Listed below are the planned road closures in the Northwest Missouri region for Wednesday, June 1. This list may be incomplete and is subject to change. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, bridge deck washing, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs and other road work conducted throughout the region. Many […]
An Amish man, accused of poisoning his wife almost ten years ago, appeared yesterday in Harrison County Circuit Court at Bethany. Circuit Court Judge Terry Tschannen of the ninth judicial circuit (Sullivan, Linn, and Chariton counties) was assigned by the Missouri Supreme Court to preside in the murder case. The charges claim Samuel Borntreger, after […]
Six overnight stays, along a 300 mile route, await participants in the second annual bicycle across Missouri ride the week of June 12th. It’s called the Big Bam; and will travel through the southern tier of counties in the Green Hills Region. Bicyclists depart St. Joseph on the 12th , traveling a pre-determined route that […]
Advance plans have been announced for a fund raising softball tournament in Trenton on Saturday August 20th. It’s the third annual North Missouri Emergency Service charity softball tournament. Games are to be played at the Griffin ball field in Trenton. There’s an August 15th registration deadline. The cost is 150 dollars per team, with checks […]
A Chillicothe teen has been arrested at Trenton on an alleged drug charge. Eighteen year-old Brendon Brake faces felony charges of distribution of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, to a Highway Patrol narcotics officer on December 15th. A Grundy County warrant was approved by the circuit court in February. Brake turned himself in this morning at the […]
Under sunny skies, light winds, birds chirping, and approximately 75 people watching, VFW Post 919 at Trenton conducted a flag raising ceremony and rifle salute Monday morning, Memorial Day, to officially open up the Grundy County Museum properties for this season. While VFW members were hoisting the U.S. flag out in front of the Baker one-room school, […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting several arrests in the north Missouri area over the holiday weekend. Eighteen year-old Trystan Wilson of Winston was arrested on multiple charges of exceeding the posted speed limit, and failure to appear on a warrant out of Lathrop, Missouri. Sierra Polk, 24 of Bentonville, Arkansas was arrested in […]
A truck driver from Carrollton, 43 year old Gary Sims, was taken by ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center shortly after 1 o’clock Tuesday morning, May 31st. The highway patrol reports Sims was northbound on Interstate 35 when his semi tractor-trailer traveled off the west side of the highway; the driver over-corrected, causing the big rig to […]
The highway patrol reports the operator of a motorcycle, 53 year old Laurie Hart of Liberty, was treated by ambulance personnel responding to the scene of an accident, five miles south of Cameron, just past 12 noon Monday, May 30th. The patrol reports she was northbound on U-S Highway 69, attempting to turn east onto […]
With a new month approaching, the Netflix catalogue will change a bit as titles leave to make room for the new. It’s bittersweet to know that time is running out to stream some of the titles. These include the cult classic film Wayne’s World, classic romance Ghost and the mama drama movie Losing Isaiah. Make sure […]
Listed below are the planned road closures in the Northwest Missouri region for Tuesday May 31 through June 3rd. Due to the holiday weekend and continued forecasts for rain, this list may be incomplete and is subject to change. Some holiday schedules are included. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole […]
Over the weekend, Mercer County Fire Protection District sent an engine, a tanker, and brush truck to a report of a semi-truck fire east of Princeton near Route CC. Upon arrival, the fire had been extinguished by a small dry chemical extinguisher. The truck was inoperable and blocking a portion of the roadway. Units remained on the scene for awhile […]
There’s a display of flags this Memorial Day surrounding the Grundy County Courthouse in Trenton. Each flag pole has a brass tag, with a Veterans name on it. The flags were set out by members of the Trenton Kiwanis and Trenton Lions Club. It’s flag display practice that is done on many holidays as long as weather […]
The highway patrol reports two all terrain vehicles collided Sunday night in Albany with injuries noted to one operator. One arrest also was made. Twenty five year-old Dylan Willis of Pattonsburg was taken by an ambulance to Northwest Medical Center in Albany serious injuries. The report noted ATV’s driven by Dylan Willis and 25-year-old Kalen Siddens […]
A Kansas City man was hurt late Saturday night east of Maysville when the all terrain vehicle he was driving overturned. Fifty three year-old Timothy Walsh of Kansas City was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries. The accident happened three miles east of Maysville on Southeast Patton Road when the ATV overturned […]
A Polo woman was fatally injured late Saturday night in northwestern Ray County when she, as a pedestrian, was hit by an all terrain vehicle. Twenty two year-old Megan Lamarr of Polo was flown by medical helicopter to Truman Medical Center where she died three and one half hours after the accident. The accident happened […]
Residents of Cameron and Kansas City were injured Sunday afternoon in an accident four miles west of Altamont in western Daviess county. The driver also was arrested by the highway patrol. The state patrol said the driver, 21 year old Aaron Balliett of Cameron, was flown by medical helicopter to St Luke’s Hospital on the […]
A Kirksville woman was killed when the car she was driving overturned off highway 6 in northeast Missouri Saturday afternoon. Twenty to year-old Robin Helm of Kirksville was pronounced dead at the scene, four miles west of Edina. Helm’s westbound car went off the left side of highway 6 and overturned, demolishing the vehicle. Ms. […]
Numerous funnel clouds were seen late Friday afternoon into the earlier evening across Daviess County and extending into western areas of Grundy County. No damage was reported in either county, but two brief touchdowns were reported. The first was five miles southwest of Trenton around 6:14, and the other one mile south of Brimson about […]
The Sullivan County Museum in Milan opens for the season on Saturday. A special guest, coinciding with the newest display at the museum in Milan, is an author, Carolyn Mulford. Mary Courtney of the Sullivan County Historical Society was interviewed this week by KTTN’s John Anthony: Mrs. Courtney had information concerning the displays available for […]
