Stark City News

Murray Bishoff Managing Editor Published June 24, 2008 4:00 PM CDT Jane Mattlage "comes home" to position close to her farm Jane Mattlage was sworn in as postmaster in Freistatt on Thursday.

Co-op has offered agriculture supplies for 40 years The Barry County Farmer's Co-op, which was established in 1968, has offered area farmers a variety of agriculture supplies and services at competitive prices ...

Two house fires kept Stark City firefighters busy on Tuesday morning. One was here in town and the other was in a more rural area. via KYTV Springfield

Charles Brady Community Editor Published May 07, 2008 04:00 PM CDT Three people were injured in a pair of area traffic accidents yesterday. via Monett Times

“I thank God that I'm living a second chance.”

WEBB CITY, Mo. - When it came to finding help for her son, Nancy Carney found it Saturday in the way friends and family. via Joplin Globe

“If it's not helping families or the economy ... then why are you insisting on such laws?”

Though they called Missouri a welcoming and diverse place for immigrants, opening speakers and legal experts at the "Cambio de Colores: Latinos in Missouri" conference gave differing views of the reality many ... via Columbia Daily Tribune

The fourth annual Tour de Tick sponsored by the Neosho Lions Club will take place beginning at 8 a.m., Saturday, April 19, 2008, with check-in at the Freeman Southwest Family YMCA, adjacent to Crowder college ... via The Joplin Independent

I am writing in response to Kaye Smith's opinion published in the News-Leader's Feb. via Springfield News Leader

A 31-year-old woman was injured in a two-vehicle accident at 4:34 p.m. Tuesday at 17th Street and Sergeant Avenue in Joplin, according to a Joplin police report. via Joplin Globe

“I didn't think it was possible to get that kind of pod load on the plants.”

The world record set by southwest Missouri farmer Kip Cullers for soybean yield probably won't land him on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, but it did put him on a stage this week with Missouri Gov. via Columbia Daily Tribune

A southwest Missouri farmer has broken the world record for soybean yield per acre that he set last year. via KSDK-TV Saint Louis

A Stella man suffered serious injuries when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car at 6:05 a.m. Thursday on Route O, four miles south of Stark City in Newton County, according to the Missouri State ... via Joplin Globe

A Stella motorcyclist this morning was seriously injured in a Newton County crash, the Missouri Highway Patrol said. via News-Leader.com - Top Stories

“Most poultry farmers right now are very stressed”

Two area chicken growers decided three years ago that without government help and if they did not do something about heating costs, there would be no more poultry farms in Southwest Missouri. via Joplin Globe