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Rolla fundraiser for Hurricane Helene victims [Video]

The food trucks will be on the Rolla Valvoline lot on Thursday and Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for Hurricane Helene relief.

ROLLA, Mo. — Several small business owners in Rolla have decided to use their businesses to help those impacted by Hurricane Helene in Black Mountain, North Carolina. 

“I just felt compelled and I went to the big stores to see if I could take donations just to get something going down there and collect water, formula and diapers. And couldn’t get nobody to bite,” Kennedy shared. “I literally prayed about it and I woke up the next morning and knew to call Brian.” 

Brian Beckett owns the Valvoline in Rolla and Sullivan. Kennedy told him that she wanted to help with the hurricane relief and needed a location for donations. Beckett agreed to help.

Beckett is offering $15 off oil changes if customers bring a donation. …

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OFB grant is helping young professionals get their start in the industry [Video]

Photo provided by the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation. The executive director of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation says a new grant program is helping young professionals get their start in the industry. Kelly Burns says eligible start-up businesses have to have a widespread impact on state agriculture. Creating long term, sustainable employment opportunities,” she says. […]