Stories from Sunday, April 30, 2017

MDC assigns new conservation agent for Stoddard County STODDARD COUNTY, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has named Michael Collins as the new conservation agent for Stoddard County. Collins replaces Mark Reed, who recently promoted to district supervisor with MDC...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Nearly 400 realtors from across the state gathered in Jefferson City on Jan. 18 for Missouri Realtors 37th annual Capitol Conference. This conference provided realtors the opportunity to meet with their elected officials to discuss emerging issues of importance to the real estate industry...

ST. LOUIS -- Representatives from the Alan Wire Company, a Sikeston, Missouri manufacturer of bare and insulated copper wire, recently presented a check for $2,200 to help fund vital programs and services at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Officials from USI Midwest, Alan Wire's insurance broker and consultant, assisted in the presentation...

ST. LOUIS -- As the American farmer strives to meet the growing demand for corn required to satisfy increasing world demand, one area grower has been honored for their efforts through the 2016 National Corn Yield Contest. The national contest, sponsored annually by the National Corn Growers Association, recognizes farmers from across the country for their exceptional efforts...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Charles D. Partain, 80, of Cape and formerly of Advance, passed away at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape, on Sunday, April 30, 2017. Born April 20, 1937, in Bear Creek, Ala., to the late William Acey "Jack" and Havel Faye Morrow Partain, he was a licensed embalmer and funeral director and a licensed pilot who in his career co-owned Spencer Funeral Homes in Salem, Viburnum and Bunker, a flower shop in Mountain View, and later Partain Furniture in Advance. ...