Two Florida men were taken into custody early Thursday morning in the Bethany area following a traffic stop, including a pursuit of one of the suspects where shots were fired by the highway patrol, no injuries were reported. Sergeant Jacob Angle is a public information officer for the Missouri State Highway Patrol at St. Joseph: […]
The Missouri Highway Patrol conducted a manhunt for a suspect in a chase in Harrison County Wednesday night. It happened just before 8 p.m on I-35 near mile marker 95, according to Missouri Highway Patrol sergeant Jake Angle. Authorities attempted to arrest two suspects in a traffic stop, but one was able to flee and […]
In rural Harrison county, two men from Algonquin, Illinois were in a car northbound on Interstate 35, according to the highway patrol, when the driver, 21-year-old Travis Lane, apparently fell asleep. The car traveled off the east side of the highway and struck an embankment. Lane received minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to […]
Sentencing was yesterday afternoon at the Courthouse in Bethany for a man accused of poisoning his wife nearly ten years ago when they lived in Harrison County. Samuel Borntreger was sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges of second-degree murder. He had pleaded guilty June 21st in Division One of the Harrison County Circuit […]
Fifty-four Missourians will be inducted into the Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at the Fred E. Davis Multipurpose Center on the State Fair Community College campus in Sedalia. The Missouri 4-H Foundation annually recognizes the work of 4-H friends and volunteers through its recognition and awards program, said Rachel […]
A Hatfield man received minor injuries when the farm tractor he was operating tipped over in a farm pond. 78-year old Edwin Hulett of Hatfield was taken to Ringgold County Hospital at Mount Ayr, Iowa. The accident happened late Saturday afternoon in a farm field one mile west of Hatfield in northwestern Harrison County. The […]
The operator of a motorcycle was injured late last night when a deer was struck on Harrison County Route M west of Eagleville. 57-year-old Roger Behrens of Martinsville sustained moderate injuries and was flown by a medical helicopter to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. Behrens was eastbound when the deer was hit; the motorcycle […]
Daily attendance at Trenton Family Aquatics Center is averaging approximately two hundred fifty people. That’s according to Trenton Parks Superintendent Jason Shuler who indicated to the Trenton Park Board the daily attendance is averaging well above last year. Shuler said Burleigh Grimes Baseball Field is a busy place with an American Legion tournament as well […]
One person has been arrested after an altercation late last month at Trenton. Following a law enforcement investigation, felony charges of second-degree assault have been filed against 29-year-old Kenneth Leon Talley who listed a Plattsburg address when taken into custody. Bond is 15 thousand dollars cash. Talley is scheduled July 12th in the Associate Division […]
Samuel Borntreger, a former Harrison County Amish minister pleaded guilty in Harrison County court today to a charge of second-degree murder. He has been in custody since January after telling authorities in Kentucky that he poisoned his wife, Anna Yoder Borntreger, who died in 2006. Today’s court appearance was originally scheduled to be a bond […]
The Prairie Days celebration is June 24-25 at Dunn Ranch and Pawnee Prairie in Harrison County. Gazing at native wildflowers and grasses waving in the wind on a summer day, it’s easy to remember that these prairies are small remnants of grasslands and grassy wooded areas that once dominated the state’s hills and valleys, especially […]
A St. Joseph resident was hurt when a van went off a road and hit an embankment northwest of Cainsville early Saturday evening. 22-year old Cherith Boger of St. Joseph was taken to Harrison County Community Hospital at Bethany with moderate injuries. She was a passenger in the van driven by 16-year old Jasmine Mclain […]
The highway patrol reports an Eagleville man and four children were injured early Thursday evening in a rollover accident on Harrison County Route W. The highway patrol arrest report accused Daniel Score of driving while intoxicated, four counts of assault, and careless and imprudent driving. He was later arrested by the highway patrol. The accident […]
A chip and seal project on Harrison County Route M has been delayed due to equipment problems. Local maintenance crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation are hoping to be able to reschedule the chip seal project for early next week (June 13-17) During the work, Route M will be closed jut west of Eagleville, […]
Twenty five year-old Scott Oneal of Albany pleaded guilty to amended charges accusing him with second degree assault and armed criminal action March 20th, 2015 in Harrison County. Grundy County Associate Circuit Court Judge Steve Hudson sentenced Oneal to 12 years in prison. That includes seven years on the second degree assault charge and five years […]
An accident just north of Coffey yesterday morning caused 43-year-old Jamie Murphy of Chillicothe to sustained what the highway patrol called moderate injuries. She lost control of her southbound car, causing it to veer off the right side of Highway 13, down an embankment, rolling once, coming to rest on its wheels. Jamie Murphy was taken […]
The highway patrol reports three persons were in a vehicle that left Highway 136 and overturned early today. The accident happened two miles west of Mount Moriah in Harrison County. The patrol described injuries as serious for the driver, 26 year old Robert Smith of Ridgeway. He was taken by an ambulance to the Truman […]
Northwest Missouri’s grassland heritage will be celebrated at Prairie Days June 24-25 at Dunn Ranch in Harrison County. Bison, butterflies, birds and native plants that support them will be on display. Experts will interpret prairie ecology at a free event sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), The Nature Conservancy, and the Missouri Prairie […]
A pavement repair project will close a ramp to southbound Interstate 35 in Harrison County Wednesday, May 18 . Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation will close the southbound ramp from Route N to southbound I-35 at Eagleville (exit 106) Wednesday, May 18, between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. During the closure, motorists will be […]
A three car accident Saturday night in Harrison County, at mile marker 93 on Interstate 35 resulted in minor injuries to a Merriam, Kansas woman. The accident happened as a 1997 Ford F-150, driven by 38-year-old Richard Reyes of Gilman City, and a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu driven by 25-year-old Kyle Custer of Olathe, Kansas were […]
