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Conference looks at opportunities with small acreages, April 2 in St. Joseph

Source: Randa Doty, 660-582-8101 ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Small acreages offer a variety of ways to generate income, ranging from raising fruits, vegetables, meat and poultry to enhancing your property for outdoor recreation or agritourism. A University of Missouri Extension conference, April 2 in St....

Mirabile C-1 School District Celebrates 100 years of education March 8

Mirabile C-1 School District History as compiled by Marilyn White Williams 1983 in the book entitled Mirabile Reminiscences 1848-1983. On March 8, 1916 five school districts in the Mirabile Community voted for consolidation. The districts affected were Mirabile, Plum Creek, Pleasant Valley (New...

Representative Jim Neely's Capitol Report

Greetings Friends from the 8th! This week kept me especially busy, like every other week has. I was able to present a House Resolution to a very deserving Missouri State University student from Cameron. As promised, I will try to keep you all updated with the happenings of the capitol. House...

More time to file income taxes for Missouri's flood victims

“It’s an extension to May 16,” said Andrew Zumwalt, assistant professor of personal finance for University of Missouri Extension. “The IRS and the government understand that suffering a flood can be a major catastrophe, so instead of piling on the stress of tax time, the IRS gives an extra month to...

Troop H Driver's Examination Station Temporarily Relocated

On March 15, 2016, the Gallatin Driver Examination Station normally located in the Daviess County Courthouse, 102 North Main Street, Gallatin, Missouri, will be relocated to Daviess County Library, 306 West Grand Street, Gallatin, Missouri. Testing hours will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The change is due...

Blunt Joins Amicus Brief Backing Missouri’s Fight to Overturn Burdensome New Energy Regulations

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) today joined more than 200 of his colleagues in the House and Senate in filing an amicus brief in the case of State of West Virginia, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency, et al.The brief supports petitions filed by 27 states, including Missouri,...

Breckenridge News by Sondra Gaunt

The most interesting local buzz concerns Breckenridge Township rather than the city proper, and seems to have started when Buster McIntyre retired as grader man and all round fix-it guru at the beginning of the year. At the township meeting, the decision was made to post the opening and take...

BTC Calls For U.S. DOT Investigation of Unjustified Airline Fuel Surcharges (by any name)

Fuel surcharging as now practiced constitutes an unfair and deceptive act or practice and an unfair method of competition in violation of 49 U.S.C. §41712 February 22, 2016, WASHINGTON, DC – The Business Travel Coalition (BTC) today urged U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx to launch a...

Road Work for Northwest Missouri, Feb. 22 – 28

The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the Northwest Missouri region planned for the week of Feb. 22 – 28 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, brush cutting, guardrail repairs...

Log Creek Bridge work to begin soon

With spring approaching and bid openings on schedule for Feb. 19, the old deteriorating Log Creek Bridge south of Kingston on Highway 13 will soon be replaced. Tonya Lohman of the Missouri Department of Transportation said the commission will more than likely choose the lowest bid upon approval at...