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St. JOSEPH,  Mo -  Gov. Jay Nixon Wednesday announced the Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT) will allow heavier than normal truck loads of farm goods on Missouri highways. The agreement comes at a time of the harvest season when heavy rains impacted negatively farmers' abilities to move crops from the fields. "Many farmers are seeing record harvests this year," Nixon said at a visit to St. Joseph animal nutrition company BioZyme, Inc. "But heavy rains over the last few weeks are making it harder for them to get these valuable crops out of the fields." While the waiver is in effect, farmers, private and for-hire motor carriers may carry up to 10 percent more than their licensed weight, a release

POPLAR BLUFF - Monday was beautiful. Sunshine, mild breeze, autumn in the air, and area high school boys of summer playing their best at the Ozark Foothills Conference (OFC) Tournament on the TRC campus. While statistics measured the performance of athletes mathematically, peers, coaches and families proved the measure of the player. A SEMO TIMES reporter asked a number of fans who they'd watch for, or watch out for, during the series. SEMO TIMES caught up with these fan picks after their games Monday and one by telephone Tuesday. So by popular choice, here are conversations with a few fine young men, their coaches and families. Greenville's No. 3, pitcher and shortstop Trey McDaniel is thought by many to be

KENNETT - Perhaps the most crowded parking lot Friday was found at the American Legion Building near First Street and the South Bypass. More than 150 volunteers were on hand at scores of tables and booths to provide services to needy, disabled and homeless people at Project Homeless Connect, said Kansas City's Brian Vollenweider, Missouri Housing and Development Commission public information administrator. "We expect better than 400 people to come through the doors," Vollenweider told SEMO TIMES. The information administrator said the event began "in the 2000s" in San Francisco. "We're here today to provide multiple services," he said. "People can get haircuts, drivers licenses, DMV documentation, flu shots and services that are for them very often, very difficult to

POPLAR BLUFF - There are many ways Americans pay respects to their fallen and wounded veterans: From parades which celebrate their selfless service to speeches which draw attention to their universal heroism. Many veterans, although injured, aren't willing to sit by and watch parades nor attend rallies in their honor. Despite the odds against them, many vets rise above their disabilities to continue serving. One who typifies that spirit is Farmington resident and former U.S. Navy SEAL Jared Ogden. Watching "a friend get blown up" during a combat operation in Afghanistan might have been a turning point for the 34-year-old vet. "I spent a lot of time with him at Walter Reed," the bearded, soft spoken Ogden told SEMO TIMES Monday.

JEFFERSON CITY - District 25 Missouri state Sen. Doug Libla Wednesday expressed surprise and disappointment regarding the Missouri Public Service Commission's (PSC) decision to deny a rehearing for Noranda Aluminum in its ongoing feud with Ameren Missouri. Noranda and about 40 other entities requested the rehearing, reports show. Many of the organizations were not heard from in Noranda's initial request to the PSC for a rate decrease from the utilities giant, according to official documents. Records indicate Ameren increased rates statewide by 43 percent since 2008 and the electric powerhouse now seeks an additional 9.6 percent hike. That equals nearly $10 more on ratepayers' monthly bills if the appeal receives an affirmative nod from the PSC. Ameren's own records, which