washmo.gov/employment opportunities and let's work together to create unforgettable memories for our campers. We can't wait to hear from you!

We're currently on the lookout for two more Camp Counselors due to some staffing conflicts. If you're passionate about working with children and enjoy spending time in the great outdoors, we'd love to have you join our team! Apply today at washmo.gov/employment opportunities and let's work together to create unforgettable memories for our campers. We can't wait to hear from you!

This weekend is the Annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. If your church (or any other place with a large bell) would like to participate in the Bells Across America Tribute, please join in! Bells can be rung in tribute to fallen firefighters any time this weekend.