A Fair Grove, Missouri, man who is a member of the Southwest Honkys violent prison gang was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a drug-trafficking conspiracy in which investigators intercepted a shipment of nearly 9.5 kilograms of methamphetamine. William F. Jones, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to […]
Tag: Highway 13
Iowa woman dies in head-on crash with Kenworth truck
An Iowa resident was killed when the car she was driving was involved in a head-on collision with a truck east of Albany. Fifty-nine-year-old Katherine Showers of Oskaloosa, Iowa was pronounced dead at the scene two miles east of Albany on Highway 136. The truck driver, 49-year old Marvin Andersen of Gilman City, was not […]
Another boil advisory lifted for Mercer County
Mercer County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has lifted a boil advisory issued earlier this week due to water main repair. The advisory affected customers from U. S. Highway 136 to Route E and from Route DD to the Putnam County line.
Boil advisory lifted for portion of Mercer County
Mercer County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has lifted a boil advisory for Route Z. The advisory affected customers on Route Z from Route M to U. S. Highway 136. It also included Crystal Place, Cypress Street, and Coventry Street.
Mercer County Public Water Supply District issue boil order for portion of Mercer County, lifts another order
Mercer County Public Water Supply District has issued a precautionary boil advisory following repairs on Monday to a water main. The advisory will be in effect until further notice for customers within the boundaries of Highway 136 on the north, the Putnam County line on the east, Route E on the south, and Route DD […]
Two adults, two babies injured in SUV rollover crash near Humphreys
Two adults and two children from Versailles sustained injuries when a sports utility vehicle overturned five miles south of Humphreys the night of May 7th. Thirty-three-year-old David Knotts received serious injuries and was taken to the Truman Medical Center. The passenger, 34-year-old Jennifer Knotts, received moderate injuries and was taken to the Sullivan County Memorial […]
Newtown man injured after car strikes deer in roadway
A Newtown resident was hurt early Sunday when the car he was driving hit a deer on Highway 136 in eastern Mercer County. Twenty-year-old Timothy Metcalf was taken to Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville with moderate injuries. The accident happened 12 miles east of Princeton on Highway 136 when the eastbound car hit the […]
Mercer County Public Water Supply District lifts another boil advisory
Mercer County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has lifted a boil advisory placed into effect last week. The advisory affected customers from Highway 136 to the Grundy County line and from Route Y to the Sullivan County line.
Boil advisory in Mercer County lifted
Mercer County Public Water Supply District this afternoon announced the lifting of a precautionary boil advisory that had been issued one week ago. The advisory no longer in effect was for the Princeton area along Highway 136 eastward to Fireworks Avenue in Mercer County.
Unionville man dies after being ejected from vehicle during crash
A Unionville man was killed early Saturday when the car he was driving overturned on Highway 136 in western Putnam County. Twenty-one-year-old Max Kenworthy was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 6 a.m. Saturday. The accident happened approximately 90 minutes earlier, 12 miles west of Unionville. Kenworthy was eastbound when the car ran off […]
Boil advisory issued for southeastern portion of Mercer County
Mercer County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a boil advisory for Southeastern Mercer County until further notice. The boundaries for the advisory are from Highway 136 to the Grundy County line and from Route Y to the Sullivan County line.
Meadville woman injured during attempt to avoid deer in roadway
The Highway Patrol reports a Meadville woman sustained moderate injuries when the car she drove swerved to miss a deer seven miles northeast of Meadville the morning of April 21st. An ambulance transported 40-year-old Angela Wiles to the Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. The car traveled east on Route B before running off the right […]
Unionville woman injured in crash on Highway 136
The Highway Patrol reports a Unionville woman sustained minor injuries when a car slid into the path of a sports utility vehicle due to slush on the road the morning of April 20th. An ambulance transported SUV driver 35-year-old Ashley Jones to Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville. No injuries were reported for the car […]
Mercer County Public Water Supply District issues boil advisory; two other advisories lifted
Mercer County Public Water Supply District has issued a precautionary boil water advisory following repairs made Monday to a water main break. Affected are the rural water customers on both sides of Highway 136. The advisory area extends from Princeton (at 65 and 136) east to the intersection of Highway 136 and Fireworks Avenue. The […]
One injured in crash on Highway 13
No injuries were reported for a Bethany woman involved in a two-sports utility vehicle accident in Johnson County on April 15th in which a Warrensburg woman was injured. Twenty-four-year-old Laranda McFadden was one of the drivers. A private vehicle transported the other driver, 53-year-old Christina Allen, to the Western Missouri Medical Center with what were […]
Head-on crash injures four on Highway 136; teenager life-flighted to KC hospital
Four people were hurt, three of them seriously, in the head-on collision of a pickup truck and a car west of Bethany. The driver of the car, 18-year old Jacob Maize of Bethany, and two passengers in the car, a 17-year old juvenile girl and a 15-year old juvenile boy, both of Bethany, all received […]
Crash on Highway 69 sends 95-year-old man to hospital
The Highway Patrol reports a Pattonsburg man sustained moderate injuries when the sports utility vehicle he drove overturned two miles west of Bethany on March 26th. Emergency medical services transported 95-year-old Dallas Lowrey to the Harrison County Community Hospital of Bethany. The SUV traveled north on Highway 69 before running off the road three-quarters of […]
Iowa man life-flighted to hospital after crashing on Highway 136 west of Stanberry
A Mount Ayr, Iowa resident was hurt early Sunday, four miles west of Stanberry, when a sports utility vehicle traveled off Highway 136 east of Primrose Road, hit a field entrance, and overturned. Twenty-year-old Brayden Martinez was flown by medical helicopter to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph with serious injuries. Martinez was listed as […]
Mercer County Public Water Supply District issues boil order
Mercer County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a boil advisory due to water main repair. Customers asked to boil water until further notice are those from Decal Street to Highway 136 and from the Harrison County line to the Weldon Fork of the Grand River.
Boil advisories lifted in Spickard and Mercer County
A precautionary boil advisory has been lifted for the City of Spickard. The advisory was put into place last week due to water main breaks. Mercer County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has lifted a boil advisory put into place due to low water pressure. The advisory’s boundaries were from the Iowa state line […]