Soil borings for three planned bridge projects in Nodaway and Gentry counties will impact traffic beginning next week. The projects are all scheduled for bid lettings in late 2021 but are in the design phase right now. April 21: Nodaway County U.S. Route 136 at the bridge over Long Branch Eastbound lane closed, 8 a.m. […]
Missouri’s stay-at-home order will continue through May 3. Gov. Mike Parson says the date has been extended to get Missourians ready to go back to work on May 4. During today’s COVID-19 briefing, Parson says the extension would give the state more time to do additional testing and recovery from the coronavirus “We think by […]
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education on Tuesday approved a two percent raise for classified staff. Teacher steps on the certified salary schedule were also approved, and all classified staff members were rehired. Launch was approved as the virtual provider for student coursework. Superintendent Lucas McKinnis reports the initial set up fee for Launch will […]
The Braymer farmer charged with two felony counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Nick and Justin Diemel from Wisconsin had his case bound over to Division One of Caldwell County Circuit Court on Thursday. Garland Joseph Nelson appeared in court via Polycom in custody and filed a waiver of preliminary hearing, with the […]
The Natural Resources Conservation Service announced on Thursday that the North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission was approved for $506,494 in Regional Conservation Partnership Program funds. The funds will be matched with $515,000 of local funding or in-kind contributions to prevent non-point source runoff from contaminating the East Locust Creek Reservoir in Sullivan County. The […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton man on a technical parole violation Wednesday. Twenty-eight-year-old Jonathon Woods’s alleged violation involved reporting and directives as well as supervision strategy. He is being held without bond and is to be returned to the Department of Corrections. Woods was originally charged with possession of […]
Daviess County has its second confirmed positive case of COVID-19. The Daviess County Health Department reports the person is a county resident in isolation at home, and he or she is in regular contact with health officials. The person’s name will not be released due to HIPAA regulations. Close contacts to the case have been […]
Scattered rain showers are expected to transition to a rain-snow mix then over to all snow across far northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri by early Thursday morning. Periods of snow will continue through Friday morning. Several inches of snowfall is possible across northern Missouri with lighter amounts further south. Given the time of year, snowfall […]
Route JJ south of Stet will close for a culvert replacement on Thursday, April 16, 2020. Local maintenance crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation will close the road between Route K and County Road 240 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. During the closure, motorists will need to use an alternate route. All work […]
The Serve Mercer County event April 19th has been postponed until further notice, however, help is available to residents who need it during the stay at home order. The group called “Serve Mercer County Community Coronavirus Response” has volunteers to help keep residents safe by picking up items and running errands. The volunteers can make […]
The Caldwell County Health Department reports the county has its second positive case of COVID-19. The individual is said to be a female in her 70s and is isolating at home. The Caldwell County Health Department notes contacts have been identified and notifications have been made. No other information was released on the individual due […]
The Livingston County Health Center has announced the second positive case of the Coronavirus in Livingston County. The case is not travel-related, and the patient is quarantined at home. Health center staff is working with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to determine close contacts of the individual who were possibly exposed. Health […]
The Grundy County Commission on Tuesday morning reviewed Federal Emergency Management Agency projects related to flooding last year and discussed work completed at several sites. There are 12 project locations: Northeast 64th Street, Northeast 80th Street, Southwest Aspen Lane, Northeast 37th Street, Northwest 85th Street, Northeast 25th Street, 350th Avenue, Halie Avenue, Southeast 120th Avenue, […]
Charges have been filed against a Trenton resident following his arrest by police on Thursday. Twenty-nine-year-old Steven Kyle Johnson is charged with alleged misuse of the 911 emergency number as well as resisting arrest by fleeing. Johnson also has been served with a probation violation warrant. Johnson is accused on Thursday of making repeated phone […]
The Linn County Health Department reported it’s been informed of the death of a Linn County resident due to COVID-19. The health department noted the individual had what it described as underlying medical conditions. Linn County Health Department stated it will not release any further information concerning the death. Linn is the first county within […]
A Bucklin resident was hurt Saturday evening when the motorcycle he was operating overturned on Highway 11 in eastern Linn County. Forty-four-year-old Ronald Eakins was taken to Pershing Memorial Hospital in Brookfield with moderate injuries. The accident happened five miles west of New Boston on Highway 11 as the westbound motorcycle ran off the right […]
The Harrison County Health Department reports Harrison County now has six confirmed positive cases of COVID-19. That is an increase of two from what was previously reported in the county. No other information was provided on the two new cases. The health department asked that, moving forward, the public view case counts for the county […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Brookfield woman sustained minor injuries in a three-vehicle accident involving a farm tractor in Carroll County on Friday morning. A private vehicle transported 32-year-old Briannie Stephens to the Carroll County Memorial Hospital of Carrollton. The driver of the tractor, 56-year-old Jeffery Harper of Carrollton, and the driver of the other […]
Firefighters from Jamesport and Grundy County Rural responded to a sawdust pile on fire on Route F just east of Jamesport on Thursday afternoon. Jamesport Fire Chief Davey Davis reports the Beechy Sawmill was burning materials, and the fire got out of hand due to the wind. Jamesport Fire and Rescue had two tankers, two […]
The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education approved several sports cooperatives on Wednesday evening. Gallatin will be the host school for a coop with Tri-County for junior high football. Tri-County will be the host school for coops with junior high softball and varsity fall baseball with North Daviess and varsity spring baseball with Gallatin. The board […]
