Madison Brown, a senior at Norborne High School in Carroll County was named district winner of the American Legion’s 84th annual High School Oratorical Scholarship Program Saturday at Brookfield. Brown, in winning the District Two contest, will now advance to Zone One Competition in Hannibal on January 21st and compete with winners from Districts 1, […]
The Carroll County Memorial Hospital of Carrollton collected 3,398 pounds of food during its Annual Holiday Food Drive. The hospital surpassed its goal of 3,245 pounds, which was how much was collected last year. Seven of the hospital’s departments raised more than 20 pounds per employee. The Carroll County Memorial Hospital donated the collected food […]
A Carrollton teen faces a charge of child molestation in Carroll County. Online court information shows 19-year-old Dekota Hamblen has been charged with felony second-degree child molestation of a child less than 12 years of age. Carroll County Prosecuting Attorney Cassandra Brown filed charges against him Wednesday. A warrant was also issued with bond set […]
Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton completed workplace violence training Monday. The training took place in several locations on the campus, including the Jefferson Pavilion. Mitigation Dynamics, Incorporated says the primary purpose of its Safe Training and Responsible Restraints system is to empower professionals through the utilization of relevant forms of verbal de-escalation as well […]
A southwest Missouri resident was hurt when a Sports utility vehicle hit an embankment near De Witt in southeastern Carroll County. 43-year-old Brandy Barnes of Billings was taken to Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton with minor injuries. Barnes was a passenger in an SUV driven by 47-year old Perry Barnes of Billings, who was […]
A Miami, Missouri woman died as the result of a single-vehicle accident east of Carrollton Wednesday morning. The Patrol reports 31-year-old Cynthia Burton traveled east on U. S. Route 24 when her car ran off the road about three-fourths of a mile west of Missouri 139. The car returned to the road, skidded sideways, traveled […]
The Missouri Baptist Convention will hold Pray Across Missouri in several area counties in the next few days. The initiative will be held at the Putnam County Courthouse in Unionville today at 1:30. On Thursday, November 2, an event will be held at the Sullivan County Courthouse in Milan at 10:30 in the morning, the […]
The Carroll County Memorial Hospital Treasure Your Chest Committee reports it was pleased with the turnout and overall participation in the second annual event. Results from the mammograms, DEXA, and labs have been mailed to attendees who took advantage of the discounted services offered during the event. Attendees could donate a luminary in honor or […]
Governor Eric Greitens has appointed Joe Don McGaugh of Carrollton as Associate Circuit Judge for Carroll County. McGaugh has served parts of Carroll, Chariton, and Ray counties as the 39th District State Representative since 2012. He is also the principal attorney of McGaugh Law Offices, LLC. McGaugh was the City Attorney and City Prosecutor for […]
The Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton will hold its Second Annual Treasure Your Chest event next week. The event to promote community awareness of breast cancer while also incorporating a fun night out for women will be held next Thursday evening at 6 o’clock. Women will be able to partake of refreshments, shop with […]
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens appointed a judge from Carrollton as Circuit Judge for the Eighth Judicial Circuit. Judge Kevin Walden will replace Honorable David Miller, who retired earlier this month. The Eighth Judicial Circuit covers Carroll and Ray counties. Walden has been an Associate Circuit Court judge for Carroll County since 2005 and has presided […]
Separate accidents in Carroll County injured drivers from Chillicothe and Bosworth when the drivers of the vehicles struck animals on the road. The highway patrol reports 37-year-old Bryan Goodale of Chillicothe was taken by ambulance to Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton with moderate injuries. Goodale was driving southbound on Highway 65 before sunrise when […]
A Norborne woman received what the highway patrol called minor injuries when the car she was driving struck the rear of an unoccupied stationary steamroller in Carrollton. The accident was on West 2nd Street and 48-year-old Marion Roth Bostick was taken by emergency services to the Carroll County Memorial Hospital. Her car received minor damage in […]
A two vehicle accident in northern Carroll County resulted in minor injuries for one of the drivers. 43-year-old Kristy Heussner from the Hale community was taken by a private vehicle to the Carroll County Memorial Hospital at Carrollton. The other driver, 34-year-old Matthew McDaniel, also of Hale, was not reported hurt. The two vehicles collided […]
An accident in northern Carroll County injured a Bogard man yesterday afternoon. The highway patrol said 79-year-old Marvin Jacobs was taken by ambulance to Carroll county memorial hospital in Carrollton. The patrol listed injuries as moderate. The highway patrol reports Jacobs was driving southbound on U.S. 65 when he apparently lost control on the wet […]
The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office has identified the body found in the Missouri River near Waverly July 3. Sheriff William McCoy reports the body is that of Matthew Johnson of Kansas City, Kansas. He says all information pertaining to the investigation has been forwarded to the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department. McCoy acknowledges the assistance […]
Grundy County’s unemployment rate went up slightly during May when compared to April. The latest information from the division of employment security shows the Grundy County rate at three point nine percent last month. That’s based on 190 persons unemployed out of a civilian labor force of nearly 49 hundred in Grundy County. The three […]
A Carrollton resident was hurt Friday morning in Carroll County when the pickup truck he was driving overturned off a road near Bogard. 71-year old Donald Harmon was taken to Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton with minor injuries. The accident happened just east of Bogard on route W when the westbound pickup went off […]
Officials from the state, Carroll County, Carrollton, and Chillicothe, as well as past Councilman-at-Large David Moore, spoke during a groundbreaking ceremony for Tara Industries near Tina Monday morning. Senator Denny Hoskins and State Representative Joe Don McGaugh also attended. The company converts a variety of plant and animal derived products into clean bio-fuels and glycerin, […]
The highway patrol says multiple charges are pending against one of two drivers involved in an accident Sunday afternoon in rural Carroll County. The highway patrol’s arrest report accuses 42-year-old Matthew Hirt of Miami, Missouri of multiple violations after the southbound car he was driving, crossed the center line on Highway 41 and struck an oncoming […]
