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Who’d be there to bail out Marla Ward?She’s the daughter of Paula Sue McCumber, who is the daughter of the recently deceased Quenten “Pete” Harden, who opened the Main Street Restaurant ...

Sue Cromley, of Sedalia, celebrated her 80th birthday with a family dinner, held by her children, Saturday at the home of Don and Ellen Cable.

After months of critiquing conflicts of interest at a Carrollton, Mo., ethanol plant, the state treasurer’s office on Thursday rejected the plant’s application for state financing ...

Samantha Collins announces the engagement of her mother, Julie Ramsey of Cairo, to Chris Freeman of Carrollton, Mo.

Art Wonderful Williams, 20, of the 300 block of West Cooper Street, was arrested at 2:30 a.m. Sunday near North Moniteau Avenue and West Johnson Street on charge of driving with a suspended license, according ...

Arrests Migel Sotelo, of Sedalia, was arrested at 8:40 a.m. Monday on a charge of operating a vehicle without a valid license, according to Pettis County Sheriff's Department reports.

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 ...

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

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

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

“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

“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

“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

“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

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

“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

“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

“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

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

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