Stories from Saturday, December 17, 2011

These are the workers from FOE 3775 who helped fix Christmas baskets this year. This is a yearly project for the club

Today in History Today is Saturday, Dec. 17, the 351st day of 2011. There are 14 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright of Dayton, Ohio, conducted the first successful manned powered-airplane flights near Kitty Hawk, N.C., using their experimental craft, the Wright Flyer...

The Missouri Highway and Transportation Department's report on projected transportation needs for the next 15 years includes only two major projects in this immediate area: A new Mississippi River bridge here and the widening of Highway 61 to four lanes between Cape Girardeau and Jackson...