Lady Justice with court gavel

Two from Marceline face judge in Linn County

Two Marceline residents who face multiple drug-related charges in Linn County were arraigned Thursday in court. Online court information shows 39-year-old Briana Jean Jefferson and 41-year-old Rodney Kiel have both been charged with the felonies of possession of a controlled substance and keeping or maintaining a public nuisance as well as two counts of misdemeanor […]

Trenton Utility Committee

Trenton Municipal Utility Committee to recommend accepting agreement for wastewater plant

The Trenton Municipal Utility Committee is recommending the city council next Monday night, accept an agreement involving phase two of projects planned at the wastewater treatment plant. At last evening’s committee meeting, engineers from Burns and McDonnell of Kansas City gave a presentation on the design-build project. The cost is not to exceed $4,900,000 and is […]

Charges Filed

Charges filed against Canton man in Caldwell County

A Canton, Michigan man arrested by the Highway Patrol Monday has been charged in Caldwell County. Online court information shows 24-year-old Ian McCormick has been charged with felony possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor failure to drive within the right lane of the highway with two or more lanes in the same direction. The […]

Drug Busts

Chillicothe man faces drug charges in Carroll County

Charges were filed Monday in Carroll County against a Chillicothe resident who was arrested Sunday evening, Forty-one-year-old Nathan Cahill faces a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine; misdemeanor charges of possession of marijuana and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. He also has a traffic-related charge of failure to drive on the right half […]

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Highway Patrol arrests 3, two on weapons charge, one on DWI

The Missouri Highway Patrol reports 41-year-old Brandon Wood of Brookfield was arrested Saturday night in Linn County and accused of felony counts of stealing a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm. There was an existing felony warrant from the California Department of Corrections accusing Wood of a parole violation. In addition, wood was accused of failure […]

Manslaughter

Princeton teen makes Division One court appearance on manslaughter charge

A Princeton teenager has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from an accident last October 8th that claimed the life of Lineville resident Saige Boswell. Seventeen-year-old Elijah Charles Mandich of Princeton appeared Wednesday in Division One of Mercer County Circuit Court. He is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the first-degree.  The defendant’s request to modify the cash bond […]

Crime and Courts

Circuit court has extremely busy docket in latest session

Several defendants have waived preliminary hearings in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. The cases, on various charges, were bound over to the Division One docket of Thursday, June 14th or Thursday, July 12th. Emma Nichole Brown of Trenton faces two drug-related charges and one of hindering prosecution. Bond was continued at $20,000. […]