Thanksgiving day is a dangerous one for fire. State fire marshall Randy Cole says the kitchen becomes a dangerous place. “With the number of folks and the family gatherings there will probalby more cooking done this particular day than any other day of the year….Nationwide, firefighters respond to about three times as many cooking fires on Thanksgiving Day as they do any other day of the year,” he says. [Read more...]
Governor proclaims today “Thank A Farmer Day”
November 25, 2009 By
State Agriculture Director Jon Hagler issued a proclamation from Gov. Nixon observing November 25th as “Thank A Farmer Day”.
Hagler presented the proclamation to Missouri Soybean Association President Kelly Forck who operates a row crop and livestock farm east of Jefferson City. Hagler noted that most Missourians will sit down to a large, traditional Thanksgiving Day meal tomorrow. He says today is the appropriate time for Missourians to be thankful to the men and women who produce the food on the Thanksgiving table. Forck accepted the proclamation on behalf of all Missouri farmers.
Agriculture remains Missouri’s number one industry. It generates more than $12 billion annually. The state has near 108,000 farms. (Audio: 3 min)
Download/listen State Agriculture Director Jon Hagler proclaims “Thank A Farmer” Day (3:15 MP3)
#2 Bearcats travel to #1 Cent. Wash. in D-II quarterfinals
November 25, 2009 By
If you are big into polls, then you would think that the winner of Saturday’s NCAA Division II quarterfinal game between No. 2 Northwest Missouri State and No. 1 Central Washington University may find themselves playing for the national title.
There’s home cooking in college hoops…WHAT?
November 25, 2009 By
Happy Thanksgiving. That’s what I need to say first. I’m got turkey on my mind this week and that led me to thinking about home cooking calls from college basketball refs. Just as we suspected, refs tend to favor the home team when it comes to calling fouls. That is according to a study done by a couple of professors who studied 365 college basketball games from 2004-05.
Mizzou rocks the Mocs
November 25, 2009 By
The Missouri Tigers improved to 3-0 after hot three point shooting led to a 31 point first half lead and an easy 99-56 win over the Mocs of Chattanooga on Tuesday night at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers defense also set a team record by coming up with 24 steals.
