The Highway Patrol reports a man sustained serious injuries when his car struck a tractor-trailer four miles south of Chillicothe Friday afternoon. Twenty-six-year-old Ryan Schuermann traveled south on Highway 65 when his car crossed the center line and struck the driver side and rear duals of the northbound tractor-trailer driven by 66-year-old Edgar Hoyt of […]
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North Missouri Center for Youth and Families to hold annual Block Party and Glow Run
The North Missouri Center for Youth and Families will hold its Sixth Annual Block Party and 5K Glow Run to benefit its Power Up After School Program. The event will be held at the center at 211 Locust Street in Chillicothe the night of June 30 with the block party to begin at 7 o’clock, […]
Multiple employers to hold Job Fair in Trenton on June 19th
Employers representing manufacturing, the Missouri Department of Corrections, healthcare, and commercial driver’s license positions will be at a job fair in Trenton next week. The Missouri Job Center sponsors the event to be held at the Ketcham Community Center Tuesday, June 19th from 10 o’clock in the morning to 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Job […]
11-year-old passenger hurt when tractor-trailer overturns in Daviess County
The Highway Patrol reports a child from Ridgeway sustained minor injuries when the flatbed tractor-trailer which he was a passenger in overturned in Daviess County Friday morning. Thirty-one-year-old James Baker of Ridgeway drove north on Route AA before pulling over and parking partially off the east side of the road when the flatbed tractor-trailer slowly […]
Galt Board of Aldermen fill two positions
The Galt Board of Aldermen has appointed two individuals to the positions of Mayor and Alderman at Large. Jessica Gannon has been appointed as Mayor, and Jay Blackburn has been appointed as the Alderman at Large. They will take their oath of office at the next board of aldermen meeting. The board passed an updated […]
MoDOT planned road work in North Missouri for week of June 18
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the Northern Missouri region planned for the week of June 18 – 24 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, mowing, shoulder work, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs, litter […]
More scams hit Livingston County
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports a scam involving emails and other notifications sent from outside the United States to local citizens. The emails and notifications inform a citizen that the scammer has evidence of him or having an affair and demand a specific amount of money to “destroy evidence” to not make it known. […]
Chillicothe man pleads guilty in crash that claimed life of infant near Chillicothe
A Chillicothe man pleaded guilty in Livingston County Circuit Court Wednesday to a felony charge stemming from a fatality accident in April 2017. Online court information shows 23-year-old Benjamin Wesley Davis had been charged with operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner involving an accident. The court sentenced him to one year […]
California woman hurt in crash on Highway 36 near Hamilton
The Highway Patrol reports a Carmel, California woman sustained minor injuries in a one-vehicle accident three miles east of Hamilton Thursday morning. Seventy-two-year-old Judith Wyckoff traveled east on U. S. Highway 36 when her car ran off the road and into the median at Route B. The vehicle returned to the road before running off […]
Former Corizon employee at Chillicothe Correctional Center pleads guilty to sexual conduct with a prisoner
A former employee of a company contracted for services at the Chillicothe Correctional Center, who previously pleaded guilty to felony sexual conduct with a prisoner, appeared in Livingston County Circuit Court Tuesday. Online court information shows John Thomas Dunn of Kansas City, Missouri was sentenced to a facility to be determined by the Missouri Department […]
Tractor mowing MoDOT right of way hit by pickup south of Maysville
The Highway Patrol reports a Cameron woman sustained moderate injuries when the pickup truck in which she rode was struck by a tractor five miles south of Maysville Thursday morning. Thirty-six-year-old Robert Slawson of Saint Joseph drove south on Highway 33 when he began to pass a Missouri Department of Transportation tractor cutting the grass […]
Sarah Maloney resigns from Administrator position at North 65 Center
The North 65 Center in Trenton has announced the resignation of Administrator Sarah Maloney with her final day at the center to be June 28th. Grundy County Council on Aging Secretary Beverly Whitley says Maloney accepted another job. Maloney has been employed as the North 65 administrator since January 2017. Whitley reports the Grundy County […]
Prison sentence handed down in Division One of Grundy County court
A Minnesota man has been sentenced to prison after pleaded guilty to three felony charges stemming from incidents in April and May in Grundy County. Larry Edward Brown Junior of Lakefield, Minnesota appeared yesterday in Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court. Guilty pleas were entered on April charges of tampering with a motor vehicle and resisting, […]
Princeton teen makes Division One court appearance on manslaughter charge
A Princeton teenager has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from an accident last October 8th that claimed the life of Lineville resident Saige Boswell. Seventeen-year-old Elijah Charles Mandich of Princeton appeared Wednesday in Division One of Mercer County Circuit Court. He is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the first-degree. The defendant’s request to modify the cash bond […]
Newtown-Harris Board of Education adopts policies
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education at its meeting Monday elected to purchase a riding lawnmower. The 2017 X590 John Deere mower will cost $5,400. The board also approved a five-year contract for Ricoh copiers for the school years from 2018 to 2023. One copier will be at the high school, and another will be at […]
Gallatin man crashes on Highway 50 in Johnson County
The Highway Patrol reports a Gallatin man sustained minor injuries in a one-vehicle accident in Johnson County Thursday morning. Eighty-seven-year-old Thomas McWilliams traveled east on U. S. Highway 50 when he reportedly began sneezing and his eyes became watery. The crash happened between Business Highway 13 and West Young Street when he saw a Missouri […]
Joint investigation by CPD and Livingston County Sheriff leads to arrest of Wheeling man
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports a joint communication and investigation by the sheriff’s office and Chillicothe Police Department lead to the arrest of a Wheeling man Wednesday for alleged felony stealing. Online court information shows 31-year-old Adam Daniel Caudill has been charged with felony stealing $750 or more. Cox says Caudill was transported to […]
North Mercer R-3 Board of Education adopts budget for 2018-2019 school year
The North Mercer R-3 Board of Education adopted the 2018-2019 budget at a meeting Thursday morning. Revenues are projected at $3,029,827, with expenditures projected at $3,056,898. There is a projected net loss of $27,071. The board also approved 2017-2018 budget amendments which included revenues increasing by $55,292 and expenses decreasing by $8,882. The end of […]
Trenton Chamber of Commerce to hold ribbon cutting ceremonies
The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce will hold two ribbon cutting ceremonies next week. The first ceremony will be held in recognition of the Trenton American Legion’s newly purchased building at 511 East 17th Street in Trenton, the former Casey’s building. The ribbon cutting will be held at the post’s new location the morning of […]
Mercer and Grundy Counties assigned new graduates of Missouri Highway Patrol Academy
Colonel Sandra K. Karsten, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces that 26 troopers will graduate from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on June 29, 2018. The ceremony is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. in the Academy gymnasium. The public is invited. The 105th Recruit Class reported to the Academy on January […]