Louis Keen, owner of the infamous Uranus Missouri complex and publisher of The Uranus Examiner, which emerged in September after a nearby daily newspaper shut down, announced the suspension of his publication because of financial difficulties after lenders pulled their funding. In a lengthy Facebook post Friday, Keen explained what prompted him to pull the plug on … Continue reading The Uranus Examiner newspaper suspends publication
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Uranus Missouri installs a huge, new neon sign
Give Louie Keen credit for one thing -- he seldom does anything half-hearted. The owner of the Uranus Missouri complex -- best known for the memorably named Uranus Fudge Factory -- near St. Robert, Missouri, threw the switch Friday on a huge, new sign that features 2,000 feet of neon tubing and hundreds of chasing … Continue reading Uranus Missouri installs a huge, new neon sign
Uranus Missouri’s bid to start newspaper encounters resistance
The newspaper in Waynesville, Missouri, recently shut down. A local businessman announces plans to start a newspaper in its place. The readers in Waynesville and the surrounding region are celebrating, right? Not necessarily. The businessman is Louie Keen, owner of the Uranus Missouri, complex along Route 66 in nearby St. Robert, Missouri, and he plans … Continue reading Uranus Missouri’s bid to start newspaper encounters resistance
Expanded Pulaski County brochure includes obscure Route 66 alignment
The Pulaski County Tourism Bureau in Missouri announced this week it expanded its Route 66 Driving Tour brochure for the first time since 2001, including adding an obscure Route 66 alignment of which few people are aware. The bureau stated the brochure offers more than 66 points of interest, 10 detour-worthy side trips and seven roadie-inspired … Continue reading Expanded Pulaski County brochure includes obscure Route 66 alignment
An update on the Route 66 Neon Park in Missouri
An area television station provided an update on a proposed Route 66 Neon Park in St. Robert, Missouri -- including that organizers hope to open at least part of it next spring. Here's the report from KY3 in Springfield, Missouri: Beth Wiles, president of the Pulaski County Route 66 Preservation group, hopes to have three … Continue reading An update on the Route 66 Neon Park in Missouri
Group donates neon signs to Route 66 Neon Park
The Friends of the Mother Road nonprofit group this week donated neon signs from the Stanley Cour-Tel and Lin-Air Motel on Route 66 in St. Louis to the future Route 66 Neon Park in St. Robert, Missouri. According to a news release from Beth Wiles of Pulaski County Route 66 Preservation: Both properties were razed … Continue reading Group donates neon signs to Route 66 Neon Park
Guinness certifies world’s largest belt buckle in Uranus, Missouri
The Uranus, Missouri complex (actually near St. Robert, Missouri) mostly is known for its silly but attention-getting name and mildly scatological puns associated with it. Now it's known as the honest-to-goodness home of the world's largest belt buckle. Louie Keen, owner and "The Mayor" of Uranus, Missouri, received word Tuesday his belt buckle that measures … Continue reading Guinness certifies world’s largest belt buckle in Uranus, Missouri
Route 66 Neon Park planned in mid-Missouri
A Route 66 Neon Park is planned to be developed in a median of Route 66 in the mid-Missouri town of St. Robert, according to a news release from a Pulaski County Route 66 organization, and a Kickstarter campaign has been launched to help the park become a reality. The neon park will be in … Continue reading Route 66 Neon Park planned in mid-Missouri