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Garden of Weeden assets seized, to be sold by sheriff to satisfy lawsuit
TROY – Following a court order, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department recently seized furniture, computers and fixtures from the walls of The Garden of Weeden following a lawsuit filed by a marijuana dispensary.
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New law increases penalties for passing school buses loading and unloading children
Staff reportTim Fuqua remembers clearly his most terrifying moment as a Missouri school bus driver.Stopping to pick up a smiling autistic third-grade boy, Fuqua noticed an eighteen-wheeler cresting the hill about 150 yards away. There was no way the truck could stop. All he could do was hope the boy remembered to not cross until…
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Report: Outdoor rec adds $10 billion to state’s economy
COLUMBIA – Hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, boating and other forms of outdoor recreation generate billions of dollars in economic activity across Missouri. A new University of Missouri Extension report estimates outdoor recreation contributes more than $10 billion annually to the state’s economy and supports tens of thousands of jobs in a variety of sectors, including tourism,…