USDA Statement on U.S. Sugar Market
Washington, D.C., Nov. 25 –– Consistent with the Commerce Department’s Agreement Suspending the Countervailing Duty Investigation on Sugar From Mexico (the Agreement), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today notified the Department of Commerce (Commerce) of an additional need for sugar in the U.S. market of 100,000 short tons of refined sugar.* Consequently, Commerce has…
Read MoreMDC Needs Information on Elk Illegally Shot in Carter County
VAN BUREN – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is asking the public for information regarding a female adult elk found shot and left for dead Monday morning, Nov. 18, on National Park Service property near the end of M Highway in Carter County. No meat or other parts of the animal were taken. By…
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Activity Report from the Ava Police Department
Calls By Type 11/17/2019 to 11/23/2019 Alarm – 2 Animal Call – 3 Assist Agency – 9 Check Building – 3 Check Person – 4 Check Vehicle – 1 Check Well-Being – 2 Community Policing – 6 Domestic Disturbance – 2 General Disturbance – 4 Noise Disturbance – 1 Found Property – 1 Harassment –…
Read MoreIncreased Water Releases from White River Dams
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District will begin increasing releases from Bull Shoals and Norfork dams on Nov. 28 as downstream regulating stages are set to increase Dec. 1. Landowners should prepare for a 21-foot regulating stage at Newport, a 31-foot stage at Augusta and 21-foot stage at Georgetown…
Read MoreNotes From Hunter Creek – The Third Amendment
By Roger Wall The Third Amendment reads as follows: “No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law”. This Amendment was obviously enacted in response to the British Revolutionary armies including some…
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Livestock Symposium Beef Speakers Will Help Farmers Gain Cow-Herd Profits
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Farmers hearing beef focus talks at the Missouri Livestock Symposium will take home tips to use. Beef is just one track in the annual meeting, Dec. 6-7 in Kirksville. Eric Bailey and Jordan Thomas, University of Missouri Extension beef specialists, usually team up to teach heifer care. Now they’ll tell about feeding…
Read MoreAva City Council Meeting Originally Scheduled for Nov. 26 Canceled
City officials and the Ava Board of Aldermen announced last Friday that the regular business meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 26 at City Hall was canceled. Since nothing was pressing on the agenda, the session was canceled in conjunction with the Thanksgiving holiday. Councilmen and city officials will reconvene on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at…
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