Two Bethany residents were injured Wednesday night when, according to the Highway Patrol, the car they were riding in struck a cow in southern DeKalb County. Taken by ambulance to the Cameron Regional Medical Center were the driver 33-year-old Michael Parkhurst and passenger 61-year-old Joyce Parkhurst. A trooper reported a cow entered Highway 36 when the […]
Crews are putting the finishing touches on the new alignment of the westbound lanes of U.S. Route 36 near Osborn. Since March, crews from Herzog Contracting Corporation and their subcontractors, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, have been rebuilding the westbound lanes on a new alignment and added turn lanes at the junction of […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Carmel, California woman sustained minor injuries in a one-vehicle accident three miles east of Hamilton Thursday morning. Seventy-two-year-old Judith Wyckoff traveled east on U. S. Highway 36 when her car ran off the road and into the median at Route B. The vehicle returned to the road before running off […]
A project on U.S. Route 36 at Bob Griffin Road in Cameron is scheduled to begin soon. The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Herzog Contracting Corporation to complete the project which has two phases. The first phase is the installation of traffic detection cameras at the intersection of U.S. Route 36 and Bob […]
The Cameron Police Department and Highway Patrol report westbound Highway 36 at Highway 69 at Cameron is back open after a tractor-trailer truck hauling hogs overturned causing some of the animals to escape the trailer Thursday morning. A spokesperson for Troop H of the Highway Patrol reports westbound 36 was cleared around 10:50. The Patrol […]
Chillicothe Police are reporting the arrest of six individuals, all Tuesday morning, following various investigations with one person an alleged wanted individual. While a detective was applying for a search warrant, officers were waiting at the residence. In the meantime, Police Chief Jon Maples responded to a trespassing call and arrested a 20-year-old female who […]
A fire burned about 1,100 acres of Pershing State Park near Laclede Tuesday. Park Superintendent Tom Woodward reports containment work for the wildfire began around 6:30 Tuesday morning and ended around 10 o’clock Tuesday night. Woodward notes the fire started in the southwest part of the park, and it is unknown how the fire started. […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Breckenridge resident sustained moderate injuries when a tractor-trailer truck struck her sports utility vehicle five miles east of Hamilton Wednesday afternoon. The Patrol notes 18-year-old Samantha Johnson attempted to overtake the truck, driven by 54-year-old Nathaniel Jeffries of Kankakee, Illinois on westbound U. S. Highway 36 but did not allow […]
Two resurfacing projects on U.S. Route 36 through DeKalb County are scheduled to begin soon. The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Herzog Contracting Corporation to complete both projects. Pavement repair to both sections begins next week, weather permitting The first set of pavement repairs begin Monday, April 30, in the eastbound lanes of […]
The Missouri Department of Transportation Northwest District reports the access between the east and westbound lanes of U. S. Highway 36 at Highway 33 and Route M junction near Osborn is back open. MoDOT notes contractors with Herzog Contracting Corporation closed the access April 11th and reopened it Wednesday. The closure was part of a […]
A single-vehicle rollover accident in DeKalb County injured a Chillicothe resident. The highway patrol reports 62-year-old Bradley Stacy received moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to Mosaic Life Care Hospital in St. Joseph. Stacy was eastbound on US Highway 36 when he lost control of the sports utility vehicle when it hit the ice […]
Motorists on U.S. Route 36 will encounter single-lane traffic in various locations beginning next week. James H. Drew Corporation, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation plan to close one lane in order to safely work on sections of guardrail both on the roadside and in the median between 1.4 miles east of Route N […]
If you’ve driven U.S. Route 36 near Osborn in recent weeks you’ve noticed a lot of activity. The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Herzog Contracting Corporation to rebuild and resurface portions of U.S. Route 36. Herzog and their sub-contractors first built crossovers and turn lanes around the Route 33 north and Route M […]
Brookfield and Cameron residents were hurt late Friday afternoon when, according to the highway patrol, a car pulled into the path of a sports utility vehicle west of Hamilton. The driver of the car, 22-year-old Slayde Day of Cameron, was transported to Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. The patrol reported the driver of […]
Crews working with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad plan to close several crossings over the two weeks. The crew is working on replacing railroad ties along the tracks and their progress is highly dependent on the weather. Those working plan to initially close Route YY at the crossing south of Route J near Hale on […]
A resurfacing and realignment project in DeKalb and Caldwell counties is set to begin soon. Contractor crews from Herzog Contracting Corporation, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, plan to begin the first phase of this multi-phase project on Monday, March 19. The first phase of the project will begin with the construction of median […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Cameron woman sustained minor injuries in a two-vehicle accident four miles west of Stewartsville Friday morning. Thirty-one-year-old Jenny Stanhope of Gallatin traveled east on U. S. 36 when she reportedly slowed for a vehicle turning south onto Southwest Thornton Road. An eastbound SUV, driven by 36-year-old Nicholas Orscheln of Columbia, […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox credits the departments’ law enforcement K-9 with running after a prisoner who fled on foot while at the sheriff’s office in Chillicothe, but stopped once he saw the dog in action. 20-year-old Jeremiah Joel Bailiff of St. Louis was being finger-printed when the alleged escape from custody occurred. Bailiff had been arrested following […]
Authorities say a law enforcement pursuit of a utility truck stolen Saturday morning in Marshall ended near Chillicothe after spike strips flattened tires on the vehicle and a 20-year-old St. Louis man was taken into custody. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox said the vehicle came to a stop near U.S. 36 and Route CC where the […]
A traffic stop in Livingston County last Monday led to the seizure of alleged drugs and an explosive device as well as the arrest of a South Dakota man. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports Deputy Nicholas Leadbetter conducted a traffic stop on U. S. 36 for a traffic violation. He then says Deputy Chris […]
