An absentee Glen Campbell was accorded the Country Radio Broadcasters' career achievement award Tuesday evening (Feb. 21) at ceremonies held at the Nashville Convention Center.

South Carolina native Lee Brice began the New Year tucked away in a cozy bed and breakfast in Key West, Fla. The helpless romantic brought his girlfriend of more than 10 years there for an unforgettable vacation.

Kansas City businessman Dale Palmer admits he embezzled more than three-quarters of a million dollars from 32 homeowners associations. Palmer’s company provided management services and managed accounts for the associations in Missouri and three other states. When he closed it, more than $751,000 were missing from association accounts.

State Park attendance was up more than nine percent last year, despite floods in northwest and southeast Missouri that closed some of them. Attendance has gone up for the third street year to almost 18 million visitors

The Obama Administration is expanding government purchases of biobased products. That, along with promoting rural job creation and developing a rural healthcare workforce are what the administration says will strengthen the economy and move the country forward. The President wants to expand the list of biobased products including paints, soaps and detergents developed from farm [...]

Soybeans were higher on technical and commercial buying, along with spillover from corn and wheat. Demand continues to look solid and the trade expects beans to lose some acreage this crop year. Contracts were down for much of the day as China’s purchase of 175,000 tons of new crop was largely considered old news following [...]