Man arrested for alleged bomb threat at Piedmont plant

Southeast Missourian - Mon Nov 16

A Piedmont man was arrested Friday on charges of calling in a bomb threat at Windsor Foods.

Area state park to lose position to DNR budget cuts

Southeast Missourian - Tue Oct 27

Job cuts in the Department of Natural Resources Division of State Parks announced last week will hit close to home with at least one local post lost.

Two school districts in region close due to flu

Southeast Missourian - Wed Oct 21

Two more area school districts have closed due to illness. Both the East Carter and Greenville school districts will be closed until Monday, when administrators hope to return with normal attendance levels.

Invasive Asian beetle not found outside Wayne County

Southeast Missourian - Wed Sep 09

A beetle species blamed for killing millions ash trees in the U.S. does not appear to have spread beyond a county where it was spotted last year to other parts of Missouri, state officials said.

Tree-killing beetles said to be contained

Springfield News Leader - Wed Sep 09

St. Louis -- It does not appear that a beetle species blamed for killing millions of ash trees in the U.S. has spread beyond a county where it was spotted last year to other parts of Missouri, state officials said.

Emerald ash borer doesn't seem to have spread within Missouri

Missourian - Tue Sep 08

It does not appear that a beetle species blamed for killing millions of ash trees in the U.S. has spread beyond a county where it was spotted last year to other parts of Missouri, state officials said.

The ash borer may be contained in Missouri

St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Tue Sep 08

When the emerald ash borer was discovered at Lake Wappapello last year, it seemed certain the green beetle would fan out across Missouri, leaving dead ash trees in its wake.