April 2023

Wanda Fae Benfield

enfield Wanda Fae Benfield, 82, of Cassville, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at home. She was born April 2, 1941 in Glendale, Ariz., the daughter of Austin and Bessie (Garret) Maple, who preceded her in death.
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Legislators urge Fertilizer Control Board to take action

In an April 4 letter addressed to the director and members of the Missouri Fertilizer Control Board (MoFCB), six Missouri legislators — including two representing Barry County — urged the MoFCB to reconsider the practice of issuing fertilizer permits on behalf of the state’s fertilizer control program (FCP) for materials containing sludge, biosolids or other process wastes intended for land-application.
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