Stories from Wednesday, August 9, 2017

 “No, Sally, your food doesn’t come from Amazon, it’s produced by farmers and ranchers”—someday this may be a mother’s answer to a child’s question about where her food comes from. Amazon, the giant e-retailer, recently announced a deal to purchase Whole Foods Market, the leading organic supermarket chain, for almost $14 billion.   ...

University of Missouri Extension Upcoming Meetings Missouri Rice Field Day - August 24, 2017, Rice Research Farm Hwy J, west of Malden
Fisher Delta Research Center Field Day - August 31, 2017, Rone Hall, Portageville
Corn Meeting - December 13, 2017 at the Miner Convention Center, Miner, MO
Soybean Meeting - January 17, 2018 at the Miner Convention Center, Miner, MO (Date Updated) ...

EPHRATA, Wash. – A back and forth affair eventually fell the Charleston Fighting Squirrels' way during Monday's pool play game against Mt. Olive, N.J., during the Senior Babe Ruth World Series. The Squirrels received a stellar outing from pitcher Austin Hicks and toppled the Marauders 9-4 in Ephrata, Wash., giving Charleston a 2-0 record so far in pool play...

With 11 seniors the Portageville Bulldogs roster looks like some good depth and experience on the field. However, from those 11, six of them are first year players. “We are very glad for them to come out,” said head coach Jeff Bullock “As of right now, we are behind in practice. ...

MACKINAW CITY, MI - This is the third time Mini Coopers invaded the Mackinaw City/St. Ignace area. This event is held every other year, odd number year. On the even numbered years, MINI USA sponsors an event called, Mini Takes the States. That is basically a coast to coast drive with event planned in different parts of the country by local Mini dealerships...

JONESBORO – Arkansas State professor of science education Dr. Tillman Kennon says that seeing a total eclipse of the sun should be on everyone’s bucket list. Kennon already checked it off his when he observed a total eclipse in Hawaii in 1991, but about a dozen A-State students will have that opportunity and more when they travel to Fulton, Mo., Aug. 21 to gather data during the eclipse as part of a NASA study of the event...

Three Rivers College will host the second annual “Run 4 The Arts” four-mile run/walk on Saturday, September 9 at 9 a m. at its Poplar Bluff Campus. The event is being held to raise funds towards an endowed scholarship for fine arts (Music, Theater or Art) students at Three Rivers College...

Old Habits BBQ and Les Vannasdall won First Place in the Boston Butt division during the Back Yard BBQ Cook-off held last weekend. It was their fifth annual event taking place of the old Meat on the Mississippi BBQ cook-off. It was held at Reynolds Park next to the river in Caruthersville...