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Harvest in a swamp: 'Taking it out by the teaspoon' Posted Tuesday, November 3, 2009, at 5:25 PM << Previous Respond Instead of Hurry Up and Wait at our farm this fall, it's been Hurry Up and Get Wet! You'd think it would be fun to work a day and a half and then have two days "off," but like most things we think we want -- it's not so great once ...

A Sweet Springs man suffered an accidental death while cutting wood Monday, Nov.

Joyce "Joy" S. Bryant, of Sedalia, will celebrate her 80th birthday with a reception, hosted by her children, from 1 to 4 p.m. Nov.

A man was injured when he crashed his motorcycle Wednesday in Pettis County. Charles E. Oquest, 61, of Sweet Springs, was taken by ambulance to I-70 Medical Center.

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19, according to a news release from the hospital. Baker was the founding CEO for I-70 Community Hospital, in Sweet Springs, which opened in November 2005.

Newly hired telecommunication specialists and other staff for the SalineCounty E911 Dispatch Center stand with 911 commission directors outside the dispatch center Thursday, Sept.

Michael W. McElroy, 45, unknown address, is in custody at Saline County Justice Facility, charged with class C felony burglary in the second degree.

Carol Smith, 63, and Larry Smith, 67, both of Sweet Springs, were charged with class A misdemeanor animal abuse in connection with the removal of more than 60 dogs and cats from their home Saturday, Oct.

On Tuesday, Oct. 13, the first 300 doses of H1N1 vaccine arrived in Saline County and were distributed to four area health facilities.

Hank and Carol Taber, of Sweet Springs, announce the engagement of their daughter, Samantha Renee Winstead, to Kyle Robert Christensen.

Seven dogs and 59 cats were removed from a Sweet Springs residence Saturday, Oct.

Sweet Springs firefighters and a Saline County sheriff's deputy responded late Monday afternoon, Oct.

Two Pettis County teens and a woman were hurt in a two-car collision on U.S. Highway 65, the Missouri Highway Patrol reported.

The Missouri State Fair Chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse will hold the first Family Style Poker Run on Saturday.

Although Saline County Health Department is running low on seasonal flu shots, there are other locations where area residents can get vaccinated.

An arrest warrant has been issued for Steven J. Cooper Jr., 26, of Concordia, following an assault on a Sweet Springs police officer Sunday, Sept.

Drainage issues, budgetary changes and wheelchair ramps were discussed during the Sweet Springs Board of Aldermen meeting Monday, Sept.

Sammie Wayne Hall II, 33, of Sweet Springs, pleaded guilty in Associate Court before Judge James T. "Tut" Bellamy to an amended charge of class A misdemeanor domestic assault in the third degree in connection with an incident that took place in Sweet Springs July 23.

Sweet Springs Superintendent Boyd Jones reported difficulty in selling the interest-free bonds to fund the addition to the high school during the Sweet Springs Board of Education meeting Wednesday, Sept.