Winter Weather Warming Centers
The following is a list of area warming centers, as provided by St. Clair County Emergency Management Director (EMD), Michael Dobbs, for those in need of temporary shelter during inclement winter weather and/or extreme cold.
* Osceola Community Church: Walnut St. & Old Hwy. 82, Osceola (call EMD to activate, see information below)
* Appleton City Library: 105 W. Fourth St., Appleton City (open during business hours, Mon., Tues., Thurs., 8-5)
* Growing in Grace Community Center: 117 W. Fourth St., Appleton City (call EMD to activate)
* Vista Baptist Church: 2250 Old Hwy. 13, Vista (call EMD to activate)
* Lowry City Civic Center: 406 W. Fourth St., Lowry City (open during business hours)
* Collins FEMA Storm Shelter: 1400 Main St., Collins (call EMD to activate)
* Park Grove Christian Church: 11745 Hwy. NN, Deepwater (call EMD to activate)
* First Baptist Church: 209 E. Jefferson St., Clinton (call 660-223-6797, normally open during business hours, and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. when temperatures are below 20 degrees)
Cold-weather overnight accommodations may be possible.
For centers noted as “call EMD to activate”, contact the Emergency Management Director Dobbs at 660-476-2631, available 24 hours a day.
Other public venues in communities that may be open for those seeking warmth during frigid outdoor temperatures, as suggested by the First Baptist Church of Clinton, include community centers, public libraries, or senior centers.
