Cole County Commission moving forward on warning sirens

Cole County commissioners want more information before deciding what steps to take, but they said Wednesday they want to move forward on a countywide emergency warning system.

They told Bill Farr, the Jefferson City/Cole County Emergency Management director, to return July 13 with maps showing both proposed locations for county sirens and the coverage area for Jefferson City's existing sirens - and to report on the possibility of getting outside funding for buying sirens.

Western District Commissioner Chris Wrigley warned Farr not to present a plan that relies only on ....