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Firefighters respond to Hibner Saw Mill

The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a fire at the Hibner Saw Mill on Route CC Monday afternoon. Captain Les Hinnen reports firefighters found light smoke coming from the north side of the building upon arrival. Further investigation led to the discovery of smoldering sawdust along the inside of the north wall. Dry chemical extinguishers […]

Traffic Accident

Three injured in early morning crash near Albany

A single vehicle accident early this morning at Albany injured three people, who have addresses from three separate towns with one person transported for medical treatment. The patrol reports a pickup had been westbound when it crossed the center line of Highway 136, traveled off the south side of the road, and struck a ditch […]

Missouri Day Festival

“Hometown Heritage” the theme of 2018 Missouri Day Parade

“Hometown Heritage” is the theme of the 34th annual Missouri Day Festival Parade.  The Trenton Rotary Club announced the theme encouraging organizations, businesses, churches, and individuals to help celebrate the importance of our local history, historic individuals and cultural traditions as they plan their entries in the October 20th Festival parade.  Organized in October of 1984, the Missouri Day […]

Eric Greitens

Audio: Missouri Ethics Commission subpoenas for Greitens’ non-profit bank records

(Missourinet) – The Missouri Ethics Commission wants all bank records from former Governor Eric Greitens’ political non-profit organization. Brian Hauswirth from the Missourinet files this report.     The Commission has subpoenaed Carrollton Bank for all bank records from Greitens’ political non-profit organization – A New Missouri. It wants to examine the information to learn […]

Rollover Accident

Kirksville resident hurt in crash east of Milan

A Kirksville resident was hurt Friday afternoon when the car he was driving overturned off Highway 6 east of Milan. Twenty-six-year-old Rossaly Matuvangu of Kirksville was taken to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan with minor injuries. The accident happened five miles east of Milan on Highway 6 when the westbound car veered off the […]

Motorcycle Accident

Motorcyclist struck in face by debris on Highway 36

A motorcyclist was injured Saturday afternoon east of Stewartsville when he was hit in the left eye by road debris. Thirty-one-year-old Matthew Willwerth of Joiner, Arkansas was taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph with moderate injuries. The incident took place two miles east of Stewartsville on Highway 36 as Willwerth was eastbound when […]

silage

Chopped corn silage offers better control for beef producers

Farmers are looking to drought-stressed corn for silage and balage to stretch limited hay supplies. Chopped corn silage offers beef producers better options than balage, says University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Gene Schmitz.  Silage allows better control of the amount of high-energy feed for wintering cattle, Schmitz says. Balage offers less flexibility and control […]

Traffic Accident

St. Joseph man injured in crash near Osborn

The Highway Patrol reports a Saint Joseph man sustained moderate injuries when a car ran off the road two miles west of Osborn Wednesday morning. Eighty-two-year-old Billie Gilpin drove the car west on U. S. Highway 36 when it ran off the south side of the road into the median and struck a culvert. The […]