Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 89,861 deer during the opening weekend of the November portion of firearms deer season on November 13 and 14. Of the 89,861 deer harvested, 54,415 were antlered bucks, 7,187 were button bucks, and 28,259 were does. Top harvest counties for […]
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 November 15 – 21. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the planned […]
A Ridgeway man died two hours after his pickup struck a towed farm implement on Wednesday morning one mile southwest of Bethany. Twenty-two-year-old Gaige Sherer of Ridgeway was pronounced dead at Cameron Regional Medical Center at 10 a.m. The driver of the farm tractor was listed as 28-year-old Andrew Darby of Bethany who was not […]
The Putnam County Health Department November 9 reported it has seen an increase in COVID-19 cases in the community. Twenty-two cases had been reported to the office since November 1st, bringing the total to 690. Sixteen persons were being monitored by public health. Of the 22 new cases, two were fully vaccinated. Five had unknown exposure, […]
A Bethany teen faces multiple felonies as a result of an investigation into what law enforcement called a string of property crimes in Bethany and Harrison County. Sixteen-year-old Christa Lynn Freeseman has been charged with possession of a controlled substance, two counts of stealing, unlawful use of a weapon by possessing a weapon and a […]
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 Nov. 8 – 14 All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the planned […]
The Livingston County Health Center reports nine COVID-19 cases have been added since November 2nd, which raises the total to 2,374. There are 12 active cases. COVID-19 cases have increased by four in Harrison County. The county’s COVID-19 dashboard shows that, as of November 3rd, there were 1,292 total cases. Sixteen cases were active. There […]
Five COVID-19 cases have been added in Harrison County. The county’s COVID-19 dashboard indicates that, as of November 2nd, there were 1,288 total cases. Thirteen cases were active. There had been 1,036 confirmed cases. Ten COVID-19 cases have been added in Daviess County since October 27th. The health department November 3rd reported 1,021 cases total. […]
A Kansas City resident received serious injuries when the car he was driving went off Interstate 35 north of Bethany and overturned. Thirty-seven-year-old Cody Stone was taken to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. The accident happened early Sunday six miles north of Bethany on I-35 as the northbound car traveled off the left side […]
Less of northern Missouri is experiencing abnormally dry conditions this week than last week, according to the U. S. Drought Monitor Map. This week’s map was released the morning of October 28 and is based on conditions as of October 26. In the Green Hills area, Mercer, Putnam, Grundy, and Sullivan counties no longer have abnormally […]
A Bethany man faces charges after an alleged incident at the Harrison County Community Hospital of Bethany on October 22, 2021. Thirty-two-year-old Jay Ronald Rasmussen has been charged with felony first degree property damage and misdemeanor fourth-degree assault involving special victims. Bond was set at $25,000 cash only, and a bond hearing is scheduled for […]
A Bethany resident faces four felonies in reference to an investigation of what law enforcement called a string of property crimes in Bethany and Harrison County. Eighteen-year-old Joshua David Rakeshaw has been charged with two counts of stealing. He has also been charged with one count each of possession of a controlled substance except 35 […]
Severe storms with radar indications of rotational winds capable of producing a tornado prompted the National Weather Service to issue a tornado warning late Sunday afternoon for southeast Harrison County, northern Grundy County, and southern Mercer County. There was no known touchdown. Grundy County Emergency Management Director Glen Briggs reports tornado sirens in Trenton were […]
Portions of the KTTN/KGOZ listening area were under tornado warnings on Sunday afternoon and evening. The warnings affected southeast Harrison County, northern Grundy County, and southern Mercer County. Another warning included Livingston and Linn Counties. Severe weather reports relayed by the National Weather Service include a report of a tornado six miles west southwest of […]
A woman from Eagleville has been arrested on drug allegations in Harrison County. Thirty-nine-year-old Chrystal Juarez was arrested by the Highway Patrol Sunday night and accused of felony possession of a controlled substance, misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance, and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. Juarez was taken on a 24-hour hold to the Harrison […]
One new case of COVID-19 has been added to the rolls in Harrison County. The county’s COVID-19 dashboard shows that, as of October 15, there were 1,263 total cases, and five were active. There had been 1,018 confirmed cases and 245 probable cases. The Harrison County Health Department October 15 reported 47 total breakthrough cases. Those […]
The Grundy County Health Department reports an additional COVID-19-related death, which raises the total to 52. The office notes there have been fewer cases per day in October so far than in September. Fifteen new cases have been added since October 6th, bringing that total to 1,722. The number of active cases dropped by eight […]
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 […]
