MISSOURI: Montgomery Archives

Ruth Anne Miller Craig, 72, of Jefferson City, Mo., formerly of Montgomery County, died on Sunday, February 3, 2013, at St. Mary's Health Center in Jefferson City, Mo.

Funeral arrangements are pending at the Schlanker Funeral Home in Montgomery City, Mo.

Condolences may be made at: www.schlankerfuneralhome.com

by Joan Treis

Joe-Pye Weed, Brown Eyed Susan, Wild Meadow Rue - Joan Treis Photo

The Grow Native! program announces two native landscaping workshops to be held in Diamond, Mo. Feb. 22 and 23, 2013 at George Washington Carver Monument.

by Joan Treis
CNL Columnist

Mark your calendars for the 8th Annual Farm Toy Show sponsored by the
Montgomery County Old Threshers.  Visit the website here to see what's in store for 2013.

Dorothy Brandenburg Stumbaugh, 91, of Montgomery City, MO, died at 12:25 AM on Monday, January 28, 2013, at her home in Montgomery City, MO.

Farmers and ranchers in Missouri now have an agricultural Microloan credit option to consider. As of Jan. 15, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will offer its customers a Microloan designed to help farmers and ranchers with credit needs of $35,000 or less. The loan features a streamlined application and a simplified qualification process built to fit the needs of new and smaller producers.

Dolores Marie Grotewiel, 84, of Rhineland, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at University of Missouri Medical Center, Columbia, Missouri.

PHOTO COURTESY OF PEOPLE'S SAVINGS BANK

Priscilla Eggering, Executive Director of USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Montgomery County announced that the county committee elections are in progress. Ballots were mailed to eligible voters and completed ballots must be returned by mail or to local FSA offices by Dec. 3, 2012.

We encourage producers to vote in this election because the county committee members play a huge role in the Agency, especially at the county level. County committee members make decisions on how federal farm programs will be administered locally.

By Brenda Van Booven

Missouri’s unemployment rate held steady 7.2 percent last month, about a 9/10 of a percent lower than the national average, according to new numbers released from the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The state added about 17,900 jobs last month. Click here for more statistics. 

The state Department of Economic Development said this week that the state gained 4,900 manufacturing jobs and more than 10,000 government jobs, most of them from local governments. 

R-II school superintendent Michael D. Gray told CNL today that the R-II high school varsity football game has been moved from a start time of 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., in an effort to beat forecast bad weather.