The home page of the City of Fordland’s website provides a succinct description of what visitors will find in this quaint community, located in southern Webster County less than 30 miles east of Springfield. However, what the depiction fails to note, the education community in the region already knows: Melissa Grandel symbolizes what a top-flight […]
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Audio: Missouri Senator Roy Blunt says U.S.- Mexico border crossings have declined by 56% since May
Missouri U.S. Senator Roy Blunt says there’s been a dramatic decline in the number of people coming to the U.S. through the Mexico border. During a Senate Republican press conference in Washington, Blunt says he traveled this month to the border to see for himself how things are going. “Border crossings are way […]
North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees reviews student enrollment
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved the formation of a lay committee Tuesday evening. Board President Don Dalrymple was interested in creating a lay committee to review and possibly change existing policies for recognition of donors and naming opportunities. He appointed Trustee and NCMC Foundation Board of Directors member Chris Hoffman to […]
Dr. Amy Patel to speak at North Central Missouri College
Dr. Amy K. Patel, a leader in the field of breast radiology will speak at the North Central Missouri College campus on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 beginning at 2:00 p.m. in Cross Hall. In honor of October being breast cancer awareness month, Dr. Patel will be speaking on the topic of breast health and how […]
School in Milan to be dismissed early due to water outage
A representative for Milan says water is off for the entire city due to a semi-truck hitting and breaking a fire hydrant. The city will be placed under a precautionary boil advisory until further notice. The Milan C-2 School District will dismiss today (Tuesday, September 24, 2019) at 11:30 due to the water being off.
Audio: Missouri worker threatens to “shoot up” Walmart retail store
A worker at a Capital City retail store faces charges of making a terrorist threat after a Friday outburst. According to court documents, Pratte works at the Stadium Boulevard Walmart. He met with two supervisors on Thursday about a reported drop in productivity. After the meeting, one supervisor said another employee said Pratte […]
Authorities report first vaping associated death in Missouri – eighth nationally
A Missouri man in his mid-40s died this week at Mercy Hospital St. Louis due to an illness associated with the use of e-cigarettes. This is the first vaping-related death in Missouri and the eighth nationwide. Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services concluded it was a vaping-related lung injury after lung samples were taken […]
Missouri, Colorado residents plead guilty to $1.7 million marijuana conspiracy
Five Missouri residents and two Colorado residents have pleaded guilty to their roles in a conspiracy to distribute more than $1.7 million of marijuana that was mailed from Colorado to Missouri. Christopher E. Buckingham, 42, of Versailles, Missouri, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to participating in the conspiracy from Aug. 28, […]
Missouri improves in America’s Health Rankings for women, infants and children
Among all 50 states and the District of Columbia, Missouri’s rank advanced to 37th overall in America’s Health Rankings – Health of Women and Children Report 2019, up from 41st in 2018. Within women’s health specifically, Missouri jumped eight spots on the ranking list. The report uses over 60 metrics to compare and rank the health […]
Missouri man sentenced to 24 Years in prison for heroin conspiracy
A Springfield, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court for leading a drug-trafficking organization that distributed as much as 10 kilograms of heroin in Greene County, Mo., over a 15-month time period. Jovan J. Denson, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to 24 years and four months in federal prison without […]
Wright Memorial Hospital launches Oncology Nurse Navigator program
Wright Memorial Hospital recently launched a new program that will provide an oncology nurse navigator dedicated to easing the physical, spiritual, emotional, and financial hardships of living with and beyond cancer. The program is being funded in part by the Wright Memorial Hospital Foundation. The program will center around an on-staff oncology nurse navigator whose […]
Livingston County Library accepting applications for Teen Advisory Board
Applications are being accepted for the Livingston County Library Teen Advisory Board. The group helps give a voice to the teen community and provide teens with the ability to plan, promote, and implement library programs and events. Members will shape their dedicated library space and provide suggestions on collection development. Applications for the Teen Advisory […]
Miss Missouri, Simone Esters, to attend Missouri Day Festival
The reigning Miss Missouri, Simone Esters will be among the special guests of this year’s Missouri Day Festival Parade. In addition, to appearing in the Parade on Saturday morning, October 19th, Miss Esters has also been invited to perform at both the indoor competitions and during the field show competition at CF Russell Stadium later […]
Missouri man sentenced to 16-Years for illegally possessing a firearm
A Springfield, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm. Alexander Monday Coleman, 48, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 16 years in federal prison without parole. Coleman was sentenced as an armed career offender due to his prior felony convictions. On Nov. 13, 2018, Coleman pleaded guilty […]
Washington sex offender indicted for child pornography
A Washington sex offender was indicted by a federal grand jury for receiving and distributing child pornography. David Lee Wilson, 37, was charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo. Wilson has a prior conviction for child molestation in Grays Harbor County, Washington, and is a registered sex offender. […]
Stanberry woman sent to hospital after crash; driver arrested on multiple accusations
A Stanberry resident was hurt early Sunday when a car raveled off a road in Worth County and hit a tree. Twenty-two-year-old Neile Enderle was taken to Mosaic Medical Center in Maryville with moderate injuries. Enderle was a passenger in the car driven by 24-year old Michael Hamilton of Albany who was not reported hurt. […]
St. Joseph man charged with possessing 15 illegal firearms
A St. Joseph, Missouri, man has been charged in federal court with illegally possessing 15 firearms. Bryan R. Harshman, 39, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday, Sept. 12, with being a felon in possession of firearms. Harshman remains in federal custody pending a […]
Busy week in store for Trenton R-9 students during Homecoming week activities
The Trenton R-9 School District announces the celebration of their 75th Homecoming. The week of activities commemorating Homecoming will be held September 23rd through September 27th. The Homecoming Theme is Decades. Trenton students can demonstrate school spirit from elementary school through high school. The THS Student Council feels that school spirit should begin as early […]
Thursday session of Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court reports busy docket
A Galt resident was sentenced to prison when he appeared Thursday in Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court. Terry Michael Delauder pleaded guilty to delivery of a controlled substance from June 27th. He also admitted to violations of previous probation and on the drug charge, was sentenced to six years with the Department of […]
Mexican national who illegally entered the U.S. seven times pleads guilty to meth conspiracy
A Mexican national who has illegally entered the United States at least seven times pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine in the Kansas City, Missouri, area and in the Springfield, Missouri, area. Armando Quintana-Galaz, 37, a citizen of Mexico residing in Springfield, pleaded guilty […]