Moberly ruled not responsible for Mamtek bonds
A federal judge has ruled that the city of Moberly, Mo., and its industrial development authority are not responsible for bonds involved in a failed artificial sweetener plant project.
View ArticleMoberly domestic violence center denied grant money
For the first time in 10 years, Moberly's Safe Passage Domestic Violence Center did not receive a grant from the Missouri Housing Development Commission. The center has been using these funds to pay...
View ArticleRandolph County to vote on consolidation of courthouse offices
Randolph County Commissioners are preparing for an upcoming vote on a consolidation of two county courthouses. The commission’s plan is to merge all of the offices in both the Huntsville and Moberly...
View ArticleRoofing company to build plant in Moberly, Mo.
A leading shingle manufacturing company says it will build a new production facility in the central Missouri town of Moberly.
View ArticleMoberly college approves domestic partner benefits
Moberly Area Community College will offer benefits for domestic partners of full-time college employees.
View ArticleTrial delayed for former sweetener plant CEO
The criminal trial of former Mamtek CEO Bruce Cole has been delayed until December by a St. Charles County judge presiding over the case.
View ArticleMoberly to add a fresh food farmers market
A new community farmer’s market is opening in Moberly.
View ArticleJudge: former Mamtek CEO owes $1.3 million
A federal judge has ruled that former Mamtek CEO Bruce Cole committed fraud to obtain almost $1.3 million from bond funds that were to be used to build an artificial sweetener plant in Moberly.
View ArticlePM Newscast for November 19, 2014
Regional coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including: New trail proposed in MoberlySecurity guard requests in FergusonUrgent care facility to open in MaconDeer hunting season off to quick start
View ArticleSettlement announced in Mamtek investor lawsuit
Attorneys say an investment firm has settled a federal lawsuit accusing it of bilking investors out of $39 million in a failed effort to build an artificial sweetener plant in Moberly.
View ArticleMissouri Lawsuit over Failed Sweetener Plant Settled for $8M
An investment banker and a St. Louis law firm are settling for up to $8.25 million in a lawsuit over bonding for a failed Missouri sweetener factory. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports a settlement...
View ArticleBusiness Beat: Moberly High School Student Helps Develop New Small Business...
Downtown Moberly features many different small businesses, but the two that occupy 517 W. Reed Street have an interesting upbringing. Pat Myles runs a tea room with her sister, Joy Roberts, called Tea...
View ArticleHearing Scheduled for Mamtek Construction Contractors
Construction contractors who haven't been paid for work on a failed artificial sweetener plant in Moberly will be in court this week to discuss receiving the money they are owed. The contractors did...
View ArticlePossibility for 125 Jobs Evaporates as Roofing Company Drops Plans for...
National roofing manufacturer GAF announced Thursday it will not go through with plans to build a new plant in Moberly.
View ArticleLakeview Energy to Open New Biofuel Operation in Moberly
Lakeview Energy, LLC is expanding its biofuel operations to Moberly. After announcing its purchase of the former biodiesel plant at 607 West Fowler Road last week, Lakeview has already begun upgrades...
View ArticleMoberly Hires New Emergency Management Director
The City of Moberly hired a new Emergency Management Director (EMD), relieving Moberly Fire Chief Robert Creed of his dual duties. Retired state employee Jim Charrier took on the EMD position on...
View ArticlePolice Investigating Double Murder-Sucide Near Moberly
Three people have died in central Missouri in what authorities are describing as a double homicide and a suicide. The Randolph County Sheriff's Department said in a news release that deputies responded...
View ArticleCardinal Health Creates Jobs in Moberly
Over the next six years Cardinal Health in Moberly, Missouri, is expected to create fifty new jobs for the area due to expansion in its manufacturing facility. Some of the job openings will include:...
View ArticleState of Missouri Settles Lawsuit Over Moberly Mamtek Project
A settlement has been reached between the state of Missouri and the bond underwriter who worked with the City of Moberly on its Mamtek project.
View ArticleShigellosis Cases in Moberly Declining
The Randolph County Health Department reports that the number of confirmed cases of the infectious disease Shigellosis has declined since the outbreak’s peak in late September. As of this week there...
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