Stories from Sunday, March 22, 2015

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- More farmers are looking at a practice long frowned upon: planting back-to-back soybean. Don't do it, says University of Missouri Extension soybean specialist Bill Wiebold. Expect lower yields and higher erosion if you don't rotate soybean with corn. Risk of disease, insects and nematodes also increase...

SIKESTON -- Six years ago Shane Washburn began doing on-site installation of lights and sirens of local emergency vehicles. Now with his business, H&W Public Safety Equipment, he can outfit complete police vehicles and uniform the entire department, and then some...

NEW MADRID -- For the businessmen and women attending the New Madrid Chamber of Commerce annual awards banquet, Ryan Blocker had some insight: Success can be measured by what you lose. For Blocker, losing 350 pounds has taught him many lessons that can be applied to anyone's life. ...