A Bethany teenager was taken to a hospital on Thursday afternoon after the pickup he was driving went off a Harrison County road and overturned approximately one half mile northwest of Bethany. The seventeen-year-old boy received serious injuries and was taken to the Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. The pickup was northbound on Jade […]
A Bethany resident has been charged with three counts of felony second-degree assault after a vehicle accident on Highway 136 west of Bethany in April, 2021. Eighteen-year-old Jacob Scott Maize has also been charged with felony first-degree property damage. An initial court appearance in Harrison County is scheduled for November 10th. A probable cause statement […]
A Mercer County rollover accident on Monday afternoon injured a resident of Pattonsburg. Sixty-eight-year-old Isabel Armstrong received minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. A trooper said Ms. Armstrong was eastbound when she swerved to avoid debris on Highway 136, over-corrected, and drove off the north side of […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of October. 4 – 10, 2021. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the […]
One COVID-19 case has been added in Harrison County. The county’s COVID-19 dashboard indicates there were 1,253 total cases as of September 29, 2021. The number of active cases decreased by one to nine. There have been 1,014 confirmed cases and 21 COVID-19-related deaths reported for Harrison County. The health department reports there have been […]
The Harrison County Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest of a suspect for the alleged theft of a truck, trailer, and mower. The theft reportedly occurred Tuesday evening at the Missouri Welcome Center on Interstate 35 in Harrison County. Deputies located the vehicle and the possible suspect within 15 minutes of its theft. One male was […]
The Grundy County Health Department reports two additional COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total to 51. Twenty-one new cases were added since September 22nd, which is 14 less than the number reported from September 14th through 22nd. The total number of cases is now 1,675 for Grundy County. The number of active cases is down seven […]
Nine COVID-19 cases were added in Linn County since September 21st. The health department on September 28 reported 1,862 total cases. The number of active cases had decreased by nine to 14. Three COVID-19-related hospitalizations were reported for Linn County. The Sullivan County Health Department September 28 confirmed three additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 1,186. […]
Missouri Division of Employment Security figures indicates Livingston, Mercer, and Worth counties are among those with the lowest unemployment rates for August 2021, the most recent month available. Worth County has the second-lowest unemployment rate for Missouri at two percent. Only Osage county has fewer unemployed, a one-point nine percent. Mercer County’s rate is two […]
An accident five miles north of Ridgeway Sunday afternoon injured one driver when the vehicle she was driving hit the right rear trailer of a tractor-trailer. The sixteen-year-old girl from Ridgeway received moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to the Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. The teenager was driving on East 239th Avenue […]
The Highway Patrol arrested a Cainsville man in Harrison County on September 25 on drug-related allegations. Twenty-eight-year-old Dakoda Wright was accused of felony possession of a controlled substance, with that substance being methamphetamine. He was also accused of unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. Wright was taken to the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department on a 24-hour […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Delaware woman in Harrison County on Friday morning, September 24, on a fugitive from out of state felony warrant, for homicide. The warrant for 20 old Pearl Agbemenu of Wilmington, Delaware was from the Superior Court of Wilmington. She was also accused of speeding. The Patrol notes […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of September 27 – Oct. 3. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map, Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the […]
Six COVID-19 cases have been added in Harrison County. The county’s COVID-19 dashboard shows that, as of September 22nd, there were 1,246 total cases. The number of active cases stayed at 17. There had been 1,012 confirmed cases. The Harrison County Health Department notes there have been 44 breakthrough cases. They involved 17 residents who […]
The Drought Monitor Map for this week shows more of Missouri is experiencing abnormally dry conditions than last week; however, the conditions in the Green Hills area look to be nearly the same. The map is based on conditions as of September 21st and was released the morning of September 23rd. Abnormally dry conditions are […]
The Grundy County Health Department reports another COVID-19-related death, bringing the total to 49. Thirty-five new COVID-19 cases have also been added since September 14th, making that total 1,654. Health Department Administrator Elizabeth Gibson notes the positivity rate for the last 14 days is 14.6%. The number of active cases went down five from September […]
The schedule has been announced for the Harrison County Fall Festival in Bethany Square on September 25, 2021. A presentation of colors will be at 10:55 that morning. There will be a car show, with registration beginning at 11 o’clock. The South Harrison Bulldog Marching Band will perform at 11:30, and other live music will […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Pattonsburg man sustained moderate injuries when a sports utility vehicle struck a car at the city limits of Bethany Tuesday morning, September 21, 2021. Emergency medical services transported 60-year-old Michael Salmon to the Harrison County Community Hospital. No injuries were reported for the driver of the SUV, 75-year-old Wayne Bryant […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a Saint Paul, Minnesota man was arrested Saturday afternoon, September 18, 2021, in Harrison County. Thirty-four-year-old Larvell Elmore was accused of felony counts of possession of a controlled substance, resisting arrest, exceeding the posted speed limit by 26 miles an hour or more, careless and imprudent driving, failure to […]
The Livingston County Health Center reports six COVID-19 cases have been added since September 16th, making the total 2,293. There are 28 active cases. COVID-19 cases have increased in Mercer County, with three more confirmed and two more probable cases. The health department reports 223 confirmed cases and 248 probable cases. Twelve cases are active. […]
