August 31, 2009, By DON NORFLEET, Fulton Sun: This year the city of Fulton is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the city’s incorporation. A local business, the Ovid Bell Press, traces its roots deep into the city’s history.John Peter Bell owned the Fulton Telegraph newspaper when his son Ovid Bell decided to go into politics. The [Click Here]

  By Janese Heavin, Columbia Tribune, Aug. 24, 2009 Meet Casandra Petty. The University of Missouri senior might be your doctor some day.  “I like to help people; I know that’s kinda cliché,” Petty said. “I wouldn’t even care if I got paid for it.”  Before she can go to medical school to fulfill her career goal, [Click Here]

By DAVID A. WILSON, California Democrat, August 19, 2009:   Ken Parrett brings considerable experience to his new position of part-time economic development specialist for MRED (Moniteau County Regional Economic Development Committee). Parrett served as Chamber of Commerce Executive Director and Economic Developer for 10 years–seven years for Jackson and three years for Poplar Bluff–working with and [Click Here]