August 15, 2026
Tyson Poultry Inc. was sentenced in federal court in Springfield to pay a $2 million criminal fine, serve two years of probation and pay $500,000 to directly remedy harm caused when it violated the Clean Water Act, the Justice Department announced. The charges stemmed from discharges at Tyson’s slaughter and processing facility in Monett that
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports that 11-year old Maverick Yoakum of Dixon became the most recent record-breaking angler in Missouri when he hooked a river redhorse on Tavern Creek using a rod and reel. The new “pole and line” record river redhorse caught by Yoakum on March 4 weighed 10-pounds, 3-ounces. The new
“Governor Greitens’s announcement of a rural revitalization package is great news for our state. Improving access to broadband, fulfilling obligations to biodiesel producers, improving ports and promoting water quality initiatives will indeed strengthen rural communities. “With an annual economic contribution of more than $88 billion, agriculture and related industries is the engine that drives communities
Ahead of a hearing for HB 2206, Tuesday, Family Farm Action has sent a letter to every member of the Missouri House of Representatives, encouraging them to sign on as a co-sponsor to legislation banning the foreign ownership of farmland in Missouri. The letter reads in part, “This bill would reinstate a decade’s long ban
Today Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-04) voted for legislation to allow terminally-ill patients the option to receive drugs that have passed the Food and Drug Administration’s basic safety testing but have not received final approval, in order to give these patients a chance at life. These individuals cannot wait until all the bureaucratic hurdles are crossed.
by Kalena Bruce For small businesses, Obamacare has been a big problem. But help is on the way from a forthcoming Department of Labor rule that will expand association health plans. Out of 75 issues, small business owners rank the cost of health insurance as the number one problem they face. According to a Kaiser
MONEY FOR YOUTH – Joe Barger (left) representing the EL Do Youth Center and Jared Kouba (right) representing the Lighthouse Children’s Theatre received $1,000 each from the Matthews Children’s Foundation Board of Trustees. The foundation makes grants to benefit organizations helping children. These grants were made possible through Matthews International Casket Division and Artco Casket
WRESTLING AWARD WINNERS – The El Dorado Springs Wrestling Banquet was held on Wednesday, March 21. The Wrestling team honored award winners: (from left) Take Down Machine (the most takedowns in a season) to senior Blake Holder; the Ginder award went to sophomore Duane Perkins; Most Improved went to freshman Taylor Wingert; the Big Heart
Matthew Boch, El Dorado Springs, AA, Business Administration; Chayna Penney, El Dorado Springs, AA, General Studies; Jennifer Sanderson, El Dorado Springs, AA, General Studies; Jennifer Floyd, El Dorado Springs, AA, General Studies and Amber Bogardus, Schell City, AS, Occupational Therapy Assistant.
