Separate accidents on Monday in Harrison County and injured drivers from Ridgeway and Bethany. A Route A accident Monday morning occurred approximately one mile east of Interstate 35. Sixty-year-old Debora Cooper of Ridgeway received moderate injuries and was taken by a private vehicle to the Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. A pickup was westbound […]
An all-terrain vehicle accident Sunday evening in southwest Adair County has claimed the life of one man and injured another. The accident at 5:45 pm occurred on Highway 11, four miles to the east of Winigan. The highway patrol reports 35-year-old Nicholas Hauser of Washington, Missouri was pronounced dead at the scene by the Adair […]
A southwest Missouri trial lawyer says the federal background check system used for firearms sales is faulty. During a Monday hearing before an interim Missouri Senate committee studying the state’s gun violence problem, Craig Heidemann of Springfield, says Missouri is not providing mental health information to the database, to keep guns away from unstable people. […]
Join the Livingston County Library Children’s Department for an afternoon of “Kids and Canvases: Silhouette Art” on November 14, 2019, at 4:00 pm. Children ages 8-12 will make a one of a kind painting using a silhouette. All supplies will be provided, however, registration is required so that the correct number of supplies can be […]
The community of Galt will be testing for leaks in its sewer system by blowing smoke into sewer lines on Wednesday, November 6th and Thursday, November 7, 2019. The smoke is to reveal sources of sewer odors and locations where stormwater and other surface waters are entering the sewer system. A special non-toxic smoke is […]
Highway Patrol Trooper Brian Raney reports no one was injured when a school bus overturned in Livingston County Friday morning. Forty-one-year-old Burnam Schneiderheinze of Trenton drove the Southwest Livingston County School bus north on Route D before it ran off the right side about half of a mile south of Highway 36. The driver over-corrected, […]
The Trenton Marching Festival Committee has corrected a mistake in publicity regarding the cost of admission to the field shows Saturday afternoon. Admission for the performances at C. F. Russell Stadium will be $5.00 for everyone at least 13 years old and free for attendees 12 and younger. Admission will be free for the color […]
A lead on a fugitive investigation in the 200 block of Gale Street led to the arrest of three individuals by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Steve Cox reports 21-year-old Kennadie Nicole Stottlemyre of Chillicothe was arrested on a Livingston County warrant for alleged felony possession of a controlled substance—methamphetamine, and 29-year-old Alicia Marie […]
McBride, Lock, and Associates, LLC of Kansas City have released the Grundy County Annual Financial Report for 2017 and 2018. The certified public accountants found no material weaknesses in internal control or significant internal control deficiencies. Under items of noncompliance regarding budgetary compliance, the CPAs found actual expenditures exceeded budgeted expenditures for juvenile programs, 911, […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports a Trenton man was arrested in court on a probation violation on two original counts of possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid. Thirty-three-year-old Clifford Eric Dean Neff posted a bond of $5,000, 10% cash approved, and he is scheduled for […]
A Kansas City man involved in what law enforcement described as a multi-county pursuit pleaded guilty in Division One of Clinton County Circuit Court this week to felony resisting arrest, detention, or stop by fleeing. Online court information shows other counts were dismissed for Russell Reed, and the court sentenced him to three years in […]
A man and woman from Albany accused of subjecting an 11-year-old girl to almost a year of abuse both pleaded guilty to four felony counts each in Division One of Gentry County Circuit Court on Thursday. Raymond Burks was sentenced to 13 years and co-defendant Jennifer Reed to 15 years with the Missouri Department of […]
Several defendants pleaded guilty and had judgments rendered Thursday in Division One of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Rural Trenton resident Mac Lewis Rakes pleaded guilty to delivery of a controlled substance or synthetic cannabinoid. Rakes was sentenced by Judge Thomas Alley to 10 years with the Department of Corrections. Execution of the sentence was […]
A Jamesport man was sentenced in Carroll County Circuit Court this week on two felony charges of child molestation first degree, enticement of a child, and sodomy or attempted sodomy—first degree—victim less than 12 years old. An argument was heard on Nicholas Levi Reed’s motion for judgment of acquittal or for a new trial, and […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton man Tuesday on a parole violation on original charges of operating a motor vehicle with no license and stealing. The technical violation for 33-year-old Corey Hines involved residency, association, drugs, and reporting/directives. He is being held without bond and will be returned to the […]
A State Appeals Court has upheld a decision against the Missouri Department of Corrections, on Tuesday, in a suit alleging not enough over-time was paid to prison guards. The suit alleges guards weren’t properly compensated for their pre- and post-shift duties, which include making their way through security, and briefing the next shift. […]
A Chillicothe man, operating a motorcycle, died Monday afternoon in a crash on Highway 13 in Ray County. The victim, 63-year-old Jerry Kissick, died at Ray County Memorial Hospital in Richmond one hour after the accident occurred. The driver of a pickup, 32-year-old Theodore Bromann of Overland Park, Kansas was not reported hurt. The pickup […]
Two former corrections officers at the Jackson County Detention Center have been convicted by a federal jury of physically assaulting an inmate in violation of his constitutional protection against unreasonable force. “These corrections officers abused their authority by physically assaulting an inmate,” said U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison. “Our Constitution protects every citizen from the use […]
Governor Mike Parson awarded Missouri Public Safety Medals to a total of 18 first responders and 6 civilians for heroic and life-saving actions in 2018. The awards are the state’s highest recognition for first responders working as individuals and as members of teams during critical incidents. The civilians were honored for taking on extreme risks […]
Donna Dixon has pled guilty to one count of class C felony Medicaid Fraud in the Circuit Court of Jackson County. Dixon was a licensed professional counselor in the Kansas City area. Dixon repeatedly billed Medicaid for counseling services that she claimed to provide to children in between Fall 2016 and Summer 2017. The […]
