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Three separate indictments handed down in Harrison County involving murder, assault and sex crimes involving a child

Grand jury indictments were filed in Harrison County this week on three men. Forty-one-year-old Travis William Gilliland of Ridgeway has been charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. Bail was set at $250,000 for all counts. A probable cause affidavit accused Gilliland of shooting and killing Lynn Trammell in March. Fifty-eight-year-old Stephen Marshall of […]

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Resident of Eagleville injured in crash on Route KK

An Eagleville resident was hurt when a car turned onto Route KK in Harrison County and was hit from behind six miles north of Eagleville. Seventy-two-year-old Jorge Benitez of Eagleville was taken to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany with moderate injuries. He was a passenger in a car driven by 72-year-old Nancy Morris who […]

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Bethany man killed in crash on Highway 69

A Bethany man was killed in an early morning traffic crash on Highway 69, just north of Bethany. Thirty-nine-year-old Jason Crawford was pronounced dead at the scene by Harrison County Coroner Zack Wilson. A trooper reported the car Crawford was driving failed to negotiate a curve, traveled off the west side of Highway 69, and […]

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Teenagers from Cainsville injured in rollover crash

Residents from Cainsville were injured as the result of a pickup truck overturning two miles south of Blythedale on March 19th at 12:05 am. The Highway Patrol reports the 17-year-old boy who was driving sustained serious injuries. The passenger, 18-year-old Leon Nobles, received minor injuries. They were taken to the Harrison County Community Hospital in […]

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Two area health departments report COVID-19 deaths

A COVID-19-related death has been added in Harrison County. The county’s COVID-19 dashboard shows 34 deaths total. There have been 2,002 total cases. There have been 1,557 confirmed cases and 445 probable cases. No cases are active for Harrison County. The Sullivan County Health Department announces an additional COVID-19-related death. That brings the total to […]

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Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 4 arrests over the weekend

A Gallatin resident was arrested late Saturday night in Daviess County. Forty-one-year-old Andrea Middleton was accused of three counts of possessing a controlled substance, as well as being accused of possessing marijuana, paraphernalia, and a firearm. A Cameron resident was arrested Saturday night in Daviess County. Twenty-eight-year-old Taylor Stufflebean was accused of being a felon […]