A man from southwest Missouri’s Springfield has been arrested on suspicion of participating in this month’s attack on the U.S. Capitol. Zachary Martin has been arrested on federal charges of restricted buildings or grounds, unlawful activities on Capitol Grounds, disorderly conduct, and demonstrating in the Capitol building. FBI spokeswoman Bridget Patton tells Missourinet FBI special […]
Justin and Stephanie Oaks, along with their three boys, are proud to call their Harris, Missouri farm diversified, to say the least. On their 200 acres in Sullivan County, the Oaks family raises cattle, hogs, row crops, and hay. Justin, a fifth-generation farmer, is also a local seed salesman, adding more diversity to their operation’s […]
A Trenton Middle School seventh-grader won the Grundy County Spelling Bee on January 29th. Titus Kottwitz won with the word cymbals. Pleasant View R-6 student Astrid Soriano placed second. Kottwitz and Soriano will represent Grundy County in the Northwest Missouri Regional Spelling Bee in Saint Joseph on March 13th. Pleasant View student Abbye Johnson is […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department reports it responded to a call of a trailer exploding at the intersection of Calhoun and Washington street on Thursday afternoon, January 29th. Captain/Emergency Medical Technician Tracy Bradley says flames came from the rear axles of the trailer. A hand line was used to start extinguishing the fire, two trucks were positioned […]
Veterans events have been announced for February 2021. A veterans service officer will help with VA paperwork and answer questions at Trenton VFW Post 919 February 1st from 9 to 1 o’clock. Attendees are asked to bring a copy of their DD-214. A counselor and a veterans service officer will be at the Trenton VFW […]
The Livingston County Health Center is no longer taking names for COVID-19 vaccine at this time. The office reports there has been an overwhelming response, and it does not want to provide false hope of getting vaccinated in the near future until vaccine becomes more readily available. Individuals who signed up will still be notified […]
Grundy County Sheriff Rodney Herring reports a man from an area northwest of Spickard sustained a non-life-threatening injury after accidentally shooting himself on January 28th. An ambulance transported the man to the Trenton Airport before an air ambulance took him to a Kansas City hospital. The individual said he was putting a flashlight on a […]
All classes of Missouri land values grew steadily in the past year, according to the University of Missouri Extension’s annual survey of farmers, rural appraisers, and agricultural lenders. Ray Massey, MU Extension agricultural economics professor, heads the survey efforts. No governmental or public agencies in Missouri require the reporting of land values, said Massey. Despite […]
A Nevada man was charged in an indictment Wednesday for his alleged participation in a scheme to defraud multiple financial institutions by filing bank loan applications that fraudulently sought more than $1.9 million dollars in forgivable loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Nicholas L. […]
The owner of an Olathe, Kansas, clinic that treats opioid addiction has been indicted by a federal grand jury for drug trafficking. Trevor J. Robinson, 44, of Olathe, Kansas, was charged in a five-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Robinson was arrested today and remains in federal custody pending […]
A Lawson man has been charged in Caldwell County with first-degree murder following a shooting in Polo the morning of January 27th in which a woman died from her injuries. Thirty-five-year-old Kevin Lynn Barnett Junior has also been charged with assault—first degree or attempt, armed criminal action, robbery—first degree, unlawful possession of a firearm, and […]
The Grundy County Health Department reports it gave 100 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Phase 1A earlier this month, and 130 doses will be administered this week to Phase 1B Tiers 1 and 2. Vaccine clinics are on January 27th and 28th by appointment only for individuals in those groups. Appointment times were filled on […]
The Livingston County Health Center reports another COVID-19-related death, which brings the total to 49. Twelve new cases were also added for a total of 1,369. Of the 54 active cases, 46 are in the community, five are school actives, and three are facility actives. There are seven current COVID-19-related hospitalizations for Livingston County. The […]
Law enforcement reports a 35-year-old man from Lawson was taken into custody following a shooting in Polo the morning of January 27th in which a female died from her injuries. Caldwell County Sheriff Mitchel Allen reports the suspect was taken into custody following a manhunt that involved officers from the Highway Patrol, Polo Police Department, […]
An assistant principal at Nixa Junior High School in Nixa, Missouri, was charged in federal court with the sexual exploitation of a child for the purpose of producing child pornography. Colby Fronterhouse, 41, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Springfield, Mo., with one count of producing child pornography. […]
The Grundy County Health Department reports COVID-19 vaccine clinic appointment times are full for this week. Additional clinics will be held on January 27th and 28th for individuals at least 65 years old and those from Phase 1A and Phase 1B Tier 1 who have not been served. The Grundy County Health Department will continue […]
The Harrison County Health Department has obtained about 350 doses of COVID-19 vaccine. It has followed the governor’s vaccination plan, prioritizing vaccine for Phase 1A, Phase 1B Tier 1, and Phase 1B Tier 2, and been giving vaccine throughout the week to individuals in those phases. The health department reports it started a waiting list […]
Seven COVID-19 cases have been added in Harrison County for a total of 957. The county’s dashboard indicates 813 cases have been confirmed. The number of active cases remained at 78. Fifteen COVID-19-related deaths have been reported for Harrison County. Confirmed COVID-19 cases have increased by one in Mercer County, bringing the total to 149. […]
A Braymer man accused of hitting his 13-year-old daughter in the lip and stomach has been charged with felony abuse or neglect of a child, no sexual contact. Fifty-year-old Troy Dale Frazier also faces misdemeanor domestic assault, fourth-degree, first, or second offense. Bond was set at $7,500 cash only with special conditions for bond supervision […]
The Grundy County Health Department has a limited number of COVID-19 vaccine doses available. Vaccine clinics will be held on Thursday, January 28, and Friday, January 29 by appointment only. This clinic will serve individuals: Age 65 and older Also accepting appointments for persons from Phase 1A and Phase 1B-Tier 1 who have not been […]
