Germantown NewsLocal news for Germantown, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.R.F.D. News & Views: February 27, 2008- February 29, 2008 "We regret this decision to cancel (events)" Soybean Growers Blast Farm Bill Proposal BLOOMINGTON - Reacting to a compromise farm bill offered by the U.S. House of Representatives to President Bush, the Illinois Soybean Association and American Soybean ... via The Legal Recordhttp://www.topix.net/city/germantown-il/2008/02/r-f-d-news-views-february-27-2008?fromrss=... Carlyle grain dealer forced to sell- February 27, 2008 "The financial strain is almost overwhelming." A Carlyle grain dealer has had his license suspended, and hearing today could determine whether he gets to keep it.But it's not because he did something wrong. John Kniepmann and owned and operated The Grain Exchange LLC for 15 years, but has recently had trouble keeping up with the soaring cost of doing business. For the past month, he has been trying to sell his four locations, which include branches in Sandoval, Germantown and Bartelso....http://www.topix.net/city/germantown-il/2008/02/carlyle-grain-dealer-forced-to-sell?fromrs... State suspends Carlyle grain operator's license- February 26, 2008 The Illinois Department of Agriculture has suspended Carlyle grain operator The Grain Exchange LLC's license.An administrative hearing will be held Wednesday, at which time grain dealer John Kniepmann, of Breese, may have his license revoked. The department has not revealed why it suspended Kniepmann's license or why it was pursuing revocation. Until then, the company cannot buy, sell, ship or receive grain.Kniepmann could not be reached for comment.The Grain Exchange LLC has operations in...http://www.topix.net/city/germantown-il/2008/02/state-suspends-carlyle-grain-operators-lic... Rural Illinois home is sleek, sophisticated but contemporary- February 2, 2008 "We wanted contemporary but not cold, sophisticated but fun" ADDING A POP A curved faux-finished red wall sets off the theater and pops with a black and white 3- by 4-foot poster of Marilyn Monroe's famous blowing-skirt movie pose. via St. Louis Post-Dispatchhttp://www.topix.net/city/germantown-il/2008/02/rural-illinois-home-is-sleek-sophisticated... |