The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a trash fire at 310 Edgerton Wednesday afternoon. Williams says that, upon arrival, firefighters found a small pile of yard debris and garbage burning unattended near multiple structures. The resident started the fire after cleaning up in the fence row and then left. The resident was contacted, advised the […]
The Trenton Park Department is accepting sealed bids for one new mid-mount zero-turn mower. Gas engines must have 35 horsepower or greater and be air cooled and decks must be a minimum of 72 inches wide. Mowers must have a minimum of a three-year complete warranty. Sealed bids will be accepted at the Trenton City […]
A boil order has been issued for Jamesport due to a water main leak early Wednesday and water being shut off. Jamesport City Clerk Shelley Page reports the boil order will continue until Friday afternoon, April 12 at 3 o’clock.
The bridge on Livingston County Route C over Shoal Creek, just south of Utica, is now closed, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. The bridge was closed this afternoon after a regularly scheduled inspection revealed critical deterioration to the structure. The anticipated closure time will not be known until further assessments can be completed. […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department Monday afternoon received a call of a field on fire off LIV Road 533. The caller had stated someone lit a field on fire next to their property and the fire was about to reach some timber. Upon arrival, firefighters found a ditch area and part of a grass field on […]
A two-vehicle accident early Monday afternoon injured three people in Caldwell County, three miles south of Polo. Taken to Liberty Hospital were 50-year-old Cynthia Adams of Polo and a passenger in the pickup she was driving, 49-year-old Donald Holder of Excelsior Springs. Both received serious injuries. The driver of a sports utility vehicle, 65-year-old Edward […]
State Senators will continue debating sports wagering this week. Since the US Supreme Court made it legal, states and casinos are trying to cash in. Warrensburg Senator Denny Hoskins is the sponsor of the bill that would tax casinos nine percent for sports booking. Professional teams are on board with Hoskins’ bill – […]
The Highway Patrol reports a drug-related arrest Sunday afternoon following a traffic stop in Putnam County. According to an online report, 41-year-old Aaron Conn of Centerville, Iowa was taken to the Putnam County jail on a 24-hour hold. Conn was accused of alleged felony possession of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, as well as […]
The highway patrol reports a Milan man was arrested Saturday afternoon in Sullivan County on a Grundy County warrant accusing him of drug trafficking. Thirty-four-year-old Dustin Nickell was also was accused of possessing methamphetamine, and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Nickell was being held in Sullivan County. A Bethany man was arrested early Sunday in […]
A Lamoni, Iowa resident was hurt late Saturday afternoon west of Cainsville when a side-by-side utility vehicle overturned and came to rest on its top. Twenty-year-old Clay Binkley of Lamoni, a passenger in the vehicle, was taken by private vehicle to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany with moderate injuries. The driver of the vehicle, […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Stanberry woman sustained moderate injuries when the sports utility vehicle she drove struck a car about two miles northeast of Stanberry Friday afternoon. An ambulance transported 48-year-old Ramona Crouse to the Northwest Medical Center in Albany. The driver of the car, 19-year-old Haley Van Horn of Stanberry, was not reported […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Kidder woman in DeKalb County Friday afternoon on several allegations. Thirty-one-year-old Elysia Stone was accused of felony possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, and failure to drive on the right half of the roadway. Stone was transported to the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail on […]
Governor Parson was among three governors meeting in Iowa Wednesday afternoon to get an update from federal officials on Missouri River flooding. Parson says Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska needs to be on the same page when it comes to flood response. Parson says state officials should have “a more active role” in making […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of three Milan residents in Sullivan County Thursday afternoon, each on drug-related allegations, including unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Thirty-six-year-old Jacob McCaughey and 32-year-old Lynsey Wyant were accused of felony manufacture of 35 grams or less of marijuana. Wyant also had a misdemeanor Sullivan County warrant for failure to […]
Three days have been set aside for a jury trial for the defendant accused in a traffic accident at Chillicothe that killed one person and injured a young girl. The fatality accident was November 25th of 2017 in downtown Chillicothe. Thirty-nine-year-old Danette Rardon of Chillicothe died in the two-vehicle wreck. Twenty-four-year-old Shawn Michael Yuille faces […]
The Jamesport United Methodist Church will partner with the Tri-County School to host a benefit for a baby born with Down Syndrome and three heart defects. Lincolns for Lincoln Flenthrope will begin at the school in Jamesport Saturday afternoon at 4:30 with a spaghetti dinner. The cost is a free will donation, with a minimum […]
The Livingston County Health Center and Grand River Multipurpose Center, both of Chillicothe, will hold Tai Chi for Health classes for seniors at 60 years old or those living with arthritis, fibromyalgia, and other conditions that cause balance problems and joint pain. Tai Chi for Health Institute Certified Instructors Ann Burchett and Ron Krammes will […]
The governors of Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska want the Army Corps of Engineers to come up with more flood-prevention solutions. The three governors and Army Corps and Federal Emergency Management officials met Wednesday in Iowa and plan to meet again in three weeks. At a press conference Wednesday afternoon in Council Bluffs, Governor Parson says […]
The Chillicothe Area Arts Council’s final show of the 2018-2019 season will feature the Morton Sisters. The trio with tight three-part harmonies will perform at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center of Chillicothe the afternoon April 14th at 3 o’clock. The box office will open at 2 o’clock. Arts Council Administrator Mary Lou VanDeventer says […]
A fire that began overnight on Wednesday at 1:45 am on the north side of the Unionville Square has left one building a “total loss”. Unionville Fire Chief Tim Montgomery reports half of the building housing a club for men to “hang out” fell in, and two buildings attached to it sustained smoke and water […]
