The Highway Patrol reports a Hamilton woman sustained minor injuries in an accident about four miles east of Cameron Friday night. Fifty-six-year-old Linda Thomson traveled on westbound U. S. Route 36 when another vehicle struck the rear of her car, causing her car extensive damage. Neither vehicle stopped, and the driver of the second vehicle […]
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Free pressure canner testing to be held in Hamilton
The University of Missouri will provide pressure canner testing in Hamilton Friday afternoon. Nutrition and Health Education Specialist Janet Hackert will test canners for free at the Hamilton Farmers Market at the J. C. Penney Park parking lot off Highway 13 from 3 to 6 o’clock. The whole canner should be brought for the testing. […]
MoDOT to make pavement repairs on Highway 36 in Hamilton
The Missouri Department of Transportation plans pavement repairs on U. S. Route 36 in Hamilton today and Thursday. Local maintenance crews will close the driving lane of westbound U. S. Route 36 between Turkey Road and Des Moine Road for concrete replacement today from 6:30 in the morning to 5 o’clock in the evening. Crews […]
Video: MFA rail facility near Hamilton prepares to open for business
With the Grand Opening of a new train loading facility at the MFA in Hamilton that was held on Wednesday, Missouri will soon move grain faster to market. Diana DeHart reports that the project includes construction of a rail loop and three-grain storage units. The facility will be designed to load a full 110 rail […]
Hamilton man hurt when dump truck overturns on Highway 36
The Highway Patrol reports a Hamilton man sustained serious injuries when his vehicle overturned in Caldwell County Tuesday morning. Forty-four-year-old Robert Feigly lost control of his dump truck when the front driver’s side tire on it failed two miles southwest of Breckenridge on eastbound U. S. 36. The dump truck traveled into the median and […]
Diana DeHart presents program on MFA rail services near Hamilton to Trenton Rotary
MFA Grain Originator Diana DeHart discussed the expansion of MFA Agri Services’ rail services near Hamilton with the Trenton Rotary Club at its meeting Thursday. DeHart reported that the project includes construction of a rail loop and three-grain storage units. The facility will be designed to load a full 110 rail car train in less […]
Hamilton teen life-flighted after being ejected from vehicle
The Highway Patrol reports a Hamilton teen sustained serious injuries after being ejected from his vehicle Friday afternoon. Sixteen-year-old Hunter Blackburn drove north on Harley Road about half a mile north of Hamilton when he lost control of his pickup, and the vehicle went off the right side of the road. Blackburn overcorrected, causing the […]
Area FFA teams do well at Missouri FFA Convention
Among area results in the career development events during the Missouri FFA Convention, Hamilton won first place in the state for nursery landscape; Princeton was third in horse judging; among top teams in livestock were Milan third, North Harrison, fourth, and Green City fifth. Milan also had a team finish tenth in the FFA knowledge […]
Hamilton man ejected from vehicle near Breckenridge
A Hamilton man sustained minor injuries when he was ejected from his vehicle in an accident west of Breckenridge this morning. The Patrol reports 41-year-old Eric Hollon drove south on Turkey Road when he lost control of his sports utility vehicle. The vehicle went off the west side of the road, overturned, and ejected him […]
Hamilton teens injured in Friday morning crash
Two Hamilton teens sustained moderate injuries when their vehicle overturned Friday morning. The Highway Patrol reports Malachi Stacy and Nicholas Thorne, both 19 years old, traveled south on Missouri 13 south of Kingston when their car went off the west side of the road. Stacy, who was driving, overcorrected before the car traveled off the […]
Vehicle becomes airborne twice causing Hamilton woman serious injuries
A Hamilton woman was involved in an accident one mile west of Hamilton. 47-year-old Joeanna White received serious injuries and was transported to Cameron Regional Medical Center then flown to St. Luke’s on the Kansas City Plaza. Authorities report Ms. White was westbound on Business 36 when her sports utility vehicle failed to negotiate a […]
3 hurt as two sports utility vehicles crash west of Hamilton
Two miles west of Hamilton, at 3:50 pm Tuesday afternoon, drivers of two sports utility vehicles and one passenger were taken to the Cameron Regional Medical Center. The highway patrol reported injuries were listed as minor. The highway patrol reports 17-year-old Garrett Donoho of Chillicothe was westbound on Highway 36 when he attempted a U-turn […]
Route 36 closure in Hamilton extended into February
Due to recent winter weather, the closure of U.S. Route 36 in Hamilton will extend into February. Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation have been working 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily in the eastbound lanes of U.S. Route 36 at Route 13 for bridge maintenance since Jan. 3. Originally scheduled to take only […]
Eastbound U.S. Route 36 to close near Hamilton
U.S. Route 36 will close daily after the first of the year in Hamilton as crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation will close all lanes of eastbound U.S. Route 36 at Route 13 for bridge maintenance. The road will be closed from approximately 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 pm. Monday through Friday, weather permitting, beginning […]
Hamilton woman hurt in Ray County crash
A Hamilton resident was hurt shortly after noon Wednesday when the car she was driving overturned off a road in Ray county. 35-year old Jayme Knudsen was transported to Ray County Memorial Hospital in Richmond with moderate injuries. The accident happened just west of Henrietta on Route H when the eastbound car went out of […]
Teenager strikes farm implement being towed by Hamilton man with SUV
A St. Joseph teenager was injured this morning when the sports utility vehicle she was driving struck an implement being towed by a farm tractor two miles east of Stewartsville. The SUV was demolished in the wreck about 7:40 on eastbound U.S. Highway 36. 17-year-old Sydney Shurtleff was taken by ambulance to Mosiac Life Care […]
Illinois man hurt after striking pickup following farm implement near Hamilton
An Illinois man was hurt when the sports utility vehicle he was driving hit the rear of a pickup truck east of Hamilton. 60-year-old James Stromer of Westchester, Illinois was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries. The driver of the pickup, 42-year-old Melissa Webb of Breckenridge, was not reported hurt. The accident […]
Hamilton Police Department responds to 121 calls the first 2 weeks of August
During the first week of August, Hamilton Police Officers took approximately 70 calls for service, 8 reports, affected 5 arrests, and conducted 9 traffic stops issuing 4 citations. On August 1, Officer took a report of a motor vehicle accident, where a white or silver vehicle backed into another vehicle and left the scene in […]
Hamilton, Missouri police department sponsors public safety fair
The Hamilton Police Department invites members of the public to meet local public safety members, by sponsoring a back to school safety fair Saturday, August 13th from 1 to 5 in the afternoon, at the police department parking lot at 104 West School Street. Several activities are scheduled for the day, including an emergency vehicle […]
Hamilton motorcyclist injured in Taney County crash
A motorcyclist from Hamilton was injured yesterday afternoon in a Taney County accident in southwest Missouri. The highway patrol described injuries as minor for 63-year-old Gearly Arnold of Hamilton. He was taken by ambulance to Cox Hospital of Branson. The state patrol said Arnold was eastbound on Highway 76 when his motorcycle overturned on the roadway. […]