The United States Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District has partnered with the Missouri Departments of Natural Resources and Conservation to examine issues impacting the Lower Grand River Watershed. The effort of the agencies and the public will result in a feasibility report with integrated National Environmental Policy Act compliance and potentially lead to […]
The 41st Annual Great Pershing Balloon Derby will be held in and near Brookfield this weekend. Green Hills Ballooning sponsors the festivities, which will be held in downtown Brookfield, at East Twin Parks, and at the Myron Peacher Memorial Launch Site Friday through Monday. Green Hills Ballooning President Richard Techau says that about 35 hot […]
Four people were injured, including two from Brookfield, in an accident late yesterday afternoon two miles west of Moberly. Drivers of a van and of a pickup were listed by the highway patrol as 20-year-old Austin York of Moberly and 24-year-old Austin Campbell of Clifton Hill. Two passengers in the York vehicle were 19-year-old Beulah […]
The Brookfield Fire Department responded to two structure fires in the 500 block of South Livingston street Thursday morning. A Brookfield Police dispatcher reports the structures are total losses. Firefighters responded to the first call around 4:45 and remained at the scene for about three hours and the fire department received the call for an […]
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway released audit results for the Brookfield License Office for Linn County. It was one of ten license offices for which she released audits. The Brookfield office received an overall rating of excellent, which is the highest rating available and mentioned no concerns in the office’s audit. Total fee collections were […]
A single vehicle accident Monday night in Linn County resulted in minor injuries for 41-year-old Candice Sisson of Meadville. She was taken by ambulance to Pershing Memorial Hospital of Brookfield. The patrol reports her westbound car had traveled off the right side of U.S. 36 to avoid being struck by another vehicle. The location was […]
An accident six miles south of Cameron caused 75-year-old Barbara Corbitt of New Hampton, Iowa to receive minor injuries. She was transported by ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The highway patrol reports cars driven by Ms. Corbitt and by 31-year-old Matthew Garvey of Brookfield were northbound on I-35 when Garvey, according to investigators, rear-ended […]
One person was injured when two vehicles collided Tuesday afternoon five miles to the north of Brookfield. The highway patrol listed injuries as serious for one driver, 29-year-old Ryan Bartlett of Brookfield who was flown by a medical helicopter to the Truman Medical Center in Kansas City. The other driver, 28-year-old Shawn Armstrong of Linneus, […]
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office recently received Court orders to cause the following people be transferred to the Missouri Department of Corrections to serve a sentence or attend a treatment program: Starla Maberry, 46, Chillicothe Possession Controlled Substance – 7 years ITP program Scott E. Robinson, 37, Wheeling Probation Violation – Passing Bad Checks – […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Brookfield man was arrested as a result of an investigation of the officer-involved shooting in Brookfield July 2. Thirty-nine-year-old Jason Buckallew was arrested on a Linn County felony warrant for the charges of first-degree assault, serious physical injury or special victim, and armed criminal action. Buckallew was released on his […]
Police at Brookfield late Sunday night were involved in the pursuit of an all-terrain vehicle and the situation ended with a police officer being struck by the ATV and with an officer shooting the suspect twice. A news release from the highway patrol reports Brookfield Police began a pursuit on South Main Street, near Helm Street. […]
A Brookfield man was injured when he was thrown from an all-terrain vehicle Sunday. The accident happened on private property two miles north of Marceline causing 24-year-old Joshua Molloy moderate injuries. He was taken by private vehicle to the Samaritan Hospital. The highway patrol reports the ATV was northbound, traveling up a hill, when the […]
The University of Missouri Extension small business development program has helped a Brookfield construction company grow. Better By Design LLC has grown from two full-time and a few part-time employees to five full-time and as many as 13 part-time employees in the last few months. In 2009, Better By Design became a client of the […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Brookfield man sustained minor injuries when his vehicle was hit half a mile west of Brookfield Tuesday morning. Seventy-six-year-old Leroy Cook slowed on westbound Highway 36 to turn into a private drive. His pickup was struck in the rear by another pickup driven by 30-year-old Anthony Yount of Marceline, who […]
The Statewide Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Missouri starts this week. Law enforcement officers from around the state will run with the torch on multiple routes Monday through June 2nd to raise awareness for Special Olympics Missouri and the State Summer Games. The Northwest Region 1 torch run will go from the Trenton […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Brookfield man sustained serious injuries when he was ejected from his vehicle in Macon County Friday morning. Twenty-five-year-old Coleton Futhey failed to negotiate a curve on eastbound Route WW about six and a half miles east of Marceline and traveled off the right side of the road. Futhey’s car returned […]
Charges have been filed in Livingston County against the alleged driver of a car being pursued, from which a fugitive exited and jumped into the Grand River near Chillicothe Saturday afternoon. Sheriff Steve Cox said the female driver arrested at the scene was 40-year-old Wanita J. Bowman of 417 Dickinson at Chillicothe. Her charges include […]
Brookfield Police Chief Joel Dixon reports a Brookfield man was arrested after he reportedly fired a gun one time in a residence Monday night. Forty-year-old Jeffery William Lorton is charged with a felony of discharging a firearm in a habitable structure and unlawful use of a firearm. Dixon says he was a convicted felon and […]
The Missouri legislature recently recognized and awarded Vietnam Veterans from all over the state. State Representative Rusty Black presented Mike Haley of Brookfield, who served in the United States Army from 1966-1968 with the 1st Signal Brigade at Phu Loi, a resolution from the Missouri House of Representatives. “With a child who is a veteran […]
Hazardous Materials Incident Response Awareness and Operations training will be held at the Brookfield Fire Station in the next few weeks. The Awareness training will be Saturday from 8 o’clock in the morning to 5 o’clock in the afternoon. The Operations training will be May 5 from 6 to 10 o’clock at night and May 6 through […]
