Emergency sirens change schedules

Emergency warning sirens at Bagnell Dam will be changing their schedule in 2012. They will now be tested at 12 noon on the first Wednesday of each month instead of the first Monday. Alan Sullivan of the Osage Renewable Energy center says the change is being made to avoid testing on Monday holidays to avoid tourist confusion and to coincide with testing schedules in Osage Beach. Bagnell Dam has 3 warning sirens: 1 at the dam, one at the Highway 54 bridge and a 3rd at Camp Bagnell. The first test of the new schedule will be Wednesday January 4th at 12 noon.