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 […]
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Norborne teen hurt in crash northwest of Carrollton
The Highway Patrol reports a Norborne teen sustained minor injuries when his vehicle struck a deer and a tree northwest of Carrollton Friday night. Seventeen-year-old Dalton Hamilton drove east on County Road 240, west of Route D, when his vehicle hit a deer, ran off the left side of the road, and hit a tree. […]
Woman dies in rollover crash east of Carrollton
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 […]
Pray Across Missouri events to be held in area communities today through Friday
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 […]
Joe Don McGaugh appointed Associate Circuit Judge for Carroll County
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 […]
Carrollton man appointed Judge of Eighth Judicial Circuit
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 […]
Carrollton woman sentenced for $185,000 bank fraud scheme
A Carrollton, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court for a bank fraud scheme in which she used her neighbor’s house to obtain a loan for her failed business venture. Carol Joyce Noble, 65, of Carrollton, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to two years and six months in federal prison without […]
THS Band takes 1st in Field Competition at Carrollton Band Day
The Trenton 7th and 8th-grade band earn first place in the middle school 3A parade. The high school band earned 5th in the 3A parade, 2nd in indoor drumline, outstanding field guard caption, and 1st place in the field competition. All awards were for class 3A. This is the first time in 16 years the […]
THS bands to participate in Carrollton Band Day
Trenton Middle and High School bands participate this Saturday, Sept 23in Carrollton Band Day. Many other schools have entered the Carrollton competitions to be judged in various categories of performance. Trenton’s competition times, as listed by Carrollton officials, include the drum line at 9:05; the middle school band at 10:35; the high school band at […]
Norborne woman injured after striking steamroller with car
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 […]
Crash near Highway 65 claims the life of 96-year-old woman
A two vehicle collision yesterday north of Carrollton resulted in the death of one elderly resident and injuries for the two drivers. The highway patrol reports a passenger, 96-year-old Winnie Cauble of Carrollton, was fatally injured. She was pronounced dead at Carroll County Memorial Hospital 40 minutes after the accident which happened about 1 pm Monday […]
3-car crash near Carrollton injures two
Two drivers were injured in a three vehicle accident about midday Monday near Carrollton. The highway patrol listed injuries as moderate for 29-year-old Britt Christephen of Callao and 40-year-old James Brown of Carrollton. No injury was noted for the third driver, 59-year-old Noyes Baake of Overland Park, Kansas. The highway patrol said Christephen and Brown […]
Area residents receive top honors in Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest
A Laclede resident received the Best in Show in the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest. Marian Frizzell’s photo “End of a Harvest Day” was chosen from among a record-breaking 1,370 submitted photos from amateur photographers from the state. Several other area photographers participated in the five contest categories for those […]
Livingston County Sheriff transports 4 to Department of Corrections
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 – […]
Video: Firefighters respond to Reynard Street in Chillicothe; 1 firefighter injured
One firefighter sustained injuries at a fire involving three houses in the 400 block of Reynard Street in Chillicothe, which crews responded to early Saturday morning. Chillicothe Fire Chief Darrell Wright reports crews found the houses fully involved when they arrived at the scene. He says that crews had contained the fire as of 5 o’clock, […]
Chain reaction crash near Carrollton injures 1
One person was injured in what was a four vehicle, chain reaction, accident Thursday on Highway 65 just north of Carrollton. The highway patrol reports 30-year-old Shawn Brotherton of Carrollton was a passenger in a sports utility vehicle driven by 32-year-old James Johnson of Slater. Brotherton received moderate injuries and was taken to Carroll County […]
Carrollton man injured in Friday crash near Bogard
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 […]
Carrollton woman reported missing
UPDATE: 6-14-2017 — 6 a.m. It is now reported that Ashley Sumner has been found and is safe —— The Carrollton Police Department is reporting that a 25-year-old woman from Carrollton is missing. Ashley Sumner was last seen Saturday morning on June 10 and is described as being 5’6” tall, weighs 160 pounds with brown […]
Carrollton teen hurt attempting to avoid deer in road
A Carrollton resident was injured early this morning when, authorities say, he attempted to avoid a deer on Highway 139 in Chariton county, swerved, and drove off the left side of the road where the pickup hit a ditch. 19-year-old Jordan Stewart Humphrey of Carrollton received what the highway patrol called moderate injuries. He was […]
2 Carrollton men arrested on child sex charges
Two Carrollton men were arrested this week in Carroll County for similar charges. Online court information reports 30-year-old Jeffrey Ross Corey was arrested on felony charges of first-degree statutory sodomy with a person less than 14 years of age and first-degree child molestation. His bond is $75,000 cash or corporate surety. Online court information also […]