Trenton’s Lady Bulldogs scored 112 to beat the 100 of runner-up Worth County and 81 of third-place Hamilton, while the boys dealt with team disappointment of just missing out on a championship, in Monday’s Middle School Relays held at South Harrison of Bethany. The final totals in the boys event were South Harrison tipping Trenton […]
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Bethany man injured when SUV strikes bridge wall
A Bethany resident was hurt when the sport utility vehicle he was driving hit a bridge guard rail, then a bridge wall early Sunday south of Bethany. 43-year-old David Parkhurst was taken to Harrison County Community Hospital at Bethany with moderate injuries. The accident happened two miles south of Bethany on Highway 13, when the […]
Trenton Middle School track team sweeps meet at C.F. Russell Stadium
The Trenton girls racked up 203 points to outdistance runner-up Hamilton’s 132, while the Bulldog boys scored 154 points, 49 more than runner-up South Harrison (105), while third-place Hamilton put up 101 points, in the annual Trenton Middle School quad on Thursday afternoon at C.F. Russell Stadium. Five schools (Trenton, Laredo, Gallatin, South Harrison, and […]
Samuel Borntreger, Amish minister, waives preliminary hearing on first-degree murder charge
(St. Joseph News Press) – BETHANY, Mo. — Associate Circuit Judge Thomas Alley was present Wednesday to preside over a probable cause hearing for Samuel Borntreger, the Amish man charged with first-degree murder in the 2006 murder of his wife. R. Christine Stallings, the Harrison County prosecutor, had subpoenas issued to compel the appearance of […]
Funeral Services: Dusky Dale Baker
Dusky Dale Lyle Baker, 25, of Trenton, MO passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at Wright Memorial Hospital, Trenton, MO. He was born March 24, 1990 the son of Robert and Theresa (Ross) Baker. He loved being outdoors, hunting and fishing! He recently got into racing at I-35 Speedway. He made his living driving a […]
Bethany man injured in truck accident, accused of DWI
A Bethany resident was injured wen the pickup truck he was driving traveled off Highway 69 north of Bethany, hit a fence, and overturned onto its top. Forty-six year old Isaac Martinez was taken to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany, with what the Highway Patrol called moderate injuries. The accident was Saturday afternoon five […]
Hospital reports accident after Bethany resident seeks treatment
The highway patrol reports a 33-year old Bethany resident, Tracy Friend, received minor injuries in a Saturday night traffic accident, four miles south of Bethany. The patrol reports Harrison County Community Hospital called law enforcement to report the accident when Friend sought treatment on Sunday. The patrol reports Friend as saying the accident occurred as […]
Two injured in I-35 accident north of Bethany
Residents of Minnesota and Texas were hurt Saturday afternoon just north of Bethany when a minivan went off interstate 35 and overturned in the median. The driver, 74-year old Mary Alva, of Burnsville, Minnesota received moderate injuries. The driver’s Granddaughter, 15-year old Rayne Hanson of McKinney, Texas, had minor injuries. Both were taken to Harrison […]
Area students participate in FFA Judging Events
Princeton FFA students participated in judging events at Brunswick and Columbia Friday and Saturday. Princeton had one first place team at each site. At the Trowbridge Livestock Center of the University of Missouri, Princeton won the livestock judging and grading clinic. Chillicothe FFA placed second. 43 schools competed on Saturday in the 28th annual contest […]
South Harrison girls win district semifinal, awaits state-ranked North Platte in title game
The Grand River Conference champion South Harrison Lady Bulldogs are moving on to the Class 2, District 16 championship game, on the strength of a 73-58 semifinal victory over Mid-Buchanan on Wednesday night at Maysville High School. All-GRC first teamers Ciara Jennings and Hunter Purdun controlled the paint for South Harrison, combining for 36 points […]
Samuel Borntreger could face additional charges of child abuse and sexual misconduct
(St. Joseph News Press) – Testimony in a bond hearing Wednesday revealed an ongoing criminal investigation against an Amish man charged with poisoning his own wife. Samuel Borntreger appeared in a Harrison County courtroom Wednesday on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Anna Yoder Borntreger, in 2006. Authorities raised the […]