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2 charged for fire at Mo. newspaper building
Two men are charged with arson for a fire at a northwest Missouri newspaper building.
MO gets $17 Million to Test Real ID Program
Missouri will get $17 million to help develop and test the Real ID program and will house a verification hub to help states validate identification cards.
St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, MO
Restorer of old cars sees possibility in junk
A common sight on the streets of King City, Mo., is Romey Davis wheeling one of his restored classic cars through the downtown area.
St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, MO
'All natural' pays off for beef rancher
Home << Business << 'All natural' pays off for beef rancher With some of his 600 head of cattle looking on, Rolling Hills Angus Farm owner Chris Derks, left, explains some of the operation of the King City , ...
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Wind farms stir trouble in northwest Missouri
Here in this northwest Missouri farm town, 27 industrial wind turbines have been generating more than electricity - health concerns, a federal lawsuit and a family feud, for starters.The wind industry, which ...
St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, MO
Family opens cancer fund to help cover expense of treatment
“He knows it's a life-or-death situation.”
For Cliff Akins of King City, Mo., the hardest part of having cancer isn't the cancer itself. via St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, MO
Are wind farm turbines making people sick? Some say yes
“The sound gets in your head like a saw and you can't get rid of it”
Two brothers-in-law, a country road in northwest Missouri, a fistfight …Surely it’s happened before, but probably never over wind energy.Last year, 400-foot-tall wind turbines were erected near King ... via KansasCity.com
Lawsuit: dispute over wind farm sparks assault
A northwest Missouri man has filed a federal lawsuit claiming an elected official assaulted him over his opposition to a wind farm near his property. via KMOV-TV Saint Louis
Town in Barry County hopes to soar on economic winds of change
“It's the same as passing a $1.15 levy increase”
Giant turbines tower over King City, Mo., an agricultural community whose government and school district welcome the economic boost they get from the electricity-producing wind farm. via KYTV Springfield
Your courthouse a symbol of simpler, better time
Editor: I sent one of your cards of the courthouse snow scene to my cousin in Portland. via Clay Center Dispatch
AWEA Boosts Wind Power Projections to 4,000 MW for 2007
The American Wind Energy Association announced on November 7th that it now expects 4,000 megawatts of wind power capacity to be installed in 2007. via EERE Network News
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First commercial wind farm in Missouri provides windfall for town
“We here in this small community are just hanging on”
KING CITY, Mo. | There's no shortage of tour buses in this tiny farming community.
They come from Kansas City, St. Joseph and Iowa.
They're here to see the Bluegrass Ridge Farm, the first commercial wind farm in Missouri. It's enormous, a commanding and surreal presence that literally changed the landscape of this northwest Missouri town.
With its 27 massive turbines sprawled over 6,000 acres of farmland, it's already the face of the community despite being formally dedicated just last month. The turbines peak at 262 feet and are visible from miles away. Read more
Headed in the Right Direction by Miranda Reiman Mother Nature affects most everything tied to agriculture. via Angus Journal
Missouri High School Football - Penney overwhelms King City
The crowd at Saturday's league contest between the Penney Hornets and the host King City Wildcats , observed Penney's football squad bounce King City by a count of 49-14. The Hornets now own a 2-0 record. via MaxPreps