Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports a combine is a total loss after a fire near Highway 190 and Route Y on Friday afternoon, October 8, 2021. The Chillicothe Fire Department reports that, upon arrival, personnel found the combine fully involved. Firefighters used about 3,000 gallons of water with foam mix. The sheriff’s office reports […]
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Chillicothe Fire Department responds to car fire at Walmart
The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a car fire at Walmart on October 7. Captain Tracy Bradley reports the fire department was told the vehicle was near the automotive area, and no one was inside. She says employees tried to put out the flames with fire extinguishers. Upon the fire department’s arrival, firefighters found flames […]
Powersville man injured when van strikes ATV on Highway 139
The Highway Patrol reports a Powersville man sustained moderate injuries when the all-terrain vehicle he drove was hit by a transit van six miles south of Powersville on Tuesday morning, October 5, 2021. An ambulance took 67-year-old Dale Davis to the Wayne County Hospital of Corydon, Iowa. No injuries were reported for van driver 81-year-old […]
Woman driving wrong way on I-35 injured in head-on crash; accused of DWI by patrol
A Cameron woman was injured Monday night in an Interstate 35 accident five miles south of Cameron. Twenty-four-year-old Kelcey Ross was taken by ambulance to Liberty Hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the truck, Menno Bontrager, wasn’t hurt. Ms. Ross was southbound, on northbound I-35 when a head-on collision occurred with a northbound pickup […]
Pedestrian stuck by car in Altamont life-flighted to Truman Medical Center
A pedestrian was struck Sunday night at approximately 8:45 pm by a vehicle while she was attempting to cross Highway 6 in Altamont. Twenty-year-old Cassie James of Cameron received serious injuries and was flown by medical helicopter (LifeFlight Eagle) to Truman Medical Center. The car was driven by 28-year-old Nicole Gutierrez of Gallatin who wasn’t […]
Fire damages engine compartment in car on Highway 65 near Trenton
A car fire on Saturday afternoon in Trenton extensively damaged the engine compartment of the vehicle. The car was on the shoulder of southbound Highway 65, about one-half mile north of Highway 6. When firefighters from the Trenton Fire Department arrived on the scene, flames were coming from the engine compartment. The cause of the […]
Quilt to be raffled off at halftime of Chillicothe Football Game with proceeds to benefit cancer patients
The Professional Firefighters of Chillicothe Local 2460 and the Livingston County Assistance Program have done boot blocks and will raffle off a donated cancer quilt to support cancer patients. They are also selling cancer awareness T-shirts. Chillicothe Mayor Theresa Kelly has signed a proclamation declaring October 22nd as Cancer Awareness Day. A table will be […]
One injured in rollover crash south of Darlington
The Highway Patrol reports a rollover accident Tuesday afternoon in rural Gentry County which injured one person from Maryville. Taken by private vehicle, with moderate injuries, to Mosaic Medical Center in Albany was 41-year-old Christopher Swinford. Swinford was a passenger in a truck driven by 30-year-old Justin Viets of Stanberry who wasn’t hurt. The truck […]
Spickard Fall Festival organizers announce results of activities at the festival
The Spickard Fall Festival was held on September 11, 2021, with a multitude of activities for residents. Officials at the festival have announced the results of numerous activities and competitions during the festival. Kiddie Parade Winners: Best Electronic Single Rider: 1st Place Cora Brown daughter of Justin and Becca Brown, Princeton 2nd Place Emmitt Chapman […]
Community of Chula announces events for Street Fair on Saturday
The community of Chula announces several events for their Street Fair on Saturday, September 18, 2021. Biscuits and gravy will be served at the Chula Community Center from 7 to 9 a.m. Saturday. There will be a fish fry Saturday evening from 5:30 to 7 o’clock also at the Chula community center. Free will donations […]
Chillicothe firefighters respond to grass fire started by bottle rocket
A small area of grass was burned in a fire that Chillicothe firefighters say was started by a stray bottle rocket. The fire department was called Sunday afternoon to go to an address in the 11,000 block of LIV Road 2353. Off-duty personnel was described as at the scene prior to the arrival of the […]
Chillicothe firefighters respond to house fire on Cowgill Street
Chillicothe firefighters on Sunday evening responded to a house fire at 325 Cowgill Street. Upon arrival, fire was seen coming from the peak of the roof in the middle of the structure. A spokesman noted fire was on the second floor, having vented itself through a window. Fire crews forced entry to a side door […]
Trenton city sales tax receipts continue on the plus side for May through September
Trenton city sales tax revenue is up nearly 13 percent for general purposes and capital projects, and up more than 14 percent for parks, fire department needs, and transportation. Those numbers in the first five months of Trenton’s fiscal year, May through September 2021, compared to the same period a year ago. In dollar figures, […]
Residents of Kirksville and Macon ejected from trike motorcycle near Bevier
Residents of Kirksville and Macon sustained injuries when they were ejected from a trike motorcycle two and a half miles north of Bevier the evening of September 10th. The Highway Patrol reports passenger 62 year old Rhonda Hargadine of Kirksville had serious injuries and was taken by an air ambulance to the University Hospital of […]
Pershing Days set to kick off this weekend in Laclede
Pershing Days will be celebrated this weekend in Laclede in Linn County. Activities begin tonight, continue tomorrow, and conclude on Sunday. The schedule tonight includes the 5 o’clock ice cream and cake social served by the Laclede Fire department. Free-will donations are accepted, with proceeds going to the Pershing Days Committee. The band “Cheap Date” […]
Chillicothe Fire Department responds to vehicle fire on Grandview Street
The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire at 408 Grandview Street on September 8, 2021. Captain and Emergency Medical Technician Tracy Bradley says the caller reporting the fire did not believe anyone was in the vehicle. A Chillicothe Police officer on the scene said the fire was in the engine compartment. Upon arrival, […]
Grundy Electric bucket truck a “total loss” after fire on Saturday
A Grundy Electric Cooperative bucket truck is considered a total loss after a fire near Grundy Electric on Saturday night, September 4, 2021. Trenton Fire Lieutenant Jeremy Summers reports the bed area of the truck was fully involved when firefighters arrived. Crews used a one-and-a-half-inch hose line to extinguish the fire. The cause of the […]
City of Trenton accepting bids for property
The City of Trenton is accepting sealed bids for the sale of property at 1002 West 14th Street. A minimum bid of $500 is required. Bids should be marked “Sealed Bid for Property” and returned to the City Clerk’s Office at 1100 Main Street by September 24th at 2 p.m. Contact City Clerk Cindy Simpson […]
Maryville man ejected from motorcycle during crash, flown to hospital with serious injuries
A Maryville man was injured Thursday afternoon when he was thrown off the motorcycle he was driving in Gentry County. Seventy-two-year-old Robert Hunter received serious injuries and was flown by a medical helicopter (Life Net) to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. A trooper said Hunter was westbound when he failed to negotiate a curve […]