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National Farmer’s Day
Today is National Farmer’s Day. Celebrated each year on October 12, it is an opportunity to thank farmers for their hard work, food and contribution to the overall economy. Missouri is home to more than 100,000 farms, spread across roughly 29 million acres. Each Missouri farmer, on average, feeds 150 people. Missouri ranks second nationwide…
Read MoreRobbins Working with Prairie Heights
Kennedy, Kennedy, Robbins & Yarbro, LC, is pleased to be working with the Prairie Heights Area Reorganized Common Sewer District, located outside the city limits of Bolivar, Missouri, on its upcoming sewer project. The District will be receiving more than $850,000 in assistance from USDA Rural Development to connect its wastewater collection system to the…
Read MoreWhen Does My Missouri Child Support Obligation End?
Missouri parents, whether they are paying or are receiving child support, need to know when a Missouri child support obligation will end. The answer depends upon multiple factors related to the child(ren) and often will require the assistance of a family law attorney to determine the correct response. Under state law, a Missouri child support…
Read MoreKKRY Adds Luke M. Henson as an Associate
Kennedy, Kennedy, Robbins & Yarbro, LC, is pleased to announce that Luke M. Henson has joined the firm as an associate. Luke is a Poplar Bluff native, the son of Matt and Patti Henson. Luke earned his Juris Doctorate from Mississippi College School of Law in 2015, graduating cum laude and ranking in the top…
Read MoreWhere Were You September 11, 2001?
Where were you September 11, 2001? Today, September 11, 2015, marks the 14th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon, as well as the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The first plane struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 7:46 am…
Read MoreMissouri Right to Farm Amendment Does Not Cover Marijuana
Lisa Loesch, a Jefferson City woman charged with a felony count of manufacturing and/or distributing a controlled substance (marijuana), argued that the Missouri right to farm amendment barred the State from prosecuting her for allegedly growing a “small crop” of marijuana in her basement. In 2012, police discovered nine marijuana plants under grow lights in…
Read MoreMissouri Candidate’s Affidavit of Tax Payments
Unless otherwise indicated, each year all new Missouri laws become effective August 28. This year a new law, Section 115.306 RSMo., became effective on August 28, 2015, which provides several new requirements for candidates running for elective office in the State of Missouri. The primary new requirement as a result of Section 115.306 RSMo., is…
Read MoreMissouri’s Felon in Possession Law Upheld
In 2014, Missouri voters amended the Bill of Rights of in the Missouri State Constitution, specifically Article I, Section 23, to read as follows (amended language in bold): That the right of every citizen to keep and bear arms, ammunition, and accessories typical to the normal function of such arms, in defense of his home,…
Read MoreMissouri Supreme Court Clarifies Red Light Camera Ordinances
Three decisions handed down August 18, 2015, by the Missouri Supreme Court clarified the status of red light camera ordinances in the state. While the Court did not rule on the legality of the red light cameras themselves, it found fault with the municipal ordinances that were an issue. It may be that cities can…
Read MoreA Lawyer Themed Birthday Party?
Most toddlers don’t think of having a lawyer themed birthday party. Most two year-olds are into cartoon characters, book characters or movie themed parties. Not so a Louisiana toddler named Grayson. Grayson was enamored with the television ads of personal injury attorney Morris Bart, so his mom had a lawyer themed birthday party for little…
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