Dr. Marvin “Pete” Ross, DO has announced his retirement from Carroll County Memorial Hospital and Jefferson Medical Group, effective July 23, 2021. Dr. Ross has been serving the community for 45 years, beginning his career in August 1975. “I’ve always wanted to practice medicine ever since I could remember and I always wanted to be […]
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Carroll County Memorial Hospital to hold town hall meeting
Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton will hold a town hall meeting for the 2021 Community Health Needs Assessment. VVV Consultants LLC will review community health indicators in the hospital’s 4 Corners Cafe on August 12 from 4 o’clock to 5:30 in the afternoon. Feedback and opinions will also be gathered on community health needs in […]
Leadership Northwest Missouri class of 2021 graduates 19 from the region
Leadership Northwest Missouri recently held their 2021 graduation ceremony in Cameron at the Cameron Community Center. The celebration began with a welcome by Master of Ceremonies, Julie Robertson, Chair of the Graduation Planning Committee and 2020 LNWMO alum. Tim Wymes, 2020 LNWMO alum, blessed the group with an invocation prior to dinner. Katelyn Addison and […]
Mercer County Fair officials announce results of Beef Show
In the Beef Show held Saturday at the Mercer County Fair in Princeton, Allena Allen of Trenton exhibited the Grand Champion female and received Senior Showmanship honors. Gracie Rogers of Princeton won the Easter Memorial Showmanship Award and exhibited the Reserve Champion bull. Makenzie Epperson of Laredo had the Grand Champion bull. Scout Vangenderen of […]
Patrol reports the arrest of three on multiple allegations
The highway patrol reports a Shakopee, Minnesota resident, 22-year old Keagan Bozicezich, was arrested Friday afternoon in Harrison County and accused of felony possession of heroin, felony resisting arrest, plus unlawful use of paraphernalia, speeding, and misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. Bozicezich was taken to the Harrison County Jail. Twenty-eight-year-old Gabrille Brown of Carrollton was arrested […]
UTV and SUV crash near Hale injuring three; one driver accused of DWI
The highway patrol reports three people were injured, two of them seriously, in a two-vehicle crash involving a UTV and an SUV, early Sunday evening in southeastern Livingston County, three miles northeast of Hale. One of the drivers, 24-year-old Christopher Hartbert of Hale, received minor injuries; however, two female passengers were seriously injured. They are […]
Two motorcycle riders crash in northern Carroll County
Two motorcycles were involved in an accident Monday morning in northern Carroll County. The Highway Patrol listed injuries as moderate for 76-year-old Ronald Schuler of Carrollton, who was taken by EMS to the Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. The other motorcyclist, 70-year-old Norman Bliss of Carrollton, wasn’t hurt. The motorcycle driven by Schuler was overtaking […]
Four teenagers injured in crash near Carrollton; driver accused of DWI
Four people were hurt, two of them seriously, when a sports utility vehicle traveled off a county road near Carrollton. The driver, 18-year old Thessaly Myler of Carrollton, was taken to Research Medical Center with serious injuries. A passenger, 19-year old Briley Gregg of Bogard, was seriously injured and was taken to Truman Medical Center. […]
16-year-old girl from Hale injured in crash on Route J
The Highway Patrol reports a teen from Hale sustained minor injuries when the sports utility vehicle she drove overturned in northern Carroll County on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. A private vehicle transported the 16-year-old girl to the Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton. The SUV traveled east on Route J before it ran off the […]
Livingston County Library gets new Director; Candy Warren to be Coordinator of Teen Services
The Livingston County Library of Chillicothe will have a new director. Sue Lightfoot-Horine has been appointed to the position by the library’s board of trustees and will replace current director Candy Warren, starting August 1st. Lightfoot-Horine was the Carrollton Public Library director for 13 years. She has a master’s degree in Business Administration and experience […]
Carroll County Memorial Hospital announces new Chief Executive Officer
Carroll County Memorial Hospital Board of Directors announces Scott Thoreson has accepted the position as CCMH’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1, 2021. “We had an extremely difficult decision to make due to the number of highly qualified candidates we interviewed,” said Rex Buhrmester, CCMH Board of Directors president. “Jeff has set this hospital […]
Audio: Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri offers a multitude of services including LIHEAP and services for women
The Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri provides various services in the Green Hills area. One of those services is the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps households in need with utilities. Executive Director Chris Small reports Community Action works with more than 40 utility vendors. Some of the vendors are municipal […]
Two injured when motorcycle crashes near Carrollton; driver accused of DWI
Residents of Carrollton and Mendon were injured Saturday evening when a motorcycle overturned near Carrollton. The operator, 59-year old Terry Crawford of Carrollton, received serious injuries, while the passenger, 21-year old Skylar Walker of Mendon, received moderate injuries. Both were taken to Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton. The northbound motorcycle went off the right […]
Fugitive takes pursuit off-road, crashes vehicle, then flees into timber before being tracked down by authorities
Chillicothe Police Department K-9 Enoch and Handler Sergeant Jeremiah Grider assisted the Carrollton Police Department in finding a fugitive on April 30th. The Carrollton Police reports 50-year-old Steven Bittiker of Carrollton was taken into custody after a pursuit and is being held pending formal charges. He was wanted on outstanding felony warrants. The suspect allegedly […]
Two from Chillicothe injured when big rig strikes SUV on Highway 65
Two Chillicothe residents sustained injuries when a Peterbilt truck struck a sports utility vehicle in Carroll County on Friday night, April 23rd. Emergency medical services transported the driver of the SUV, James Nauman, and passenger 59-year-old April Nauman, to Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton with minor injuries. No injuries were reported for the other […]
Carrolton man and six-year-old child hospitalized after rollover crash on Highway 65
A Carrollton man and child were taken to hospitals following a rollover crash on Wednesday afternoon in Benton County. Fifty-Seven-year-old Robert McDowell of Carrollton was taken by ambulance to the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia with serious injuries. A six-year-old boy, who was a passenger, was taken by ambulance to Bothwell Hospital in Sedalia […]
Carrollton man dies in crash on Highway 65; two others hospitalized
In the 6 o’clock hour of Thursday morning, a car driven by a Carrollton resident ran off Highway 65 and overturned in rural Saline County. The southbound car was traveling at a high rate of speed and began skidding on a corner before leaving the road, where it overturned onto its top and was demolished. […]
Tina resident sent to hospital after crashing on Route WW
A resident of Tina was taken to a hospital following an accident on Thursday afternoon in rural Carroll County. Eighteen-year-old Sydney Brice received minor injuries when the vehicle she was driving crested a hill and struck the rear of a car stopped due to an unknown object in the road. That impact caused the stopped […]
Monday morning crash sends one person to hospital
One person was taken to the hospital in Carrollton following a two-vehicle crash this morning at 7:55 am in LaFayette County. The highway patrol listed injuries as minor for 35-year-old Heather Mead of Carrollton, who was transported by Lexington EMS to Carroll County Memorial Hospital A trooper said Mead was driving east on Highway 24 […]