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Old 12-21-2009, 05:03 PM
 
Location: Linn County Missouri
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I'd like to hear from other folks about some of your favorite small businesses in Linn County Missouri, tradesmen, local (non-chain & non-franchise) merchants. Locally raised food. Repair shops. Other services. Let's focus on products & services you would recommend to your friends. Anything within about 5 miles of the Linn County line is welcome as well. Focus should be folks actively in business so this isn't the place to wax eloquent over places that are no longer in operation. That said I do appreciate the man who gave us his old hay for compost and the family who gave us sawdust even though the sawmill was on the verge of going out of business.
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Old 12-21-2009, 05:20 PM
 
Location: Linn County Missouri
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I should have included 'Please don't post about your own business - instead find a satisfied customer to mention it.'

#1 > Precison Auto on Helm in Brookfield (660) 258-5447 Reasonable prices. Capable mechanics. Busy shop.
#2 > Mike's Bikes in LaClede (660) 963-2599 by appointment only, repairs & used bicycles
#3 > The Handyman - Longden (660) 734-2919, maintenance, remodeling, custom cabinets, property management
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Old 12-28-2009, 11:02 AM
 
Location: Linn County Missouri
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Danny Phillips Trucking - gravel hauler 660-375-3437
Lorentz Matzen - bulldozer work, ponds, excavating 660-258-2769
Biegel Refrigeration & Electric in Brookfield including refrig parts 660-258-7491
Jim's Auto Repair in Linneus do body work 660-895-5369
Bullen & Sons roofing, construction 660-258-2201
Bear Branch Fencing 660-734-3697
Brookfield Tire & FedEx & AmerenUE paystation 660-258-3181
NCM Graphics in Brookfield printing, copies, business supplies 660-258-7267
Tooey's clothing in Brookfield 660-258-2542 has dry cleaning drop-off
Clearview Services - Randall Tarrant & Son window washing, barn painting, remodeling (919) 323-9139 and (660) 258-3090
Harold Babb Auto Service 320 N Main Brookfield 660-258-3366
Barrels & Buckets Doris Williamson in Meadville (N of school) 660-938-4727

Others feel free to chime in, please only list businesses you recommend from your experience as a paying customer.
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Old 01-07-2010, 04:02 PM
 
Location: Linn County Missouri
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Lend me a hand folks! I know we have several Linn County residents here.

-> Rodney Friesenhahn DDS 222 N. Main Bkfld 660-258-7822 good price & svc
-> Michael Crist DO 814 Fairlane Bkfld 660-258-3397 good prices & svc
-> AgLand Feed 118 E Helm Bkfld 660-258-7493 livestock feed
-> MFA Oil 818 W Helm 660-258-2777 kerosene from the pump
-> MFA 660-258-2284 feed lime
-> Southside Equip 626 W Lockling 660-258-3010 Stihl dealer
-> Clawson Enterprises W Helm 660-258-3848 self-storage
-> Hometown Hardware 116 S Main 660-258-7272
-> Quinn Lumber 101 E Helm660-258-7511
-> Linn Co Machine Supply 124 S Main 660-258-5410 does custom work
-> Solo Tire 660 W Lockling 660-258-3357 Husq warranty, 'tirerack.com' svc
-> Midwest Tire Outlet 29885 Hwy 5 Marceline 660-376-2610 stocks GYDestAT

That about covers it for me so far. You pretty much know where all I've been. Where else in Linn Co. have you been a satisfied paying customer?
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Old 05-15-2010, 10:42 AM
 
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looking at property in linneus mo (7 ac piece of land) we currently live in ohio. i believe this is what were looking for and need for the 5 children we have, small town america that is slowed down and layed back. how is linneus? surrounding areas?
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Old 05-15-2010, 07:49 PM
 
Location: Tippecanoe County, Indiana
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looking at property in linneus mo (7 ac piece of land) we currently live in ohio. i believe this is what were looking for and need for the 5 children we have, small town america that is slowed down and layed back. how is linneus? surrounding areas?
It is a typical farmbelt town with very few jobs.
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Old 05-16-2010, 02:45 PM
 
Location: Chillicothe, MO
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looking at property in linneus mo (7 ac piece of land) we currently live in ohio. i believe this is what were looking for and need for the 5 children we have, small town america that is slowed down and layed back. how is linneus? surrounding areas?
Locust Creek Realty, Linneus, MO Locust Creek Realty and ShoMeMoreRealEstate.com – All Types of Properties and Real Estate For Sale in North Missouri and South Iowa Real Estate covering North MO and several other states. These might also give you some more options to look at.


I highly recommend scouting for jobs before buying and moving.
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Old 11-22-2010, 01:34 PM
 
Location: Linn County Missouri
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One business closure: The Handyman moved out of state.

Good news - the LaClede sawmill is up and running.

More recommended local businesses:
Round To It Vinyl and Improvements - Greg Molner and Sons 660-244-3636 [remodeling, maintenance]
Bear Branch Fencing 660-734-3697 also does tree service and firewood [UPDATE]
Clearview Services - Randall Tarrant & Son: window washing, pressure washing, barn painting, maintenance (660) 734-4722 and (660) 258-3090 [UPDATE]
O'Laughlin Inc 660-376-2155 Sand, gravel, ready-mix concrete

And a treat - fresh raw milk from small local farms - both cow milk and goat milk - pick it up at the farm!
Unfortunately, the farmer's market has closed for the season.
Fortunately, I'm hearing of more and more sources for local grass-fed meat:
lamb, goat kids, beef, buffalo, deer (the deer you have to shoot or receive as a gift)
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Old 02-07-2011, 08:08 PM
 
Location: Linn County Missouri
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Default Burns Family Cemetery Service

I ran into another useful Linn County business if you happen to be in the market for it:
Burns Family Cemetery Service - contact numbers on their website
They perform refinishing, cleaning, maintenance, restoration, leveling and re-basing of gravestones, headstones, grave markers, tombstones, monuments, stone and stonework across northern Missouri.
I've put a marker for their general location on this map
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Old 03-08-2011, 09:52 AM
 
Location: Linn County Missouri
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Congratulations to workers at Apex Plastics, an injection blow molding manufacturer (eg custom plastic bottles, containers),
for earning ISO 9001:2008 quality certification in December 2010.

570 South Main Street in Brookfield, Missouri
(660) 258-7283

Last edited by Linn County MO neighbor; 03-08-2011 at 09:58 AM.. Reason: explaining business
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