School days bring congestion with school buses are picking up their passengers, kids on bikes are hurrying to get to school before the bell rings, harried parents are trying to drop their kids off before work. It’s never more important for drivers to slow down and pay attention than when kids are present – especially […]
A Des Moines, Iowa resident was hurt late Saturday afternoon when the pickup truck he was operating hit a tree at a gas station North of Eagleville. Sixty-six-year-old Danny Davis was taken to Decatur County Hospital in Leon, Iowa with moderate injuries. The accident happened eight miles north of Eagleville off Highway 69 and Interstate […]
A Grant city boy was fatally injured Saturday night when a sports utility vehicle overturned on old Highway 169 just south of Grant city. Six-year-old William Straughn was pronounced dead at Northwest Medical Center in Albany approximately an hour and one half after the fatal crash. Straughn was a passenger in the SUV driven by […]
The highway patrol reports a Ridgeway man, 35-year old Ludwig Renner, was arrested Saturday night in Mercer County. Renner was accused of unlawfully operating a UTV on a highway in excess of 45 miles an hour, felony driving while intoxicated/aggravated offender, resisting arrest for a felony charge, and failure to halt at a stop sign. […]
Tim Garrison, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that Detective Sgt. Ryan Glidden of the Maryville Department of Public Safety has received the 2018 Enoch B. Morelock Award. The Enoch B. Morelock Award is an annual recognition of outstanding moral character, service to law enforcement and service to the community. Glidden […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports the Highway Patrol Crime Lab is examining paraphernalia seized during a search after a vehicle-pedestrian accident in Wheeling this week. A vehicle reportedly drove south on Route B when the vehicle’s mirror clipped the arm of an adult male pedestrian wearing all black in a darkened area of the […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Gallatin woman in Harrison County Saturday morning on several accusations. Forty-six-year-old Leslie Johnson was accused of careless and imprudent driving, no proof of insurance, and misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. Johnson was transported to the Harrison County Law Enforcement Center on a 12-hour hold.
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of two drivers inside the boundaries of Lake Viking Friday night following an accident which injured one of the drivers. Thirty-nine-year-old Patrick Bottcher of Gallatin drove south in a pickup truck on Lake Viking Terrace when a northbound sports utility vehicle driven by 73-year-old Donna Redden of Altamont reportedly […]
The Highway Patrol reports a teen from Gallatin sustained minor injuries when a vehicle ran off the road four miles north of Cameron Friday afternoon. Seventy-year-old Joseph Cleveland of Senatobia, Mississippi drove north on U. S. Highway 69 when the vehicle crossed the center line. Cleveland overcorrected, which caused the vehicle to cross the center […]
A crash involving two semi trucks last night in Decatur County of southern Iowa has claimed the life of a truck driver from Kansas. The location of the accident was in a construction zone on Interstate 35 about seven to eight miles north of the Missouri-Iowa state line. The Iowa Highway Patrol reports 59-year-old Mark […]
The highway patrol reports a Bucklin teenager received minor injuries when the eastbound car she was driving went off Highway 36, struck a ditch, and overturned. Sixteen-year-old Lily King was transported by an ambulance to Pershing Memorial Hospital of Brookfield. The car received moderate damage in the accident one mile west of Brookfield Wednesday afternoon. The […]
(Missourinet) – A man who jumped in to help victims when a Ride the Ducks boat sank on Table Rock Lake in Branson is suing for damages. Greg Harris jumped in the water from the nearby Branson Belle river showboat to help rescue passengers from the capsized Duck Boat July 19th. The lawsuit […]
The City of Trenton is accepting bids for fire station window replacement. Bids will be accepted at the Trenton City Hall at 1100 Main Street until the afternoon of September 7th at 2 o’clock. Contact Fire Chief Brandon Gibler at 660-359-5552 for specifications and more information. The City of Trenton reserves the right to reject […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities is accepting bids for tree trimming around electric lines as well as for installation of a new expansion tank and boiler line repairs. Tree trimming bids will be accepted at the Trenton City Hall at 1100 Main Street until the afternoon of September 5th at 2 o’clock. Call Supervisor Mark Newton at […]
University of Missouri Extension natural resource engineer Kent Shannon offers tips for collecting farm yield data prior to harvest. Back up yield data from the previous season. Copy each season’s data to a unique folder. Maintain several backup copies of the display/raw data in different locations to prevent losses from theft, damage or modification. Delete […]
A 16-year-old from Chillicothe waived his formal arraignment in Livingston County Circuit Court Wednesday and entered a plea of guilty on a felony charge of first-degree assault or attempt. Online court information shows Matthew Ryan Miller pleaded guilty following a recommendation by the prosecution to suspend imposition of sentence. The court accepted his plea, and […]
A King City woman died and a King City boy sustained injuries as the result of a one-vehicle accident two miles northeast of King City Wednesday afternoon. The Highway Patrol reports 50-year-old Lori Pike drove east on the westbound side of 450th Street about one mile east of U. S. Highway 169 when she overcorrected. […]
Several area school districts started classes today (Thursday) and enrollment figures, in general, are down in those reporting. Grundy County R-5 reports a total first-day enrollment of 122 students which is down 11 from last year’s first-day enrollment. There are 59 students in kindergarten through sixth grade at Humphreys and 63 in seventh through 12th […]
(USDA) – Agricultural producers in Missouri who suffered losses and damages due to recent drought on two separate occasions may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency emergency loans. The loans are made available under the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue. For the recent drought, the Secretary has designated Andrew, […]
Local and state leaders will join citizens groups and unions today to establish ways to build on the momentum gained after the defeat of Proposition A. A town hall meeting at Oppenstein Brothers Park in Kansas City will discuss how to increase wages to at least $15 an hour for low-wage workers. Jessica Podhola, director […]
