A benefit will be held in Jamesport for Boyd Harrison, a man paralyzed by an accident. Serving of chili and taco soup for donations will begin at the Spillman Event Center on the evening of February 8th at 5 o’clock. There will also be a dessert auction. The proceeds will go toward remodeling Harrison’s home, […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Polo man in Ray County Wednesday on multiple allegations. Sixty-nine-year-old James Boyle was accused of felony driving while intoxicated, failure to drive on the right half of the roadway resulting in a crash, no insurance, and two counts of assault. Boyle was taken to the Ray County […]
Three people were injured Sunday morning in a head-on collision when two pickup trucks collided at Parnell in eastern Nodaway County. Fifty-seven-year-old Ronald Petersen of Grant City was taken by ambulance to Mosaic Life Care in Maryville with serious injuries. The other driver, 58-year old David Auffert of Parnell, was taken by private vehicle to […]
The number of traffic fatalities in 2019 across Missouri is down compared to the previous two years. Statistics on the Highway Patrol website show 866 traffic deaths were investigated by troopers in 2019. which compares to 921 deaths in 2018 and 932 in the year 2017 in Missouri. Within the nine-county Green Hills Region, there […]
Two teenage boys from Polo were killed and three others were injured Sunday night when a car left a southern Caldwell County road and overturned. The victims, both of whom were 14 years old, were pronounced dead at the scene by the Caldwell County Coroner. The highway patrol no longer releases names of juveniles in […]
The Trenton High School Concert Band and THS Jazz Band will perform at a Winter Concert next week. The event will be held in the THS gym on Monday night December 16 at 7 o’clock. Director of Bands Ethan Stewart reports the Concert Band will play Ed Huckeby’s “Abingtonton Ridge,” Steven Reineke’s “Heaven’s Light,” “Sweet […]
A jury trial has been scheduled in Clinton County in a case involving drug-related charges for a Maysville man facing felony charges in Nodaway County of second-degree murder and abandonment of a corpse. Kenneth Wykert waived formal arraignment this week and entered a plea of not guilty on felony possession of a controlled substance except […]
Two children from Cameron were taken to a hospital after the bus they were riding in, traveled off the east side of DeKalb County Route EE where it struck a field entrance. The bus then crossed the road and went off the opposite side where it stopped upright. The highway patrol reports both four-year-old boys […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports a Trenton woman has posted bond on two felony charges stemming from an alleged accidental shooting at Leisure Lake Saturday. Thirty-two-year-old Dana Thibodeau was arrested on Tuesday on an allegation of unlawful use of a weapon, while intoxicated, loaded weapon, as well as an allegation of first degree endangering […]
An Eagle Scout award was presented during a Court of Honor ceremony Monday night for Trenton Boy Scout Troop 97. Payden McCullough received his Eagle Scout award at the First Christian Church. Payden is the son of Tabitha McCullough and Shaun and Lisa McCullough, all of Trenton. Payden has earned a total of 30 merit badges. […]
A Maysville man facing felony charges in Nodaway County of second-degree murder and abandonment of a corpse had an application sustained for a change of judge on a case in Division One of Clinton County Circuit Court. Kenneth Wykert’s case was transferred to Circuit Judge Ryan Horsman and was continued to December 9, 2019, for […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports it’s been actively investigating an accidental shooting at Leisure Lake on Saturday. Sheriff Rodney Herring said a 13-year-old boy received a non-life-threatening wound at his home. The name of the youth was not released due to his juvenile status. According to the sheriff’s office, the youth was laying in […]
A Maysville man facing felony charges in Nodaway County of second-degree murder and abandonment of a corpse saw a case involving drug-related charges bound over to Division One of Clinton County Circuit Court on Wednesday morning. Kenneth Wykert was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance except for 35 grams or less of marijuana […]
A baby girl in Moberly has life-threatening injuries in a case of possible child abuse. Police were originally notified of the case around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday after the child had to be flown by helicopter from Moberly Regional Medical Center to St. Louis Children’s Hospital. The child was listed as critical and had “obvious […]
A Milan boy was taken to a hospital following a single-vehicle, rollover accident Tuesday night six miles south of Green City. The 16-year-old was driving south when the car went out of control on a patch of ice, traveled off the left side of Highway 129 and overturned. The youth was taken by private auto […]
A Maysville man charged with the felonies of second-degree murder and abandonment of a corpse waived formal arraignment and entered a plea of guilty on another charge on Friday. Kenneth Wykert pleaded guilty in Caldwell County to misdemeanor attempted failure to register as a sex offender. A sentencing assessment report was waived, he was afforded […]
A motion for change of venue was sustained this week for a Maysville man charged with the felonies of second-degree murder and abandonment of a corpse. Kenneth Wykert’s case was transferred to Nodaway County from DeKalb County, and a jury trial is scheduled to start March 30th. A motion for a change of judge and […]
Boy Scouts from the Trenton area will hang door tags this weekend for their annual Scouting For Food campaign to benefit the Community Food Pantry of Grundy County in Trenton. Scouts and parents will meet in the Fellowship Hall of Wesley United Methodist Church of Trenton Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The collection of non-perishable […]
An application for a change of judge was sustained in Division One of DeKalb County Circuit Court on Tuesday for a Maysville man charged with the felonies of second-degree murder and abandonment of a corpse. Kenneth Wykert’s case was transferred to the Missouri Supreme Court for reassignment. A motion was made on October 15th for […]
A Kansas City, Missouri, man has been charged in federal court with drug trafficking after investigators seized 144 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in automobile wheels inside his shed. Jorge A. Rodriguez-Gonzalez, 38, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City on Tuesday, Oct. 15. The federal criminal complaint […]
