Christmas is still a few weeks away, but a package delivery last week on the Memphis square definitely had passersby pondering how Santa was going to be able to get that down a chimney. Nearly a dozen workers combined with several local volunteers and the forklift from Memphis Lumber unloaded the huge crate from the […]

To reflect estimated changes in the wholesale cost of natural gas as well as a change in the company’s Actual Cost Adjustment (ACA) factor, Liberty Utilities (Midstates Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Utilities customers will see natural gas rates change under a filing that takes effect on December 1, 2018. The ACA factor is a […]

Once again the Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce is set to light up the square.  This annual kick off of the holiday season will be held this Friday evening November 23rd  on the square in Memphis. At the time  of the writing of this article it is planned for the West side of the square.  There […]

While Merriam-Webster defines manufacturing as “the process of making products, especially with machines in factories”, one of the backbones of our national economy is often misunderstood. Basically manufacturing is making stuff. Sure there are often machines involved, from the old conveyor belt assembly lines to today’s robotics. Factories may be as small as a one-room […]

Just like most local youth, Greg Steele enjoyed deer hunting while he was growing up. Now with the aid of the Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation service, the Gorin native is turning his passion into a career. Greg recently opened Steele’s Skull Mounts at his grandparents farm on County Road 103 near Gorin. It is the culmination […]

After stepping away from the public sector for a bit, Lisa Grubb decided it was time to get back to work. The former operator of the Memphis License Office recently opened Grubby’s, an ice cream shop, located on Jefferson Street across from Memphis City Hall. “It was something I had been thinking about for a […]

The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index soared to 108.8 in August, a new record in the survey’s 45-year history, topping the July 1983 highwater mark of 108. The record-breaking figure is driven by small business owners executing on the plans they’ve put in place due to dramatic changes in the nation’s economic policy. The August […]

Hear ye, hear ye! The Wenches’ Workshop is now open for business in Memphis. Christina Schroeder and several of her friends have joined forces to offer a variety of handmade items for sale at the community’s newest retail operation. “Basically if it is handmade and from the heart, we are going to give it a […]

Small nonfarm businesses in many Missouri counties are now eligible to apply for low‑interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought that occurred in the following primary counties, announced Director Tanya N. Garfield of SBA’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West. Declaration Number 15631 includes Scotland, […]

The MFA Oil Foundation has awarded a grant to Clark County Council on Aging to assist with purchasing new air conditioners and a furnace. The MFA Oil Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations that are working to improve communities where MFA Oil has a significant concentration of members and employees. Since it was established in […]