A Cameron man, 33-year-old Brian Buntin, was taken to Liberty Hospital last night after his northbound car struck a deer that had entered Interstate 35 in Clay County. His injuries were listed as minor. The highway patrol report shows the car was demolished. Buntin was wearing a seat belt.
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Crash on I-35 near Cameron injures 1
Monday night on Interstate 35 in Clinton county, two vehicles were southbound when, according to the highway patrol, a van struck the rear of a pickup truck from behind. Both vehicles traveled to the shoulder of I-35 and came to a stop. The accident, five miles south of Cameron, involved a pickup driven by 49-year-old […]
California woman hurt in Saturday morning crash near Cameron
A California resident was hurt Saturday morning north of Cameron when the car she was driving traveled off northbound Interstate 35, through the median, across both lanes of southbound I-35, off the west side of the road, and hit a tree extensively damaging the car. 24-year old Keondrea Richards of Lancaster, California was taken to […]
Public Service Commission sets public hearing schedule in Grain Belt Express case
The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold local public hearings in December in a case filed by Grain Belt Express Clean Line LLC (Grain Belt Express). Grain Belt Express seeks a certificate of convenience and necessity to construct, own, operate and maintain a high voltage, direct current transmission line and associated facilities within Buchanan, Clinton, […]
3 Cameron teens hurt in Harrison County ATV crash
Three teenage boys from Cameron were injured late Sunday afternoon in an ATV accident in Harrison County five miles northwest of Martinsville. The highway patrol listed injuries as minor for the driver, 16-year-old Matthew Baker, and for his passengers, 14-year-old Sagan Day and 15-year-old Matthew Morrison. The report noted a private vehicle transported each youth […]
Trailer-truck hauling cattle overturns on Highway 36, two motorist strike cattle, one life-flighted
A tractor-trailer truck hauling cattle overturned off Highway 36 near Osborn early today. The highway patrol reports several cattle from the truck got onto highway 36 resulting in two other injury accidents. At approximately 4 o’clock Friday morning, the westbound truck hauling the cattle went off the left side of the road, hit a ditch, […]
Cameron man hurt in Thursday crash on Whitt Road
A Cameron resident was hurt when the pickup truck he was driving traveled off the road south of Cameron, went into a ravine and came to rest on its side. 24-year-old Caleb Eads of Cameron was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries in a Thursday afternoon accident four miles south of Cameron on […]
Cameron woman hurt in crash near Stewartsville
The highway patrol reports a Cameron resident received minor injuries when the car she was driving hit a pickup, overturning east of Stewartsville. 25-year-old Stephanie King of Cameron was taken to Mosaic Hospital at St. Joseph. The driver of the pickup, 18-year-old Matthew Mason of Stewartsville, was not reported hurt. The accident happened late Friday […]
Informational meeting on foster parenting scheduled for October
Informational meetings on foster parenting are scheduled next month in Cameron and Brookfield. Healthy Families / Cornerstones are looking to increase the number of foster parents for kids who have been traumatized by abuse and neglect. What’s called “no obligation” type sessions are October 3rd at Cameron First Baptist Church, 202 East Ford Street and […]
Cameron man sentenced to 16 years for murder of his wife
A Cameron man has been sentenced to prison after being convicted on charges of murdering his wife. 28-year-old Adam Baker was sentenced Thursday in Clay County Circuit Court to serve a total of 16 years with the department of corrections. The sentence breaks down to 13 years for second-degree murder and three years for armed […]
Jamesport man injured in crash north of Cameron
A Jamesport man was injured last evening in an accident six miles north of Cameron. The highway patrol reports 32-year-old Bradley Russell received minor injuries and was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center. Russell was northbound on Interstate 35 when the front driver’s side tire of a sports utility vehicle blew out, causing him to […]
4 injured in crash south of Cameron
Four residents of Claremore, Oklahoma received what the highway patrol called minor to moderate injuries in a two-vehicle accident last night ten miles to the south of Cameron just after 7 o’clock. The highway patrol reports taken to the Liberty Hospital were the driver of a car: 23-year-old Austin Boggess as well as passengers including […]
2 police officers employed by Chillicothe Police Department
Two police officers have been employed by the Chillicothe city council following a recommendation from the Chief of Police Rick Knouse and City Administrator Ike Holland. Chief Knouse said that Jon C. Maples was returning to his former position of Detective after a short stay as chief of police of the Hamilton Police Department. Maples […]
Department of Corrections’ Puppies for Parole program is largest at any U.S. state corrections department
CAMERON, Mo. – During a ceremony at the Crossroads Correctional Center in Cameron, Gov. Jay Nixon commended the Missouri Department of Corrections’ Puppies for Parole program, in which inmates provide obedience training to shelter dogs once considered to be unadoptable. The ceremony marked the training and adoption of 4,000 dogs through the program since its […]
Interstate 35 wreck, near Cameron, injures two
Two people were hurt in a three-vehicle accident late Thursday morning on Interstate 35 at Cameron. Two of the drivers, 58-year old Lola Tobolik of Cameron and 23-year old Deborah Dogbey of West Des Moines (Iowa) were taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center. Both women had minor injuries. The Highway Patrol reports that both Tobolik […]
Traffic shift to start Monday, August 22 on Highway 36 and I-35 bridge at Cameron
CAMERON, Mo – As part of the ongoing bridge deck replacement project on U.S. Route 36 at the Interstate 35 interchange, traffic will move head to head in the westbound lanes as contractors from Emery Sapp and Sons, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, replace the eastbound bridge deck. After the eastbound bridge […]
Cameron woman injured in SUV accident
A Cameron resident, 64-year old Ruth Powers, was hurt when the SUV she was driving overturned off Old Highway 36 east of Cameron this (Friday) morning. Ms. Powers was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center with what the Highway Patrol called moderate injuries. The accident was two miles east of Cameron. The westbound vehicle traveled […]
Wallace State Park to host public meeting August 6
An informational meeting regarding Wallace State Park south of Cameron is Saturday night, August 6, at 7 o’clock at the enclosed shelter house. Park staff members are to present information about the park and answer any questions. The Public is also encouraged to attend with their input and comments. The meeting is part of ongoing […]
Claire Steudle of Cameron crowned North Central Missouri Fair Queen
Crowned this year’s’ queen of the North Central Missouri Fair was Claire Steudle of Cameron, she wins a college scholarship and will have the opportunity to represent the North Central Missouri Fair next year. Steudle wins a college scholarship and will have,the opportunity to represent the North Central Missouri Fair next year in the Missouri […]