FFA

Area students compete in FFA judging events in Hamilton

Students from area high schools competed Tuesday in FFA judging events held in Hamilton. Winning first place as a team in livestock judging was Princeton. The highest ranked individual judges from Princeton were Logan Krohn and Soyer Wimer who finished first and second. North Harrison of Eagleville was second among teams. For the soils judging, Gilman City […]

Horse Drawn Vehicle Crash

Car strikes buggy injuring 6 kids near Hamilton

The Highway Patrol reports six children from Kidder sustained injuries when a car hit their horse-drawn buggy five miles north of Hamilton Thursday morning. The buggy, driven by 10-year-old Abraham Bontrager, and the car, driven by 53-year-old Glen Seger of Hamilton, traveled east on Route D near 190th Street when the car struck the rear […]

Drug Busts

Hamilton Police Department arrests two on drug charges

Two Hamilton residents were arrested on drug charges Wednesday. The Hamilton Police Department reports a search warrant that the police department and the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Department executed at 305 East School Street in Hamilton led to the arrest of the two subjects. Thirty-seven-year-old Nicolas Hanes was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug […]

Drug Bust

Highway patrol reports arrest of 2 from Bethany and Hamilton

The highway patrol reports the drug-related arrests last night of Bethany and Hamilton men in Harrison County. Both 24-year-old Isaac Smith of Bethany and 23-year-old Michael Bunch of Hamilton were taken to the Harrison county law enforcement center at Bethany. The highway patrol has accused Smith with felony possession of a controlled substance, synthetic narcotic; felony […]

Accident graphic, deer in roadway

Motorcycle strikes deer injuring 2 north of Hamilton

Two riders were injured when a motorcycle struck a deer Tuesday night just north of Hamilton. The highway patrol reports 47-year-old Rod Bowen and his passenger, 32-year-old Kristina Bates – both of Hamilton – were taken by private vehicle to Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. An officer reported the motorcycle was southbound when […]

Accident

2 vehicles totaled in Friday crash

The Highway Patrol reports two area residents sustained injuries as the result of a two-vehicle accident two miles northwest of Hamilton Friday morning. Sixty-five-year-old Richard Lemoine of Kidder traveled south in a pickup truck on Caldwell Road near JC Penney Drive when a car driven by 18-year-old Nikita Powell of Milan crossed over Caldwell Road. […]