Arrest

Brookfield Police Department arrest two

The Brookfield Police Department reports the arrest of two Brookfield residents late last week. The police arrested 21-year-old Gage Maxwell after officers conducted a traffic stop in the 700 block of West Helm Street and observed signs of impairment. He was transported to the police department for processing. Maxwell refused to provide a sample of […]

KCP&L

KCP&L files application to increase charge on consumer bills

KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company (GMO) has filed an application with the Missouri Public Service Commission seeking to adjust the Demand Side Investment Mechanism (DSIM) charge on customer bills.  The DSIM charge, which appears as a separate line-item on customer bills, allows GMO to recover demand-side management program costs and incentives under the Missouri Energy […]

Unemployment

Grundy County tops highest unemployment rate in Green Hills

A state report for April shows Grundy County to have the highest unemployment rate by percentage among the Green Hills counties.  The Division of Employment Security reports Grundy County’s unemployment rate is four point one percent for April which is based on 197 receiving unemployment out of a civilian labor force of 4,849 workers. By comparison, […]

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Patrol reports the arrest of 3 in area counties

The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of three individuals in area counties Monday. The Patrol arrested 25-year-old Brittany Phillips of Cameron in Clinton County on a felony warrant out of Dekalb County for child neglect. She was also accused of no valid driver’s license, no seat belt, and improper child restraint. She was transported to […]

Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri

LIHEAP Summer program to begin June 1

One of multiple programs the Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri provides is the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Executive Director Aaron Franklin says that LIHEAP assists families by paying utility bills. He says the agency began the winter portion of the program in November.  The agency was able to make a one-time […]

MoDOT Road Work

MoDOT planned road work for the week of May 7, 2018

The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the North Missouri planned for the week of May 7 – 13 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, shoulder work, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs, litter pick up […]

North Central Missouri Business Facilitation

North Central Missouri Business Facilitation assists area businesses with development

North Central Missouri Business Facilitation aids area businesses with development. Facilitator Stephanie Williams explains that the organization is made up of a group of individuals from Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Grundy, and Harrison counties. She says its mission is to assist small business owners and entrepreneurs, obtain the information they need, and help them move […]

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Polo man escapes injury in crash on Highway 116

A resident of Polo escaped injury when two pickup trucks collided last evening three miles east of Lathrop. The accident about 6:40 pm resulted in moderate injuries for 25-year-old Jordan Mothersbaugh of Clinton, Missouri who was taken by an ambulance to the Liberty Hospital. The patrol reports a pickup driven by 74-year-old Dixon Leamer of […]