Rain has significantly impacted the schedule to resurface two sections of U.S. Route 69 in Harrison and Daviess counties this month. The Missouri Department of Transportation contracted with Herzog Contracting Corp. of St. Joseph to mill and complete surface leveling on U.S. Route 69 between U.S. Route 136 (Harrison) and Route C (Daviess) and between […]
Four girls from a Milan family received minor injuries in a single-vehicle accident early Thursday evening in western Schuyler County. Sixteen-year-old Tahli Salgado-Gray was driving eastbound on Highway 136 when according to the highway patrol, she lost control of the car after the drivers’ side tire blew out. The car struck a bridge before coming […]
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department is offering a contract for parents and grandparents to use to discuss safe driving with children or grandchildren. Sheriff Steve Cox says the contract requests a signature from young drivers as their pledge to perform driving skills and safety at specific levels. The contract may be downloaded for free by […]
Two sections of U.S. Route 69 in Harrison and Daviess counties are getting a new surface this month. The Missouri Department of Transportation contracted with Herzog Contracting Corp. of St. Joseph to mill and complete surface leveling on U.S. Route 69 between U.S. Route 136 (Harrison) and Route C (Daviess) and between Interstate 35 and […]
Two drivers were taken to the Mosiac Life Care in St. Joseph after their vehicles were involved in an accident three mile south of King City. The highway patrol listed injuries as moderate for both drivers, 52-year-old Kindra Workman of King City and for 55-year-old Rodney Vantellman of Bethany. The crash occurred as the car […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Darlington man sustained moderate injuries as the result of an accident involving two vehicles two miles south of Stanberry Friday afternoon. Seventeen-year-old Mateo Messner of Stanberry drove south on U. S. Highway 169 when he attempted to make a left turn onto a county road but allegedly failed to yield […]
Several veterans events will be held in Trenton in September. A Veterans Service Officer will be at Hy-Vee to help with VA paperwork and answer questions on September 10th from 9 o’clock in the morning to 1 o’clock in the afternoon. A Veterans Service Officer and a Vet Center Counselor will both be available at […]
A Bethany man was injured in a three-vehicle accident on Interstate 35 in Clay County Sunday afternoon. The highway patrol reports 27-year-old Justin Pruitt of Bethany received serious injuries when the car he was driving struck the rear of another car, which pushed it into the rear of the third vehicle. Both of the latter […]
The commanding officer of Troop H of the Missouri State Highway Patrol has announced plans for driving while intoxicated saturation operations in multiple north Missouri counties. During the Labor Day holiday weekend, Troop H will conduct DWI saturations in Andrew, Buchanan, Daviess, Dekalb, Grundy, Harrison, Livingston, and Nodaway counties. The areas selected for enforcement are […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Moberly man and a Brookfield woman sustained injuries when a car struck a pickup truck two miles south of Moberly Thursday morning. Forty-five-year-old Crista Barton drove the car south on U. S. Highway 63 when the pickup was driven by 48-year-old Mark Churchill reportedly pulled into the car’s path before […]
The Highway Patrol reports three individuals sustained minor injuries as a result of a three-vehicle accident in Jamesport Tuesday morning. Forty-year-old Amelia Rick of Cameron drove a van east on Route NN, attempted to cross Highway 6 to continue east on Route F, and reportedly crossed in front of another eastbound car driven by 47-year-old […]
School days bring congestion with school buses are picking up their passengers, kids on bikes are hurrying to get to school before the bell rings, harried parents are trying to drop their kids off before work. It’s never more important for drivers to slow down and pay attention than when kids are present – especially […]
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education approved price increases for meals at a meeting Thursday evening. The cost of breakfast for kindergarten through sixth grade for the 2018-2019 school year will be $1.50, lunch for kindergarten through sixth grade will be $2.15, seventh through 12th grades, breakfast will cost $1.60 with lunch costing $2.30. Adult […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of two drivers inside the boundaries of Lake Viking Friday night following an accident which injured one of the drivers. Thirty-nine-year-old Patrick Bottcher of Gallatin drove south in a pickup truck on Lake Viking Terrace when a northbound sports utility vehicle driven by 73-year-old Donna Redden of Altamont reportedly […]
Two area women sustained minor injuries when one sports utility vehicle struck another one mile west of Trenton in an accident that closed Highway 6 for a brief time Tuesday morning. Thirty-seven-year-old Angela Gott of Laredo drove west on Highway 6 when she reportedly slowed to make a left turn onto Southwest 30th Avenue. Her […]
Severe drought conditions through much of the state have prompted the Missouri Department of Transportation to offer a special overwidth hauling permit to help farmers and ranchers move hay as needed. Loads must be of legal height, length and weight. Permits can be requested via phone and will, in most cases, be issued within minutes […]
Highway Patrol Troop B Commanding Officer Captain James Wilt announces that troopers will participate in special enforcement operations in several counties this month. Linn and Macon’s counties are included in the operation and Wilt says driving while intoxicated saturation operations are an important enforcement tool that enables the Patrol to enhance its efforts in reducing the […]
An Iowa resident was injured in an I-35 accident north of Eagleville late Tuesday afternoon. Twenty-two year old Alec Breon of Oskaloosa, Iowa received minor injuries when the front of a northbound car she was driving struck a covered cargo trailer being pulled by a pickup truck. She was taken by ambulance to the Harrison […]
A Trenton resident was among two injured Monday afternoon west of Trenton when the car he was driving collided with two oncoming vehicles. The highway patrol reports 25-year-old Drew Kelly of Trenton received moderate injuries and was taken by private vehicle to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. Kelly was eastbound when the car crossed the […]
The Iowa State Patrol reports a Minnesota man died as the result of a semi tractor-trailer truck hitting a heavy utility truck in Decatur County, Iowa on Thursday. Forty-four-year-old David Nickell of Allerton, Iowa drove the utility truck north on Interstate 35 at the one-mile marker pulling a directional arrow sign on a trailer advising […]
