http://www.yourstreet.com/news/park-hills-mo YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us PARK HILLS, Mo. — Veteran Missouri corrections official George Lombardi was the keynote speaker May 9 at the Central Methodist University-Park Hills Commencement, which began at 4 p.m. in the Mineral Area College (MAC) field house. Lombardi, who has been with the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5881967/central-methodist-university-at-park-hills-holds-18th-annual-commencement Tue, 12 May 2009 08:00:08 -0700 UNION, Mo. (AP) -- A sport utility vehicle loaded with 1,200 baby chicks in cardboard boxes pulls up to the Clearview Feed and Seed store, where customers come to pick up their... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5683322/more-suburbanites,-hobbyists-raise-chickens Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:27:33 -0700 BOSTON (AP) -- Oral arguments in a music downloading lawsuit filed by the recording industry against a Boston University student can't be streamed online, a federal appeals... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5679870/music-downloading-hearing-can-t-be-streamed-online Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:19:54 -0700 PARK HILLS — The game between the West County Bulldogs and the Kingston Cougars was supposed to have been played  on Tuesday at West County’s baseball field in Frankclay, but a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5677139/bulldogs-fend-off-hungry-cougars Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:08:28 -0700 Having both suffered a few canceled games due to weather, the Cardinals baseball team and the Lady Cardinals softball team went in opposite directions on Wednesday as the men... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5677141/mineral-area-wins-3-4-on-sunshiny-wednesday Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:08:28 -0700 FARMINGTON — Two Farmington men have filed a lawsuit against the local court and the Missouri Supreme Court because they say they have been “coerced” to recite the Pledge of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5677142/two-file-pledge-of-allegiance-suit Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:42:32 -0700 Joe Wampler has spent the last several years in Nashville making a living as a Hank Williams impersonator. He recently moved back to the Bonne Terre area to be closer to his... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5677143/hank-williams-impersonator-moving-his-shingle-to-bonne-terre Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:42:32 -0700 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has endorsed legislation waiving the state sales tax for purchases made between July 4 and July 31. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5677144/mo-house-endorses-annual-july-sales-tax-break Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:42:32 -0700 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House gave first-round approval Wednesday to more than $200 million worth of tax breaks and incentives aimed at aiding shoppers and small... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5677145/mo-house-votes-to-ease-small-business-regulations Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:42:32 -0700 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has advanced a bill requiring that DNA samples be taken from anyone 17 or older who is arrested for burglary or for violent and... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5677146/mo-house-votes-to-take-dna-samples-after-arrests Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:42:32 -0700 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon’s plan to make a children’s health care program more affordable for families has failed because of Republican reluctance to commit more... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5677147/mo-lawmakers-reject-children-s-health-care-plan Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:42:32 -0700 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are proposing to turn automobile dealerships into one-stop shops for titling and registering vehicles. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5677148/mo-senate-bill-lets-car-dealers-collect-taxes Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:42:32 -0700 UNION, Mo. (AP) — An SUV loaded with 1,200 baby chicks in cardboard boxes pulls up to the Clearview Feed and Seed store here, where customers come to pick up their peeping,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5677149/more-suburbanites-are-raising-chickens Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:42:32 -0700 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri newborns would need to be tested for five more diseases under legislation endorsed by the state House. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5677150/mo-bill-requires-testing-for-5-more-diseases Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:42:32 -0700 CAMERON, Mo. (AP) — Environmental activist Erin Brockovich will share the results of her investigation into brain tumors in Cameron and surrounding counties during a town hall... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5677151/brockovich-to-share-results-of-mo-tumor-probe Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:42:32 -0700 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House is objecting to federal rules for issuing driver’s licenses, but the result could mean Missourians will need passports to board... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5677152/mo-house-endorses-bill-blocking-real-id Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:42:32 -0700 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Dozens of the people who have been living in a homeless encampment near downtown Sacramento folded their tents and packed their shopping carts... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5677153/sacramento-tent-city-emptying-under-city-deadline Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:42:32 -0700 A Potosi woman received moderate injuries Tuesday when her 200 Mercury Grand Marquis overturned in Washington County. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5677159/potosi-woman-hurt-after-vehicle-overturns Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:42:32 -0700 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- EBay Inc. said Thursday it plans to pay as much as $1.2 billion for control of South Korea's top online marketplace, potentially one of the company's... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5676020/ebay-to-buy-stake-in-s-korean-online-marketplace Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:17:31 -0700 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- A federal judge has fined a Massey Energy subsidiary $2.5 million after accepting the company's guilty plea on 10 criminal charges in a fire that... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5671242/massey-subsidiary-fined-2-5m-for-fatal-mine-fire Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:17:51 -0700