Salvation Army nearing capacity

By Jeff Haldiman

Thursday, February 3, 2011

The Jefferson City Salvation Army shelter on Jefferson Street has remained open 24/7 through this latest snowstorm.

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Maj. Kendall Matthews said an average of 37 people stayed overnight the past few days; they have a 40-bed capacity.

“We’ve had some interesting situations,” he said. “There were some people traveling through the area and unable to get from here to Kansas City or St. Louis.”

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