• Blizzard in Iowa Causes 25+ Vehicle Crash

    With boys and girls around the area praying for a white Christmas, a tragic wreck in Iowa is a strong reminder to be safe when the white stuff comes our way. DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The first widespread snowstorm of the season crawled across the Midwest on Thursday, with whiteout conditions stranding holiday travelers and sending drivers sliding over slick roads - including into a fatal 25-vehicle pileup in Iowa. The storm, which dumped a foot of snow in parts of Iowa and Wisconsin, was part of a system that began in the Rockies earlier in the week before trekking into the Midwest. It was expected to move across the Great Lakes overnight before moving into Canada. Read entire

    Dec 20,
    - by semoadmin

  • Boys Find 13,000 Year Old Mastodon Bone Along Michigan Stream

    A Michigan boy and his cousin will go down in Macomb County's artifact history after discovering an American Mastodon bone near 24 Mile and Dequindre roads. It’s nearly every young, adventurous boy’s dream to stumble upon prehistoric artifacts while playing in their backyard. For an 11-year-old Shelby Township boy, Eric Stamatin and his cousin Andrew Gainariu, 11, that dream came true this summer. On a warm June day, the boys were hoping to find crayfish while exploring a stream about a quarter of a mile from Stamatin's house on 24 Mile and Dequindre roads. Instead, they stubmled upon an American Mastodon bone. “At first it just looked like a rock but it had a hole in it so we thought

    Dec 15,
    - by semoadmin

  • Texting-and-Driving… Not a LOL matter.

    AT&T presents the documentary called The Last Text. The stories of lives that were greatly impacted by a single text are told in a short but powerful 10 minutes. The documentary serves as a reminder to everyone that texting and driving is dangerous.

    Dec 28,
    - by semoadmin

  • Semo.net Disputes USDA Rules Preventing Rural Broadband Grant

    Below is a press release describing semo.net's attempts to secure USDA broadband stimulus funding to make high-speed access available in our area; an area which the USDA has decided is not remote enough to qualify. USDA TILTING AT WINDMILLS: LITTLE GUY EXPOSES USDA STIMULUS BLUNDER Brian Becker owns a small Internet Service in Southeast Missouri started in 1995. Becker has documents to show that the USDA, responsible for doling out billions for Rural Broadband, has contradicted both itself and Congress. Most are skeptical at first, but a few minutes with him and you realize that $7.2B stimulus dollars hinge on one word.

    Mar 03,
    - by semoadmin
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