A project to install a roundabout at the intersection of Webster County Route CC (Hubble Drive)/Banning Street/Buffalo Street in Marshfield is scheduled to start the week of May 4, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.  The project includes closing street approaches at times and a full closing of Route CC for up to six days…

Jefferson City, MO, Thursday, April 16, 2020, MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News,  Ava – Douglas County Livestock Auction. Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 04/16/2020. Total Receipts: This Week: 644  Last Reported 04/09/2020: 369 Year Ago Receipts: 1,020   Compared to a light test last week, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves…

HATFIELD, Mo. April 21, 2020 — Each spring, state-endangered greater prairie-chickens make their way to the leks (breeding grounds) at The Nature Conservancy’s Dunn Ranch Prairie in northwestern Missouri to meet a mate. This year and in celebration of Earth Day, TNC is making the bird’s unique dance and booming calls available for the public…

BOSTON – GasBuddy released its first quarterly report examining consumer fuel buying trends, finding that March 2020 fuel demand in gallons purchased dropped 20% compared to March 2019 as millions of Americans followed stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic.  The report examines millions of fuel transactions from Pay with GasBuddy, the first-of-its-kind fuel savings program.…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo – The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved a request filed by Summit Natural Gas of Missouri, Inc. (Summit Natural Gas) for a temporary variance from certain Commission rules and company tariffs to allow it to waive fees for reconnection of service to assist customer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Summit Natural Gas…

China’s Cover-Up As the Chinese coronavirus has ravaged the United States, upending nations in Europe, infecting nearly every single country on the face of the earth, one thing has been noticeably absent from the global conversation: China’s role in spreading this disease. Around the world, the total number of confirmed cases has topped two million.…

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension is offering online town hall meetings led by agronomy, livestock and horticulture specialists. “MU Extension has long served as a trusted and necessary resource to help Missourians get food on the table and gardens in the backyard,” says Lee Miller, coordinator of MU’s Integrated Pest Management program. “We’ll…

April is Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention month.  Sadly, as the state of Missouri and most of the country is under stay-at-home orders, child abuse can and will still happen. Especially now it may go unreported. The GO BLUE committee urges you to keep your eyes and ears open and be ready to help where…