Three teenagers from Bethany received moderate injuries Monday night when the car they were in ran off a rural road in Harrison County and struck an embankment. Taken by private vehicle to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany were the driver, Cade Davidson; and two passengers, Collin Haffey, and Dalton Hudlemeyer, both of who are […]
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Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 12 fatalities over July 4th holiday weekend
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released their fourth of July holiday period statistics for 2019, which include 12 statewide traffic fatalities and three drownings. The 2019 fourth of July counting period began at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 3 and continued through midnight Sunday, July 7, 2019. During the counting period in 2018, four people […]
Shawn Yuille sentenced to 35-years in prison for death of Danette Rardon and child endangerment
A former Trenton resident has been sentenced to 35 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections on felony charges stemming from a fatality crash in downtown Chillicothe in November 2017. Shawn Michael Yuille was sentenced to 30 years on second-degree murder and five years on first degree endangering the welfare of a child creating substantial […]
Jamesport teen demolishes SUV in crash on Route F
A Jamesport teenager was injured when according to the Highway Patrol, the vehicle he was driving traveled off Route F, southwest of Trenton, and rolled over three times. Seventeen-year-old Johnny Cosper received minor injuries and was taken by Grundy County ambulance to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. Cosper was wearing a seat belt when the […]
Three teenagers from Unionville hurt when pickup overturns on rural road
Three Unionville teenagers were hurt Saturday night when a pickup truck traveled off a country road and overturned just south of Unionville. The driver 16-year old David Miller, and two passengers, 18-year old Emily Cunningham and 16-year old Tomy Wheeler, all from Unionville, were taken to Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville with minor injuries. […]
Gallatin Board of Aldermen adopt revised employee handbook, approve resolution
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen approved a resolution Monday evening adopting the revised employee handbook and safety manual. Police Chief Mark Richards reported police officers have issued summons for code violations not corrected after given notice. He said other residents were contacted regarding grass, but the weather has slowed mowing. Public Works Director Mark Morey […]
Gallatin man sentenced to 4-years in prison
A Gallatin couple who pleaded guilty to multiple charges in Division One of Circuit Court in April has been sentenced. Online court information shows Johnny Leonard Rainey was sentenced in Daviess County Circuit Court to the Missouri Department of Corrections for four years on felony counts of stealing–$750 or more and possession of a controlled […]
Chillicothe Fire Department responds to rural fire on Liv 515
The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a skid steer fire on farmland located on LIV 515 Friday morning. Captain Tracy Bradley reports a brush truck and two engines went through a gate, and the person who reported the fire met them. The caller said the pump was not functioning correctly, and possible debris had built […]
Grundy County Division One court news for Thursday, June 13, 2019
Three defendants received suspended sentences during hearings Thursday in Division One of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Misty Lynn Miller-Smith of Trenton pleaded guilty to a charge involving the delivery of a controlled substance. She was sentenced to four years with the Department of Corrections. Execution of the sentence was stayed and she was placed […]
Gallatin man pleads guilty to possession of child pornography
A rural Gallatin man pleaded guilty to felony possession of child pornography – first offense in Division One of Daviess County Circuit Court on Wednesday. Online court information shows the court sentenced Allen David Coates to a facility to be determined by the Missouri Department of Corrections for four years on the child pornography charge. […]
Grundy County Sheriff reports arrest of area residents
The Grundy County Sherriff’s Department reports the pick up of two area residents Wednesday on writs and the arrest of one on Tuesday. Twenty-year-old Trace Aaron Harvey was picked up from Nodaway County and is accused of violating his probation on original charges of three felony counts of second-degree burglary and one felony count of […]
Gallatin Board of Aldermen tackle lengthy agenda at Monday meeting
Gallatin City Administrator Lance Rains reported on rate studies regarding water at the Gallatin Board of Aldermen meeting Monday. Missouri Rural Water calculated the cost of production per 1,000 gallons of water at $8.70 and People Service calculated the cost at $8.66 per 1,000 gallons. Rains requested the board’s approval to allow him to contact […]
Audio: Governor Parson signs $29.7 billion state budget, giving pay boost to state workers
Among about 300 Missouri Department of Corrections workers, Governor Parson has signed into law a 29.7 billion dollar state budget. At the Jefferson City Correctional Center, Parson says the plan gives corrections staff a pay raise of at least three percent for new workers and as much as 13 percent for 20-year veterans. […]
Missouri Department of Corrections staff pay raise finalized as Governor signs state budget
In a ceremony at Jefferson City Correctional Center, Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed into law a state operating budget that includes the largest pay raise for corrections staff in Missouri Department of Corrections history. Developed by the department, championed by Governor Mike Parson and approved by the state legislature, the pay plan calls for a […]
Arrest made in connection with burglary and theft from 8-months ago in Trenton
An arrest has been reported in connection with a burglary and theft nearly eight months ago at a rural Trenton location. Twenty-six-year-old Dylan Ray Robertson of Odessa was arrested on two counts: second-degree burglary and felony stealing. The arrest warrant was served at the Algoa Correctional Center in Jefferson City and bond was set at […]
Hiring events to be held at job center in Trenton
Two hiring events will be held at the Trenton Job Center at 1104 Main Street next week. A job fair for the Department of Corrections will be held Tuesday morning, June 11, 2019, from 8:30 to 11:30. Individuals interested in joining the Western Missouri Correctional Team should contact Recruiter Samona Kosfeld at 573-526-6477. Manpower will […]
Unionville woman crashes pickup in attempt to avoid deer in roadway
The Highway Patrol reports a Unionville woman sustained minor injuries in a pickup truck accident five miles east of Livonia Thursday morning caused by the vehicle swerving to avoid hitting a deer. Seventy-three-year-old Dee Clark was transported to the Scotland County Hospital of Memphis. The pickup traveled north on Route F before it reportedly swerved, […]
Bethany teen hurt in crash on Highway 69
A Bethany resident was injured Monday morning in a rollover accident two miles north of Bethany. Nineteen-year-old Casey Thurman was transported by ambulance to the Harrison County Community Hospital with moderate injuries. Thurman was northbound when the sports utility vehicle traveled off the east side of Highway 69, the driver over-corrected causing the vehicle to […]
Spickard Board of Aldermen accept ordinance regarding water and sewer rates and charges
The Spickard Board of Aldermen accepted an ordinance regarding water and sewer rates and charges at a special meeting Wednesday. Board member Maggie George reports the ordinance rescinded a previous ordinance that set the rates. April utility bills were discussed and customers whose bills showed usage greater than their actual meter reading were given a […]
Gallatin Board of Aldermen accept financing option for new wheel loader
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen accepted a financing option for a new Caterpillar loader for the Public Works Department Wednesday. The loader will cost $156,576.81 and be financed with seven payments at 3.75 percent. The board agreed to extend the temporary water hydrant meter contract with McBee Farms since the permanent water meter has not […]