Sen. Jason Bean, R-Holcomb, says he was ‘caught completely off guard’ when he heard that Magnitude 7 Metals in Marston is closing. The abrupt closure leaves close to 500 people jobless. The Republican lawmaker says that the Missouri Department of Higher Education and...
A group of poultry farmers is suing Tyson Foods for shutting down its former chicken processing plant in southeast Missouri’s Dexter last fall. The plaintiffs argue that they invested millions of dollars to build and maintain chicken houses, provide needed equipment,...
Third time’s a charm! After failing the first two times, a provision becoming law at the end of this month will establish the Stars and Stripes Historic Region of Missouri. Rep. Dave Griffith, R-Jefferson City, who sponsored the effort, said it is designed to increase...
A southeast Missouri congressman says residents in the small town of Dexter are thankful that there were no injuries or deaths in Saturday night’s EF-2 tornado, which struck the town’s hospital and damaged at least 150 homes. U.S. Rep. Jason Smith...
While Missouri has a severe shortage of rural physicians, one southeast Missouri state lawmaker says his area also needs more doctors who live there. State Rep. Herman Morse, R-Dexter, says that when he moved to Stoddard County in the mid-1970s, there were 15 to 20...
