Mexico High School senior and all state basketball guard Jaydon Eldridge has committed to play college basketball next season at Olney Central College in Olney, Illinois. Olney Central College is […]… Continue Reading
Ohio Farm Bureau focused on expanding rural healthcare options
Ohio Farm Bureau members are one step closer to having additional access to rural healthcare options. Director of state policy and grassroots engagement Whittney Bowers says Senate Bill 100 would expand the organization’s current healthcare coverage options. “The health benefits plan will continue to exist as it is,” she says. “This would give them the…… Continue Reading
One Partner. All In.
Spring fieldwork is ramping up across the Midwest, and David Doonan, who covers western Illinois for Nutrien Ag Solutions, says a large fleet backs their custom application services to ensure growers can cover their acres effectively and efficiently. He tells Brownfield that this enables farmers to seize narrow planting windows with confidence. The post One Partner. All…… Continue Reading
Big Lots Reopening More Than 100 Stores; See the Complete List
The first wave of stores are already reopened. A second wave is scheduled for next month and will include these stores. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Mexico High School Track Star Hunter Bickell Signs With William Woods University
Mexico High School senior Hunter Bickell has signed a letter of intent to continue his athletic career at the collegiate level. The signing ceremony took place at the Mexico High […]… Continue Reading
Scattered rain & storms accompany warm weather over parts of the Plains, Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, warm weather prevails, except across the far upper Midwest. In fact, Thursday’s high temperatures should top 80°F as far north as the southern Great Lakes region. Amid scattered showers, and thunderstorms in the Western Belt, producers continue to plant corn and soybeans, with more favorable (drier) overall conditions in place across…… Continue Reading
A mild to unseasonably warm pattern for many; still showery for parts of the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions in parts of the Desert Southwest. Much of the eastern half of the U.S. will have a strong likelihood of experiencing very warm weather. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation across most of the country should contrast with…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Jury Convicts Mexico Man Of Multiple Child Sex Crimes
A Mexico, Missouri man will be sentenced in June after being found guilty of 10 child sex crimes by a jury at the Audrain County Courthouse on Wednesday, Apr. 23, […]… Continue Reading
Farmers for Sustainable Food adjusting to Climate Smart grant cancelation
Farmers for Sustainable Food is continuing conservation efforts while adjusting to the Trump administration’s rebranding of a grant program. Tim Trotter is the CEO of the Dairy Business Association and Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, which founded Farmers for Sustainable Food. Trotter tells Brownfield, “We have never been busier than we are today.” He met with…… Continue Reading
NFL Draft includes food fundraiser to feed kids
The National Football League draft starts Thursday in Green Bay, Wisconsin and the Taste of the Draft is one of the pre-draft events that helps feed children. GENYOUth is a nonprofit organization that works to equip schools and help provide students with better access to nutrition and physical activity. CEO Ann Marie Krautheim tells Brownfield…… Continue Reading
