Two days in May have been scheduled for a jury trial for a man arrested in the beating death 13 months ago of a Lock Springs resident. 26-year-old Aaron Thomas Tucker goes on trial May 24th and 25th in Daviess County on charges of involuntary manslaughter in the first degree. Authorities have reported Michael Chad […]
Daviess County Public Water Supply District Number 2 will perform water line maintenance Friday, December 1st. Some customers will experience a service interruption starting at 8 o’clock Friday morning. Those customers south of Highway RA on 280th, 290th, 292nd, and 300th as well as Highway NN from 292nd to Highway 6. Service is expected to […]
A former resident of Lock Springs is in jail after he was arrested in Chillicothe for allegedly violating terms of his bond on an original charge from a year ago, of involuntary manslaughter in Daviess County. 26-year-old Aaron Thomas Tucker’s address, according to online court information, is Spencer, Iowa. Chillicothe Police, in a report released […]
The highway patrol reports a Centerville, Iowa resident was arrested early Sunday in Putnam County. 37-year-old Shaun Saldana was accused of felony possession of methamphetamine, possession of fewer than ten grams of marijuana/prior offender, and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. Saldana was taken to the Putnam County jail. The patrol also reported 21-year-old Nathanial Snow […]
A Hamilton resident seriously injured in a traffic accident early Saturday south of Gallatin died late Saturday morning at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. The crash has been upgraded to a fatality. 24-year old Harrison Lapen of Hamilton had been taken to the hospital after receiving serious injuries. He was pronounced dead at Mosaic […]
A Gladstone resident faces six misdemeanor charges following his arrest by the Highway Patrol on Tuesday. 34-year-old Matthew Dunkin was taken into custody, retained on a 24-hour-hold at the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail. Online court information shows Dunkin has been charged with possession of marijuana, unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, and driving while intoxicated-drugs related. Other […]
Christmas Around the Square will be held in Gallatin November 18th. Various activities will be held from 10 o’clock that morning to 7 o’clock that night which includes a candy cane Christmas store, strolling carolers, a balloon artist and face painting, baking contests, an old-time photo booth, children’s games, train rides, sleigh rides, a Paint […]
The Missouri Baptist Convention will hold Pray Across Missouri in several area counties in the next few days. The initiative will be held at the Putnam County Courthouse in Unionville today at 1:30. On Thursday, November 2, an event will be held at the Sullivan County Courthouse in Milan at 10:30 in the morning, the […]
A southwest Missouri man has been killed in a Daviess County traffic accident at Pattonsburg. The highway patrol identified the victim as 63-year-old Jay Williams of Rogersville who died at Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany due to injuries received in the Wednesday afternoon wreck. At 3:20 p.m., Williams was driving a pickup, eastbound on […]
Plans are underway to replace the bridge on Route 13 over Honey Creek. The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold a community briefing on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Gallatin R-V School in the Commons area. Designers and engineers from the Missouri Department of Transportation will be on hand […]
The Highway Patrol reports accidents in Caldwell and Daviess counties occurred slightly after noon Sunday. Fourteen-year-old Dylan Nienhaus of Wentzville sustained what the Patrol called moderate injuries when he lost control of a motor scooter 11 miles east of Steelville on Butts Road. He reportedly attempted to accelerate over a bump before losing control and […]
“Making the best better” for generations of Missouri 4-H club members, 46 volunteers joined the Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame on Aug. 19 at State Fair Community College in Sedalia. Inductees from 37 counties established a legacy totaling 1,085 years of volunteer service to Missouri 4-H, said Rachel Augustine, Missouri 4-H Foundation director. More than […]
Highway Patrol Troop H will conduct a driving while intoxicated saturation in Daviess County in September. Commanding Officer Captain James McDonald says areas for special enforcement are based on a high number of drinking-related crashes, the high number of contacts with drivers who have been drinking, and officers’ input as to probable contact with DWI […]
The Daviess County Library in Gallatin has joined the STAR Library Education Network and its NASA at My Library initiative to celebrate the total solar eclipse. The library will give away free eclipse glasses on the courthouse lawn in Gallatin the morning of August 21st beginning at 11 o’clock. The library will also provide a […]
A water main break was reported this morning in Daviess County near the intersections of Routes P and K. The water district office number two in Gallatin reports all customers south of Route P, and east of Route K experienced an interruption of water service. There also will be a precautionary boil water advisory through Thursday, […]
The highway patrol reports the arrest of a Topeka, Kansas resident Sunday afternoon in Daviess County. According to patrol, 35-year-old Derrick Thomas was arrested on a warrant from Shawnee County, Kansas for alleged violation of a sex offender registration act. The original charges, according to the patrol, are first-degree child molestation and first-degree statutory rape. […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a Kansas man was arrested early Saturday afternoon in Daviess County He was accused of felony tampering with a motor vehicle, felony possession of stolen property, felony leaving the scene of an accident, speeding 107 miles an hour in a 60 zone, failure to drive on the right half […]
The Highway Patrol reports a motorcycle and a sports utility vehicle overturned in separate accidents Friday night. In an accident two miles north of Purdin, a Brookfield man sustained serious injuries. Twenty-seven-year-old Tyrel Treat traveled on Missouri 5 northbound when his motorcycle ran off the right side of the road before it overturned and ejected […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Kansas City, Missouri man on an out-of-state warrant in Daviess County Thursday afternoon. Forty-nine-year-old Clarence Williams was arrested for a Shelby County, Tennessee warrant for felony rape of a child and aggravated sexual battery. The Patrol also accused him of not having a valid operator’s license. Williams […]
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway released an audit of the Daviess County government Thursday. The county received an overall performance rating of good, but Galloway recommended improvements in Sunshine Law compliance and cyber security. The audit found the commission overseeing the Daviess-Dekalb Regional Jail District did not follow the law when entering into closed session. […]
