Ice, freezing rain cause city hall closures and late openings throughout the Ozarks

Cold weather and freezing rain have caused shutdowns or delays in much of the area today.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory through 3 p.m. Monday noting the possibility of up to 1/4-inch of freezing rain. In counties to the east and southeast of Springfield, an ice storm warning is in effect during the same time period. Freezing rain is expected to continue mostly in the Eastern Ozarks.

For most of the morning, Missouri Department of Transportation reported the majority of roads in and around Springfield are covered with snow or ice. As of 1:45 p.m., most roads were either mostly clear or partly covered.

About 650 people in the Phelps neighborhood and the northern part of University Heights lost power around 9 a.m. this morning when a tree fell on a power line, according to City Utilities' outage map. As of 11:40 a.m., power has been restored after City Utilities repaired the downed power line. Additional outages continued throughout the day.

The weather is affecting multiple government offices, including Greene County offices and 31st Circuit judicial courts, which will remain closed today. Christian County offices and buildings will be closed. The Webster County courthouse is closed Monday, as well.

Republic Services will not be running trash and recycling routes on Monday in and around Springfield, Branson and Lebanon. Customers can call 800-627-1717 or visit republicservices.com to confirm their collection schedule.

Area schools have also been affected by the weather.

See below for information about other area closures and delays.

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Battlefield

As of this morning, the Battlefield Police Department is advising people to stay home due to hazardous road conditions.

As of 10 a.m., the planning and zoning meeting at 6 p.m. at city hall, 5434 Tower Drive, is expected to run as planned, according to the city's Facebook page.

Bolivar

Bolivar City Hall, public safety center administrative offices and the Bolivar Recreation & Aquatic Center are closed, according to the city's Facebook page. All classes at the Bolivar recreation center are canceled.

Marshfield

City hall is closed due to icy road conditions, according to the city's website.

Nixa

Nixa's city offices will not open today.

Nixa has issued a travel advisory for residents, asking that people do not travel unless they need to.

Additionally, Nixa Police Department is operating on "emergency status" until further notice, meaning they will only respond to vehicle accidents "involving injuries, suspected impaired drivers, or accidents where one vehicle leaves the scene of the accident (hit and run)" and "Priority Calls for Service related to the general safety and welfare of the public."

Republic Services will not be running trash and recycling routes on Monday in Nixa.

Springfield

City Utilities announced Monday morning that public transit and bus routes will resume at noon today.

Greene County offices, departments and 31st Circuit judicial courts are closed for the day.

Willard

City hall will open at 1 p.m., according to the city's website.

This article originally appeared on Springfield News-Leader: Winter weather, freezing rain cause delays, cancellations in Ozarks