Sixty years after the first of 1,182 flood-prevention structures were built in Missouri with federal financial and technical assistance, landowners who have witnessed the before-and-after effects of heavy rain are still praising the benefits of the watershed projects. “Panther Creek used to flood almost every time it rained, but it hasn’t flooded at all since […]
A Ridgeway resident was hurt when a deer ran into the path of his sports utility vehicle north of Bethany. Fifty-three-year-old Reed Breneman of Ridgeway was taken to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany with minor injuries. The accident happened Saturday morning seven miles north of Bethany on Route A, as the SUV was westbound […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of two individuals in area counties on Thursday. Thirty-four year old Daniella Sivels of Saint Paul, Minnesota was arrested in Harrison County and accused of felony fugitive from out of state, misdemeanor driving while intoxicated—drugs, misdemeanor unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, and exceeding the posted speed limit—92 miles per […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Lenexa, Kansas man in Harrison County this (Wednesday) morning on a misdemeanor warrant and two other allegations. The warrant for 51 year old Patrick Quinlan was out of Saline County for exceeding the posted speed limit. He was also accused of operating a vehicle without a valid license […]
Foresters with the Missouri Department of Conservation have confirmed the presence of the Emerald Ash Borer in six new counties, including locally, Caldwell and Harrison. Other area counties with a confirmed presence of the insect include Adair, Ray, Clay, Clinton, DeKalb, and Schuyler. Statewide, the Emerald Ash Borer has spread to 59 counties and the […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Bethany man sustained moderate injuries when the pickup truck he drove ran off the road about six miles northwest of Bethany this (Friday) morning. A private vehicle transported 43 year old Richard Davidson to the Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. Davidson drove east on Harrison County Road 267 when […]
Highway Patrol troopers report several arrests Sunday in northwest Missouri counties. Two people were arrested in DeKalb County Sunday afternoon. Twenty-eight-year-old Raymond Dilley of St. Joseph has been accused of felony possession of a controlled substance, felony armed criminal action, misdemeanor unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, and exceeding the posted speed limit. Twenty-three-year-old John Church […]
The Tri-State Beef and Certified Crop Adviser conferences are coming up in January. Community Engagement Specialist in Community and Economic Development Meridith Berry of Grundy County says Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska are involved in the Three State Beef Conference. In Missouri, it will be at the Andrew County Youth Building in Savannah the evening of […]
Longtime Trenton educator and author Thomas Virgil Brown died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in Trenton of natural causes. He was 94. Mr. Brown, Tom to his family and many friends, was born Aug. 9, 1924, on his parents’ farmstead just north of Melbourne in Harrison County, the son of Thomas Armfield Brown, a state legislator, […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two area residents Wednesday. Twenty-year-old Treigh Michael Fehring of Cameron has been charged with felony second-degree assault. He was arrested in Harrison County and extradited to Grundy County. His bond is $10,000 cash only. Court documents accuse Fehring of recklessly causing serious physical injury to someone […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in north Missouri planned for the week of November 26 through December 2 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations […]
A Hopkins resident was killed and two others from Hopkins were hurt Saturday night in the head-on collision of a van and a pickup truck on a snow-covered road in Nodaway County. Fatally injured was 34-year-old Sharon Snuffer who was a passenger in the van driven by her 37-year-old husband, Justin snuffer. He was taken […]
Snow on Interstate 35 in northern Harrison County on Saturday night contributed to a two-vehicle accident which injured four people four miles south of Eagleville. The highway patrol reports a pickup truck northbound on I-35 went out of control on the snow-covered road, crossed the median, and traveled into the path of a southbound sports […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in North Missouri planned for the week of November 19 – 25 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations and […]
GRM Networks has announced the recipients of its Community Grant Program for the third quarter. The Bethany Kiwanis Club was awarded $500 to purchase clothes for needy grade school children in Harrison County. The Lamoni, Iowa Volunteer Fire Department was also awarded $500 to help purchase flags and official uniforms for the fire department. The […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in North Missouri planned for the week of November 12th through the 18th from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations […]
A truck driver from Kansas was injured this morning, according to the highway patrol, when he lost control on an icy bridge floor near Bethany causing the northbound truck to go off the east side of I-35 and overturn onto the driver’s side. Fifty-five-year-old Mack Terrapin of Alma, Kansas was taken by ambulance to the Harrison […]
The Humane Society of Missouri Animal Cruelty Task Force reports it has rescued 16 “severely malnourished” horses from a 16-acre property in Harrison County. The horses were in paddocks and pastures with no vegetation and had no on-site veterinary care. When rescuers arrived at the property, officials found a downed horse in critical condition that was […]
It was a 61.24% voter turnout for Grundy County in the November 6, 2018 election. Five people last night were elected to Grundy County offices, without opposition. Phillip Ray wins as presiding commissioner. Incumbents winning another term were Associate Judge Steve Hudson, Circuit Clerk and Ex officio recorder Becky Stanturf, County Clerk Betty Spickard, and Prosecuting Attorney […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in north Missouri planned for the week of November 5 – 11 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations and […]
