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Saturday Jun 28 | Market Wire

Missouri's Sixth Ethanol Plant Online; Show Me Ethanol LLC to Produce ...

Investor-owned ethanol start-up Show Me Ethanol LLC has completed construction and is now on its way to producing 55 million gallons of fuel ethanol, becoming the sixth fuel ethanol plant operating in the "Show ...

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Thu Jun 26, 2008

KTVO Kirksville

North central Missouri road update

Below is a list of routes that are closed due to high water. Updates will be provided throughout the day.

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Related Topix: Novinger, MO, Kirksville, MO, Norborne, MO, Spickard, MO, Grundy County, MO

Mon May 26, 2008

Domestic Fuel

Show Me Ethanol On Line

Show Me Ethanol became Missouri's sixth majority farmer-owned ethanol plant in production last week, according to the Missouri Corn Growers Association .

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Fri May 23, 2008

Sedalia Democrat

Home school meets old school

More than 60 home-school students and their families stepped back in time this week.

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Related Topix: Arrow Rock, MO, Marshall, MO, Libraries

Fri Apr 18, 2008

KMOV-TV Saint Louis

Missouri town embraces Holocaust survivor's story

“It's not just a story in a textbook. They're not just pictures with faces”

Erika Mandler couldn't believe her eyes. For 14 years, ever since her husband George died, she had devoted her life to sharing the painful memories of surviving a Nazi concentration camp in Slovakia. via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

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Mon Apr 07, 2008

The Daily News

Memphis Truckers Could Join Fuel-Related Strike, Observers Say

“Lawmakers need to know what's going on in trucking, how devastating this record hike in fuel prices is for 90 percent of the nation's fleet”

Store shelves across the United States could go empty as soon as this weekend, as the nation's independent truck drivers make everyone else share their frustration over fuel prices. via The Daily News

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Sat Apr 05, 2008

Trucks world news

INDEPENDENTS' STRIKE * USA - ... GGOO...AAA...LLL

“My goal was not to shut this country down. My goal was to get this out to the public and the mainstream media”

Hundreds of news stories focused on shutdowns, slowdowns or convoys... An independent trucker credited with being an organizer of the April 1 shutdown is Dan Little , a cattle hauler from Carrollton, MO ... "My ... via Trucks world news

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Related Topix: Grain Valley, MO, Kansas City, MO, Truckers

Thu Apr 03, 2008

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Some independent truckers stage slowdown to protest fuel prices

“But the source of frustration is pretty broad among independent truckers and their inability to offset the higher fuel costs.”

Some slowdowns occurred on the nation's highways Tuesday as independent truck drivers tried to protest rising fuel prices.

The level of disruption in freight movement appeared to be minimal, however, although supporters of action said more trucks might be idled through the rest of the week.

A loosely organized group of drivers, converging through a Web site run by a Carrollton, Mo., livestock hauler, parked their trucks or slowed to a crawl on highways in some parts of the country to bring attention to the plight of independent truckers. Read more

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Tue Apr 01, 2008

NPR

Independent Truckers Protest Diesel Prices

Dan Little, owner of a small trucking company in Carrollton, Mo., tells Michele Norris that diesel's climb to more than $4 per gallon has wiped out his profits. via NPR

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Sun Mar 30, 2008

American Shipper

No fooling: Truckers warn of April 1 shutdown

“The cargo owner's excess of inattention is creating the bedrock for a populist movement that threatens their very existence”

Diesel fuel prices have climbed well above $4 per gallon and the nation's truck drivers are feeling the pressure. via American Shipper

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Fri Mar 28, 2008

Free Republic

Truckers ‘going broke’ and threatening to strike

“Meanwhile, we're being taxed to death.”

Posted on 03/27/2008 7:40:11 PM PDT by KTM rider What started as a small, online grassroots effort now appears to have the potential for something bigger. via Free Republic

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Wed Mar 26, 2008

Marshall Democrat-News

Bigger and better: Slater ramps up for second Steve McQueen festival

“We think it'll be a good showing for Slater”

A couple admire one of the many photogenic cars on display during the first Steve McQueen Day celebration in March 2007. via Marshall Democrat-News

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Related Topix: Steve McQueen, Horror, Western, Comedy Movies, Tom Horn, Thriller, The Blob, Science Fiction Movies, Slater, MO, Marshall, MO

Thu Feb 21, 2008

Sedalia Democrat

Developing News - Closings and cancellations

Following are closings for Thursday, Feb. 21: - State Fair Community College day and evening classes in Sedalia, Clinton, Whiteman Air Force Base, and Lake of the Ozarks are canceled. via Sedalia Democrat

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Related Topix: Clinton, MO, Boonville, MO, Warsaw, MO, Marshall, MO, Sedalia, MO

Fri Feb 01, 2008

Sedalia Democrat

Literacy program seeks tutors

The State Fair Community College Literacy Program is seeking volunteer tutors for adults in reading, language, math and life skills. via Sedalia Democrat

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Related Topix: Sedalia, MO, Appleton City, MO, Lowry City, MO, Boonville, MO, Osceola, MO

Tue Jan 15, 2008

Marshall Democrat-News

Trooper arrests 2 armed robbery suspects in Marshall

“Thanks to the help of eyewitnesses, a direction of travel and the description of a white semi cab were broadcasted statewide.”

Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Woody Hicks apprehended two armed robbery suspects at 6:36 p.m. Sunday, Jan. via Marshall Democrat-News

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Related Topix: Marshall, MO, Saline County, MO, Carroll County, MO, Miami, MO

Fri Dec 28, 2007

Lee's Summit Journal - Lee's Summit, ...

R-7 board members file for re-election

Three members of the R-7 Board of Education filed for re-election on Wednesday, the opening day of candidate filing. via Lee's Summit Journal - Lee's Summit, ...

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Thu Nov 29, 2007

Kansas City Business Journal

WireCo buys Carrollton company

“With this change, US Reel will have access to additional capital which can spur more growth and provide security for my valued employees.”

WireCo WorldGroup bought US Reel Corp. of Carrollton, Mo., for an undisclosed amount. via Kansas City Business Journal

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Related Topix: Kansas City, MO

Thu Nov 15, 2007

Suntimes News

Task force to study rural access to Internet

“It is important that we help expand access to high-speed internet to all parts of Missouri ensuring that no Missourian is left out of today's technology-based economy”

Gov. Matt Blunt today named Missourians to the Rural High-Speed Internet Access Task Force to identify opportunities to increase access to technology across the state. via Suntimes News

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Related Topix: Rolla, MO, Jamestown, MO

Tue Nov 13, 2007

STLtoday

Blunt names rural broadband task force

Gov. Matt Blunt today named 25 business, political and industry leaders to his Rural High-Speed Internet Task Force, a group he's charged with studying how to improve broadband access in rural parts of the ... via STLtoday

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Related Topix: Carroll County, MO

Sat Nov 03, 2007

Marshall Democrat-News

stinks'/Annual Houston Mull Cattle Drive is a chance to honor a young man who wanted to make a career of farming

“I'm not a planner. I'm not a goal-oriented person. I wake up every morning and try to figure out what I can do that can make the most impact. If I felt I wasn't making an impact, I'd go home today and ranch”

National agriculture activist and radio personality Trent Loos carries a U.S. flag and rides his "pink" mule while leading the first day of the extended Houston E. Mull Memorial FFA Scholarship Cattle Drive. via Marshall Democrat-News

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Related Topix: Iraq, World News, Marshall, MO

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