Traffic might be moving a little slower down Fall Street in Carthage, Mo., this week because of all the children in the street, but these children are not playing.
Every department at Missouri Southern State University has been ordered to cut 10 percent off the top of its budget to reduce the deficit the university faces in its 2009 plan.
The American Red Cross has released final numbers and information concerning its efforts after the May 10 tornado, which claimed 14 lives and caused thousands of dollars of damage in Newton County.
In the wake of the emotional sale of Leggett and Platt's aluminum division, Leggett CEO David Haffner sees struggle and potential in the next few months.
You know, I’m not sure if what we’re in right now can officially be called a recession, but I do know one thing. We’re hurting, and it’s getting worse.
Even as Missourians and Americans adjust to rising gasoline prices, U.S. Congressman Roy Blunt was in Joplin last week warning that it could get worse when Americans turn on their furnaces this winter.
Big company CEOs are paid to make decisions based on what's best for their company and shareholders, but sometimes a decision touches a little closer to the heart.
Ivana Hong, 15, who trains at the Great American Gymnastics Express in Blue Springs, Mo., will be an alternate on the United States Olympic women’s gymnastics team that will compete in Beijing in August.
In all of his nine years, Braydon Brewer of Anderson, Mo., said he had never milked a goat. That was until Saturday, when he got some real “hands on” experience at the McDonald County Fair.
In Little League, fundamentals are taught, basics are stressed, and good sportsmanship is supposed to be valued above winning. But sadly, the latter is very seldom true.
If you start to lose faith in the younger generation, I recommend you visit a county fair. It will be crawling with talented, responsible and upstanding youngsters.
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