A single-vehicle accident Wednesday night about three miles north of Cameron injured a Cameron teenager. The highway patrol reports 16-year-old Angelina Parra received moderate injuries and was taken by an ambulance to Mosiac Life Care in St. Joseph. An investigator said the car she was driving southbound on DeKalb County Route EE went off the […]
The Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two suspects on several felony charges as the result of a vehicle check at a closed business. The sheriff’s office notes a Dekalb County deputy conducted the check early Monday morning, and the Cameron Police Department assisted with the arrests. The Dekalb County Prosecutor filed charges […]
Officers with the Chillicothe Police Department responded to several domestic disturbance calls over the weekend, resulting in arrests. Officers responded to the 200 block of Bridge Street in reference to a domestic disturbance. As a result of the investigation, Officers arrested 29-year-old Justin Stanley for domestic assault who was processed and transported to the Daviess/DeKalb Regional […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in North Missouri region planned for the week of May 14 through the 20th from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, mowing, shoulder work, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs, litter […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports the arrest of a Trenton man early Friday morning (12:30 am) after a deputy stopped a vehicle for traffic violations. Cox says 38-year-old Curtis Scott Wheelbarger was arrested for alleged felony while driving while suspended or revoked and possession of methamphetamine or drug paraphernalia. He is being held at […]
A preliminary hearing has been continued for a Jameson man charged with the felonies of driving while intoxicated: serious physical injury and first degree endangering the welfare of a child, serious physical injury. Online court information shows 29-year-old Andrew Adkison appeared in Daviess County Circuit Court Wednesday. His attorney moved for the preliminary hearing to […]
One of multiple programs the Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri provides is the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Executive Director Aaron Franklin says that LIHEAP assists families by paying utility bills. He says the agency began the winter portion of the program in November. The agency was able to make a one-time […]
Three representatives of NextEra Energy met late Monday morning at the Courthouse in Trenton with the Grundy County Commission. The meeting was a follow-up to an initial meeting NextEra had with county commissioners on January 23rd. Commissioners say they were informed the wind energy company will begin evaluations in the northeast part of Grundy County. […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the North Missouri planned for the week of May 7 – 13 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, shoulder work, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs, litter pick up […]
Of 13 career development events Thursday for FFA students competing in ag contests in Trenton, Princeton FFA had three teams win first place and Savannah FFA teams finished first in two other categories of judging. For Princeton, top honors at NCMC occurred in judging of livestock, meats, and soils. Princeton had a team finish in […]
A resurfacing and realignment project in DeKalb and Caldwell counties is set to begin soon. Contractor crews from Herzog Contracting Corporation, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, plan to begin the first phase of this multi-phase project on Monday, March 19. The first phase of the project will begin with the construction of median […]
North Central Missouri Business Facilitation aids area businesses with development. Facilitator Stephanie Williams explains that the organization is made up of a group of individuals from Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Grundy, and Harrison counties. She says its mission is to assist small business owners and entrepreneurs, obtain the information they need, and help them move […]
A teenager from Plattsburg was injured yesterday afternoon in a single vehicle accident three miles to the north of Osborn. The highway patrol reports 19-year-old Kolby Sandgren sustained moderate injuries and was taken by an ambulance to the Cameron Regional Medical Center. The patrol reported Sandgren was northbound on Highway 33 when he swerved the […]
An investigation by the Chillicothe Police Department, the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol resulted in the arrest of a 35-year-old Chillicothe man on drug charges. The police department reports a Livingston County search warrant was executed in the 200 block of East Bridge Street in Chillicothe after a report of […]
Five area counties have unemployment rates above the state average of three point eight percent. Grundy County is just a shade below that figure, coming in at three point seven percent for June based on 179 persons unemployed out of a civilian labor force of 4,800. The June rate is lower than May when Grundy […]
Foresters with the Missouri Department of Conservation have confirmed the presence of emerald ash borer (EAB) in Andrew County in northwest Missouri. This exotic, tree-killing pest has now been detected in 38 Missouri counties and the City of St. Louis. EAB is a small, metallic green beetle native to Asia that only attacks ash trees. […]
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 […]
The most recent unemployment rate for Grundy county is four percent. That’s based on 202 persons on unemployment out of a civilian labor force of about five thousand (5,048) The figures are for October, the most recent information available from the Missouri Division of Employment Security. The numbers are nearly identical to the Grundy County figures from one […]
A temporary road closure in connection with a wind farm project in western DeKalb County has been delayed by 24 hours. The Missouri Department of Transportation reports that Highway 6 will be closed at Ogle Road (seven miles west of Maysville) on Saturday night at 8 o’clock. The closure is expected to last no more […]
Grundy County’s July unemployment rate climbed to five and a half percent. That’s up from a rate of four point six percent noted in June. The latest rate which is nearly one percentage point higher represents 267 persons on unemployment out of a civilian labor the state lists as 4865. Rates among area counties for July range […]
