A Maysville man facing felony charges in Nodaway County of second degree murder and abandonment of a corpse appeared via Zoom in Division One of Clinton County Circuit Court yesterday (Monday) on drug-related charges. Online court information shows Kenneth Wykert has been charged with felony possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor unlawful possession of […]
Two people are to appear Tuesday in Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court following their separate arrests this past week. Thirty-year-old Amy Lynn Waldrep is charged with misdemeanor assault in the fourth degree on a special victim. She is accused of causing physical contact with another person by allegedly kicking Police Officer Mike Wilson […]
Highway Patrol Superintendent Colonel Eric Olson has announced driver testing services will resume for written and skills testing of all classes at limited locations on Monday, May 11, 2020. That includes the Class F operator’s skills testing. The Patrol asks applicants to be patient and allow essential drivers with the most pressing need for service […]
A former inmate at the Crossroads Correctional Center in Cameron has been charged with felony violence against an employee of the Department of Corrections or to an inmate by an inmate stemming from an alleged incident in March 2019. Fifty-two-year-old Jeffrey Sterling is scheduled for an initial appearance is scheduled in DeKalb County Circuit Court […]
A Chillicothe resident has been arrested for an alleged property damage incident. The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office was notified on Thursday of a domestic disturbance that had resulted in a male suspect allegedly destroying a work computer valued at $700 and theft or destruction of an iPad valued at $500. The sheriff’s department reported further […]
Now is the time for wheat producers to make a plan to control Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) in their fields. FHB, or head scab, is a fungal disease that reduces yields and can impact the quality of the grain. In addition, the disease can produce mycotoxins, sometimes referred to as DON or vomitoxins, that are […]
Fire on Saturday afternoon destroyed a four-door truck east of Dawn. Chillicothe Fire Department Captain Derrick Allen said an attached trailer loaded with a skid steer appeared to be unaffected by the fire. All occupants were out of the vehicle when firefighters arrived and found the truck fully involved. Approximately 900 gallons of water were […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of an Illinois woman on an out of state felony warrant and a Gallatin woman on warrants for failure to appear in court. The arrests took place in Daviess County Friday night. Thirty-two-year-old April Findley of Loves Park, Illinois’s felony warrant allegedly involved a violation of a court order […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton man Monday on a capias warrant for failing to appear in court. Twenty-two-year-old Jeffrey Chad Corbin allegedly failed to appear on a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance except for 35 grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid. Bond is $10,000 […]
A Trenton resident, 40-year-old Gregory Baecht, was arrested Sunday on a parole warrant issued by the Missouri probation and parole. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports Baecht is to be returned to the Department of Corrections. He’s accused of violating terms of his release pertaining to residency and alleged reporting directives and supervision. The original […]
Late April is a peak season for morel mushrooms in western Missouri, to the delight of people who like to cook them and find them in the freshly greening outdoors. Where they appear, though, is a challenge for those new to seeking the sponge-like fungi, or for those veterans who cannot find them. Morels appear […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Spickard woman regarding alleged neglect of a young child. Twenty-eight-year-old Avery Elizabeth Mock has been charged with a misdemeanor of endangering the welfare of a child, second degree. Bond is $4,000 cash pending her appearance on May 12th in the Associate Division of the Grundy […]
The Braymer farmer charged with two felony counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Nick and Justin Diemel from Wisconsin had his case bound over to Division One of Caldwell County Circuit Court on Thursday. Garland Joseph Nelson appeared in court via Polycom in custody and filed a waiver of preliminary hearing, with the […]
The Laredo Fire Protection District responded to a fire on the ground on Route V three miles north of Laredo on Thursday morning. Kenny Meeker with the fire department reports the fire on John Engleman’s land was rekindled from Wednesday. Meeker says hardly anything burned on Wednesday, but Thursday’s fire involved several bales of hay […]
Additional details have been released in the arrest warrant issued to a Milan resident accusing him of burglary, stealing, and property damage last week at the 7th Heaven Convenience Store 1419 East 9th Street in Trenton. Nineteen-year-old Keone Edwards Stanton of 503 East 4th Street in Milan is in Grundy County custody in lieu of […]
A Chillicothe, Missouri man has been charged in Livingston County with second-degree arson stemming from an alleged incident in January. Online court information indicates Ronald Gene Dryer is scheduled for an initial court appearance on May 20th at 9 am. A probable cause affidavit accuses Dryer of starting a fire in a 1983 Prowler Camper […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt issued a cease and desist letter to a Springfield area man who was confirmed, after investigation, to be selling N95 masks at inflated prices in the Springfield area. Attorney General Schmitt’s office opened an investigation in response to a report of possible price gouging by a report from TV station […]
A Bethany man has been charged in Harrison County with three felonies after an alleged incident on Monday, March 23, 2020. Thirty-nine-year- old Jeremiah Searles has been charged with first-degree kidnapping, facilitating a felony, inflicting injury, terrorizing, first-degree domestic assault, and abuse or neglect of a child—no sexual contact. Arraignment was held on Tuesday, and […]
An investigation by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office of a possible registration violation on a child sex offender has resulted in the arrest of a man on alleged felony violation for failing to register as a sex offender. Sheriff Steve Cox reports 30-year-old Charles Spencer Henson was also arrested on two outstanding Trenton municipal arrest […]
Cases scheduled for the Municipal Division of Grundy County Circuit Court have been continued for April due to the Supreme Court suspending unnecessary in-person court. Individuals scheduled to appear in Municipal Court April 7th or 21st at 9 o’clock in the morning have had their cases continued to May 5th at 9 o’clock. Cases scheduled […]
