(Missouri Independent) – A fertilizer spill this month in southwest Iowa killed nearly all the fish in a 60-mile stretch of river with an estimated death toll of more than 750,000, according to Iowa and Missouri conservation officers. That is the biggest fish kill in Iowa in at least a decade and the fifth-largest on […]
Missouri AG files lawsuit against Biden’s loan cancellation plan
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced a lawsuit against President Biden’s latest illegal loan “cancellation” plan and issued the following statement: “I’m extremely pleased to see Kansas leading a multi-state coalition in challenging President Biden’s latest attempt to unlawfully transfer hundreds of thousands of dollars in Ivy League debt onto working Missouri families. I’m pleased […]
17-year-old Milan girl injured in rollover crash on Route E
In an accident in Sullivan County, Missouri, a 17-year-old from Milan sustained minor injuries after her car, a 2018 Ford Focus, veered off the road, struck an embankment, and overturned. The incident occurred on Route E, approximately four miles west of Milan, at around 5:50 p.m. on March 28, 2024. According to the Missouri State […]
Elderly woman injured in bus crash on I-35, near Cameron
A bus accident occurred on Interstate 35 near the Route H overpass, approximately 7 miles south of Cameron, Missouri, on the afternoon of March 28, 2024, at around 4:15 p.m. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 2011 Ford E350 bus, driven by Terry E. Burns, 67, of Braymer, Missouri, veered off the east […]
Trenton man injured in mini-bike crash south of Iowa Boulevard
A 23-year-old man from Trenton sustained moderate injuries in a mini-bike crash that occurred on the afternoon of March 28, 2024. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the accident happened at approximately 4:10 p.m. on SE 8th Avenue, just a quarter mile south of Iowa Boulevard. According to the crash report, IzeK M Cockriel-Barnes was […]
St. Louis County man sentenced to 20 years in prison for robbing QuikTrip stores
U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Thursday sentenced a man who repeatedly robbed St. Louis area QuikTrip stores to 20 years in prison. Terrence Gleason, now 53, of Bel Ridge, Missouri, stole cigarettes from or robbed three QuikTrip stores, including one in Bel-Ridge that he victimized three times. On Dec. 5, 2021, at about […]
Man from Hawaii admits sextortion of Missouri teen
A resident of Hawaii pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis and admitted the sextortion of a 14-year-old Missouri girl, as well as the distribution of explicit images of other minors. Gerardo Javier Montes, 33, pleaded guilty to one felony count of distribution of child pornography. Between Dec. 6, 2021, and Jan. […]
Kirksville man, caught in overseas sting, admits child pornography charge
A man from Kirksville, Missouri on Thursday pleaded guilty to a child pornography charge after being caught by an undercover police officer posing as a 12-year-old girl. Corey Alexander Wadel, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography. Wadel admitted that he possessed more than 600 images containing child sexual abuse material […]
Russian national sentenced to 15 years in a Missouri prison for $11M wire fraud conspiracy
A Russian national was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to use stolen identities to file thousands of federal income tax returns that claimed more than $11 million in fraudulent refunds. Anton Vikharev, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 15 years in federal prison without parole. […]
KC man sentenced to 11 years in prison for cocaine trafficking
A Kansas City, Mo., man who boasted about having associates selling cocaine in several local bars and nightclubs was sentenced in federal court today for distributing cocaine. Manuel A. Contreras, 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to 11 years and three months in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered […]
Discover career opportunities at Chillicothe’s Career Fair on April 10
The Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce announces its collaboration with Grand River Technical School (GRTS) to host a Career Fair on Wednesday, April 10, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The event will take place at the Mervyn W. Jenkins Expo Center, conveniently located on the Litton Agri-Science Campus. This Career Fair is open to […]
Grundy Electric announces youth leadership winners
Grundy Electric Cooperative announces that area youth from local school districts have been selected to attend youth leadership conferences this summer. Students submitted applications detailing their community involvement, school activities, achievements, references, and a brief essay. Each finalist underwent an interview by a panel of judges, resulting in four delegates being chosen to represent Grundy […]
Grundy Electric Cooperative selects juniors for leadership conferences
Grundy Electric Cooperative has announced the selection of local juniors from area schools to attend youth leadership conferences this summer. Kaleb McCallon and Jacob Horton, both students at Trenton R-9 in Trenton, have been named finalists for the Youth Tour Leadership Conference, earning them a trip to Washington, D.C. this June. The Rural Electric Youth […]
Italian exchange student shares experiences at Trenton Rotary Club
An Italian Rotary exchange student addressed members of the Trenton Rotary Club on March 28, sharing insights about her homeland and experiences in the United States. Emma Raebelli, who has been residing with the family of Dillon and Lora Harp and attending Trenton High School, highlighted the enriching cultural exchange she’s undergoing. Lora Harp took […]
Phyllis Maxine Mlika
Phyllis Maxine Mlika was born in Ridgeway, Mo., on February 4, 1936, to Joseph and Martha Mlika. She was united in marriage to Leslie Raymond Kinnison in 1955. They had three children: Teresa M. Kinnison, Billy Ray Kinnison of Mt. Moriah, and David Joe Kinnison. Phyllis was a baptized believer in Jesus Christ from an […]
Mac Lewis Rakes
Mr. Mac L. Rakes, 66, a resident of Trenton, Missouri died Monday, March 25, 2024, at his home. He was cremated under the direction of Slater-Neal Funeral Home, Trenton, Missouri. No services are planned at this time. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Mr. Rakes was born January 27, 1958, in Grand […]
Constance (Connie) Jean Smith
Constance (Connie) Jean Smith, 74, of Chillicothe, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2024. Connie was born on July 2, 1949, to parents Robert Logan and Beulah (Flexiter) Logan. She was a 1967 graduate of Chillicothe High School and then went on to earn her master’s degree in education from Truman State University. Connie taught […]
Chillicothe woman faces charges for alleged child neglect
A Chillicothe woman has been charged in Livingston County following an investigation by the Chillicothe Police Department, which revealed alleged child neglect. Twenty-two-year-old Cheyenne Dawn White faces two felony counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, creating substantial risk, and two felony counts of abuse or neglect of a child. Bond was set […]
Portions of Green Hills grappling with increasing drought conditions
Portions of the Green Hills are experiencing abnormally dry and moderate drought conditions, according to this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor Map, released Thursday morning, March 28, based on conditions as of Tuesday morning, March 26. Moderate drought covers most of Harrison County, northwest Daviess County, and about the eastern half of Linn County. Abnormally dry […]
Grundy County fugitive turns herself in on March 27
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports that one of its fugitives featured in last Friday’s alert has surrendered. Ashley Nichole Wilson, 36, turned herself in on March 27. Wilson allegedly violated her probation related to a misdemeanor charge for breaching an order of protection. Following her surrender, Wilson posted a bond set at $5,000, payable […]