Robin Carnahan's office announces program highlighting Missouri Wine Country

Secretary of State Robin Carnahan’s office issued a press release on October 21, 2010, announcing a program highlighting the history of Missouri’s wine country.  On October 28, Authors Dianna and Don Graveman will discuss their new book, Missouri Wine Country: St. Charles to Hermann.  The program will begin at 7PM in the Missouri State Archives, which is a division of Canahan’s office.
Missouri Weinstrasse or the “wine road” as it is called, winds through a beautiful area of southeast St. Charles County and a 20 mile stretch between Hermann and New Haven.  Dianna and Don Graveman have made use of over 200 vintage images of the scenic Missouri wine country within their book.
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Mizzou No. 7 in AP, No. 8 in coaches' poll

The Tigers jumped into the top 10, up 11 spots to No. 7 in the AP poll and up eight spots to No. 8, in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll, thanks to their win over Oklahoma on Saturday.
Missouri had been ranked 11th in the BCS standings and is projected to jump to sixth when those are released tonight.
The Tigers (7-0) are at Nebraska on Saturday.
The No. 7 ranking in the AP is Mizzou's highest since 2007 when they reached No. 1 before ending up at No. 4
In the coaches' poll, the Cornhuskers are 12th after beating Oklahoma State.

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Driver Missing at John Deer Hill Crash Site

West of Hermann.
In the 7:00 o'clock hour Saturday night, Hermann EMS and nearly a dozen firefighters with the Hermann Area Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to the top of "Kemper's Hill," 1/2 mile southwest of L&S Equipment on Hwy. 100 East for a motor vehicle accident. 
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Missouri upsets No. 1 Oklahoma 36-27

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Jerrell Jackson spun free from a knot of tacklers on a 38-yard reception for the go-ahead score, sparking a 16-point fourth quarter that helped No. 18 Missouri upend the top team in the BCS standings with a 36-27 victory over error-prone Oklahoma on Saturday night.

  Chris Lee October 23, 2010 -- Missouri linebacker Jared Parham celebrates in the final seconds during a game between Missouri and Oklahoma at Faurot Field in Columbia, Mo.

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