Jeffrey Moreland

A Harrisonville man is expected to have his criminal case reviewed on Monday.  Jeffrey Moreland, 53, is charged with murder and armed criminal action in connection to the 2008 death of Cara Jo Roberts, 30. He is also charged with forcible rape and two counts of forcible sodomy stemming from an alleged incident in June of 2011. Moreland will appear in a Cass County Courtroom at 1:30 p.m.

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“Awarding these scholarships is a tradition we are proud to carry on for Missouri’s next generation of agriculture leaders,” Wolfe said. “The scholarships were funded by the Missouri State Fair Foundation and from Youth in Agriculture buyers and sponsors at the 2012 Sale of Champions.”

The scholarship applicants were evaluated in a variety of areas including Missouri State Fair participation, grade point average, community involvement and leadership roles.  Since 1992, the YIA committee has awarded 436 scholarships totaling $361,000.

Chase Montgomery Thummel, of Sheridan, was selected, from among the applicants, to receive a $2,500 supreme scholarship, sponsored by Sydenstricker John Deere of Missouri/Sydenstricker Angus Genetics.  The following were selected to receive $1,000 scholarships:

Britney Adam, of Lathrop
Haley Alden, of Hamilton
Nathaniel Beach, of Pilot Grove
Jonathan D. Bellis, of Aurora, sponsored by Missouri State Fair Foundation
Leslie Birkenholz, of Hopkins
Matthew “David” Boatright, of Sedalia
Courtney Jo Brown, of Chillicothe
Tessa Chambers, of Fayette
Cale Comstock, of Deerfield
Jacob Coon, of Bethel
Brittany Eagleburger, of Buffalo
Britton Francis, of Paris
R. Garren Gibson, of Ridgeway
Maggie Glidewell, of Lathrop
Perry Evan Gorrell, of Cole Camp
Jordann Noelle Gregory, of Houstonia
Courtney Hall, of Creighton
Cody G. Hasekamp, of Madison, sponsored by Missouri State Fair Foundation
Christopher P. Kahlenbeck, of Union, sponsored by Missouri State Fair Foundation
Tyler Lane, of Saint Catharine
Cyrsten Lollar, of Chillicothe
Miriam Martin, of Bucklin, sponsored by Missouri State Fair Foundation
Jade Morgan, of Lamar
Ryan Nelson, of Vandalia
Timothy Lee Niemeier, of Marceline
Carlee Phipps, of Lamar
Austin Lee Reedy, of Windsor
Layne Robinson, of Wellsville, sponsored by Missouri State Fair Foundation
William Ryan Shaffer, of Carthage
Britney Shields, of LaRussell
Kendra Dawn Stinson, of Prairie Home
Kristen Toedebusch, of Warrenton
Grant Henry Voelker, of Perryville, sponsored by Missouri State Fair Foundation
Taylor Washburn, of Eagleville
Kelly Wilsdorf, of Columbia
Harley Wooldridge, of Carrollton

The YIA committee is comprised of 50 volunteers from across the state, and works throughout the year to raise funds for the annual Sale of Champions (SOC) auction.  The 2013 auction will be held during YIA Day at the Fair, Saturday, Aug. 17, in the Lowell Mohler Assembly Hall. 

For more information on the auction, call 800-422-FAIR (3247). Visit mostatefair.com for a complete list of the 2012 YIA sponsors and 2012 SOC results.

The 111th annual Missouri State Fair will be held Aug. 8-18 in Sedalia, themed “Chicks Dig It.”

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Vilsack will tour a DuPont crop sciences laboratory Friday before announcing an agreement with the company that the Agriculture Department says will “strengthen conservation practices, while promoting the sustainable production of renewable feedstocks for biobased energy.”

DuPont is building a $200 million ethanol plant in Nevada. It’s designed to break down cornstalks and other crop residue to produce ethanol.

The cellulosic ethanol plant is scheduled to begin production in 2014 and will be the nation’s largest plant of its kind, making 30 million gallons annually.

DuPont is working with 500 farmers to collect more than 375,000 tons of corn waste annually to feed the plant.