Missouri has long been known as a great place to grow soybeans. Two farmers are helping to prove it, growing soybeans that yielded more than 100 bushels per acre in the Missouri Soybean Association’s (MSA) 14th Annual Yield Contest.
OREGON, Mo. (AP) — A Holt County jail inmate doing time for auto theft is accused of stealing the keys to a patrol car on Christmas night and taking off into Kansas.
by Freida Marie Crump
1921-2008
Lee’s Summit, MO. – Vera Everly 87 formerly of the Jameson and Coffey passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at the St. Luke’s East Hospital. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday December 26 at McWilliams Funeral Home in Gallatin. Family visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service. Burial will be at the Coffey Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Coffey Cemetery in care of the funeral home.
1910-2008
Mildred Kathryn Tomlinson Litton was born on Feb. 22, 1910 in Daviess County to Leonidas (Lon) Tomlinson and Cora Ethel Youtsey Tomlinson; the fourth of six children. Mildred attended school at Carlow and then Lock Springs, where she graduated with the class of 1928. During her high school years she met a young Daviess County man named Charley Oscar Litton. They married in Hiawatha, Kan., on March 30, 1929.
Private graveside services for Margaret Kreiser will be held at the Hillcrest Cemetery, Gallatin, under the direction of Heaton-Bowman-Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel, St. Joseph.
Funeral services for Max Daniel were held Dec. 27 at Poland-Thompson Chapel, Cameron. Burial was at Osborn Evergreen Cemetery, Osborn. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
by Janet Hackert, Regional Nutrition and Health Education Specialist
Jason and Virginia Ripple of Maryville announce the birth of their daughter, Jynette Danessa, born at 1:36 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 27.
Tim and Karla Michener celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on Dec. 23.
Three people were injured in a two-vehicle accident that occurred at about 1:53 p.m. on Dec. 29.
Wright Memorial Hospital, a member of the Saint Luke’s Health System, has filed a letter of intent for a Certificate of Need with the State of Missouri to replace its present facility.
January
Andrean Warner takes over ownership of Sandman Motel;
An early morning fire on Monday, Dec. 29, destroyed the home occupied by Larrie and Lita Terry, located south of Gilman City on Cedar Avenue.
Notice has been received from the Department of Natural Resources, State Historic Preservation Office, of a $100,000 grant awarded to Daviess County for an upgrade of the electrical system in the courthouse.
by Congressman Sam Graves
by Denny Banister
by Dr. Don Kuehle
by Debbie Farmer
by Brad Lager