A Monday morning two vehicle crash northwest of Cameron has claimed the life of one person and seriously injured another. The highway patrol said 49-year-old Marsha Fairbanks of Maysville was fatally injured and pronounced dead at the scene by the DeKalb County Coroner. The other driver, 31-year-old April Benedict of Cameron, was taken by emergency […]
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Possible Direct TV scam in DeKalb County
The DeKalb County Sheriff is reporting a possible scam in the communities of Stewartsville and Clarksdale. Sheriff Andy Clark reports that a man and a woman are soliciting door to door claiming to represent Direct TV, however, after contacting the company, Direct TV denies any association with the couple. Sheriff Clark says details on the […]
DeKalb County driver arrested on DWI charge after crash
An injury accident in DeKalb County resulted in one driver who was injured being arrested. The highway patrol reports 39-year-old Michael Sifers of Stewartsville was southbound Tuesday night when his car traveled off the west side of Route N and struck an embankment causing the car to go airborne, then landed on its passenger side, […]
Unemployment rates in north Missouri
Grundy County’s unemployment rate went up slightly during May when compared to April. The latest information from the division of employment security shows the Grundy County rate at three point nine percent last month. That’s based on 190 persons unemployed out of a civilian labor force of nearly 49 hundred in Grundy County. The three […]
3-vehicle crash in DeKalb County injures Cameron woman
Three vehicles were northbound Monday in DeKalb County when one began to slow down, then it was struck from the rear, and in turn, that one was hit in its rear. The highway patrol said 26-year-old Gena Sistanich of Cameron received moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center. No other injuries […]
MoDOT to begin resurfacing two roads in north Missouri
The Missouri Department of Transportation will begin resurfacing projects on two area roads. Contractors from Herzog Contracting Corporation will begin work on Route 190 from Route U in Livingston County to Route 6 in Daviess County Friday. The contractor will close the road in two-mile sections starting at Route U and working north to Route […]
Cameron Police Department reports 3 arrests
The Cameron Police Department reports it arrested a Cameron man in connection with a report of a stolen vehicle in the 500 block of North Walnut. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department and Cameron Police arrested 39-year-old Justin Lamb, who was in possession of the stolen vehicle in the Walmart parking lot Tuesday. He was arrested […]
2 hurt in DeKalb Count crash near Union Star
Two drivers were injured last night in a traffic accident four miles east of Union Star in DeKalb County. The highway patrol reports 60-year-old Jana Williams of Bonnets Mill, Missouri received moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. The driver of a van, 15-year-old Dakota Goucher of King City, received minor […]
Route 6 to Route 36 in DeKalb County to be narrowed to one lane starting April 24
Local residents may have already seen the signs and some material along Route C in DeKalb County ahead of a planned chip seal project. Maintenance crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation plan to apply this preventive maintenance treatment from Route 6 to U.S. Route 36 next week, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, Monday, […]
Court date set for Maysville teacher accused of sexual contact with students
The Maysville school district reports Instructor Rodney Thomas has been placed on administrative leave from his job as a junior high math teacher and a coach with the wrestling program. The 39-year-old Thomas was arrested on multiple alleged sexual contact accusations and related charges in DeKalb County. A statement from the Maysville school indicates Thomas has […]
MoDOT to close Route J in DeKalb County
The Missouri Department of Transportation says Route J in DeKalb County is to be closed just north of Gridley Road Saturday from noon until about 4 o’clock. The road closure is part of a wind farm project in western and central DeKalb County and includes large cranes moving across various roads in connection with wind […]
Highway 6 near Maysville to close tonight
Highway 6 is to be closed west of Maysville tonight in connection with wind farm work. Highway 6 is to be closed approximately seven miles west of Maysville at Ogle Road around 8 o’clock tonight, with the closure expected to take about four hours. Large cranes used by a contractor will move across various roads […]
Highway Patrol plans two northwest Missouri crackdowns, hoping to reduce DWI’s
The Missouri State Highway Patrol plans a driving while intoxicated checkpoint in Clinton County this month (August), and a DWI saturation in DeKalb County next month (September). The selected areas are based on a high number of drinking related accidents, a high number of contacts with drivers who have been drinking, and officer input as […]
Two-vehicle accident injures Pattonsburg woman
A Pattonsburg resident was hurt when the minivan she was driving was hit by a car east of Maysville on Highway 6. Twenty-three year old Annie Rissler was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center with what the Highway Patrol called moderate injuries. The accident was Friday afternoon at the intersection of Highway 6 and Route […]
Concrete truck crash in Dekalb County injures St. Joseph man
A St. Joseph man was hurt when a concrete truck went off the road in Dekalb County, hit a utility pole, and overturned once, coming to rest on the driver’s side of the truck. 41-year old Juel Parker of St. Joseph was taken by private vehicle to Cameron Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries. The […]
54 to be inducted into Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame including several from north Missouri
Fifty-four Missourians will be inducted into the Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at the Fred E. Davis Multipurpose Center on the State Fair Community College campus in Sedalia. The Missouri 4-H Foundation annually recognizes the work of 4-H friends and volunteers through its recognition and awards program, said Rachel […]
Trucker life-flighted after rollover accident on Highway 36
A truck driver from northern Iowa was injured last night in a roll over accident on Highway 36 in DeKalb County. The highway patrol reports 73-year-old Paul Allis of Esterville, Iowa was flown by medical helicopter to Truman Medical Center of Kansas City. The patrols’ report indicated Allis had it called moderate injuries. He had […]
Two Bethany women killed in Saturday accident at Stewartsville
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting the deaths of two Bethany women in an accident near Stewartsville. Wanda Findley, 81 and Peggy Rhinehart, 86 were both pronounced dead at the scene by the DeKalb County Deputy Coroner after the 8:10 am accident on Saturday. The accident on Highway 36 and Sharp Road at Stewartsville, […]
7-year-old Kingston, Missouri boy life-flighted after ATV accident
A Kingston boy received what the highway patrol called serious injuries when the ATV he was operating hit a tree northeast of Clarksdale in Dekalb County. Seven year old Anthony Barnett of Kingston was flown by medical helicopter to Children’s Mercy Hospital at Kansas City. The accident happened Saturday evening in a private field three […]
Officers cleared in DeKalb County shooting
(St. Joseph News Press) – MAYSVILLE, Mo. — Charges will not be filed in the November shooting of a DeKalb County man after a prosecutor completed his review of a Missouri State Highway Patrol investigation into the incident. Prosecutor Eric Tate said Monday no charges will be filed against any of the four officers in […]