January unemployment rates show four area counties at 4% or higher. Figures from the Division of Employment Security for the latest month available have Linn County at the highest rate in northwest Missouri at 5-1/2%. Linn is followed by Putnam County at 4.9%, Harrison County at 4.3% and Grundy County at 4% unemployment. The Grundy […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Gallatin man was arrested Saturday morning in Daviess County. Twenty-five-year-old Justin Rainey was accused of felony possession of a controlled substance, DWI/drugs, leaving the scene of an accident, careless and imprudent driving and no proof of insurance. Two Detroit, Michigan residents, Tynisha Wright, and Derek Linebarger, both 41, were arrested […]
The Chillicothe City Council will hold a workshop and its regular meeting next week along with the Chillicothe Municipal Airport Advisory Board. The workshop and meetings will be held at the Chillicothe City Hall with the workshop to discuss the 2019-2020 budget will be held Monday evening, March 11th at 5:30. The city council will […]
A Trenton farmer received a first-place state yield award in the National Corn Growers Association National Corn Yield Contest. Adrian Cox was recognized as one of the top-yielding corn producers in the nation with a DeKalb brand blend corn yielding nearly 319 bushels per acre in the AA Non-Irrigated category. He was among DeKalb winners […]
Livingston County Sheriff’s office reports an arrest for weapons and possible drugs following a traffic stop for speeding this past weekend. Just after midnight Saturday, a deputy stopped a vehicle on Highway 36 for driving 86 miles an hour in a 65 zone. Sheriff Steve Cox said the Kansas City driver did not have a […]
The Livingston County sheriff reports a Chillicothe woman was arrested after a search warrant and alleged drugs were seized from a rural residence on LIV road 228. Sheriff Steve Cox said 25-year-old Kelsey Mae Reeter was arrested for alleged drug violations. On Saturday afternoon, the sheriff’s office obtained a search warrant for the home in […]
With Spring scheduled to start on March 20, 2019, Mother Nature is reminding us that its still Winter here in northern Missouri. A band of quickly accumulating snow is expected to move from southern and central Kansas through central Missouri late this evening through Sunday morning. Road conditions will quickly deteriorate overnight and into Sunday […]
The Missouri Public Service Commission reports Kansas City Power and Light-Greater Missouri Operations Company will adjust the fuel adjustment charge on the monthly bills of its electric customers effective tomorrow (Friday). A residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per month will see the charge increase to about $4.92 per month which is an increase […]
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office has conducted multiple drug investigations this month. Those investigations included one near U. S. Highway 36 and LIV 255 last Thursday. Sheriff Steve Cox reports a free air search around a vehicle by Deputy Nicholas Leadbetter and K-9 Zaki and further investigation led to the seizure of a methamphetamine smoking […]
A Lexington woman received minor injuries Wednesday night when a pickup slid off an icy lettered route and rolled over in DeKalb County. Forty-year-old Penny Bennett was transported by an ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The accident occurred approximately six miles to the north of Cameron as Bennett was northbound when the pickup she […]
Highway Patrol Troop H will conduct driving while intoxicated saturation in Daviess and DeKalb counties sometime in March. The Patrol reports the area selected for enforcement is based on a high number of drinking-related crashes and contacts with drivers who have been drinking as well as officers’ input as to probable contact with DWI violators. […]
The Highway Patrol today announced the arrest of 33-year-old Jay C. Guhlke of Polo for alleged promotion and possession of child pornography. Friday’s arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Division of Drug and Crime Control’s Digital Forensics Investigative Unit. The Patrol was assisted by the Caldwell and Daviess County Sheriff’s Offices. […]
