After six years of construction and much excitement among the community it serves, the opening of the new General Leonard Wood Community Hospital was celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony on March 31, 2026, bringing partners from across the region together to mark the important event.
Drawing a large and enthusiastic crowd to the event, the ceremony marked off a milestone for the project, which provides a much needed and highly anticipated modern healthcare facility for the military community in and around Fort Leonard Wood, in Pulsaki County, Missouri.
The new hospital features modern inpatient and outpatient care services, energy-efficient systems and advanced diagnostic imaging and surgical suites. The state-of-the-art facility...
Contractors work on the glass railing of the staircase entrance of the General Leonard Wood Community Hospital in 2024. The new hospital features modern inpatient and outpatient care services, energy-efficient systems and advanced diagnostic imaging and surgical suites. Photo by Samuel Weldin.
A public meeting to discuss Missouri River Water Management operations and plans was held April 7 in Smithville, Missouri. The meeting was in-person and virtual. Spring public meetings provide a status of mountain snowpack, a runoff forecast for the year, and how operations during the runoff year will meet the authorized purposes for the Missouri River Mainstem System. Updates include a discussion from the National Weather Service regarding mountain snowpack, lingering drought and the System's ability to capture runoff and how releases will be made to serve the authorized purposes.
