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Chillicothe firefighters respond fire on Highway 65

Chillicothe firefighters Saturday evening extinguished a small grass fire along Highway 65 south of Chillicothe. Fire Chief Darrell Wright said smoke from the blaze was causing traffic issues when the fire had spread onto the highway right of way from unattended brush piles being burned by a landowner. Firefighters briefly were on the scene just […]

ATV Race

ATV race to be held at Mercer May 12

Mercer Homecoming will hold an ATV/horseshoe race next week. The race will be at Mercer Homecoming Park on Highway 65 North the afternoon of May 12 with registration starting at 2 o’clock, and the race beginning at 4 o’clock. Registration costs $10 per class, and a tether switch is required for entries. Admission costs $5 […]

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Three from Milan hurt in Sunday crash

The Highway Patrol reports three Milan residents sustained minor injuries when the driver of the sports utility vehicle in which they traveled lost control on the snow-covered road Sunday afternoon. Thirty-two-year-old Gregoria Limon drove east on Missouri 6 when the vehicle ran off the right side of the road and struck a fence about two […]

Traffic Accident

Four from Milan injured in Sunday crash

Four people from Milan were injured Sunday afternoon in Sullivan County when, according to the highway patrol, a sports utility vehicle struck the rear of a pickup stopped in traffic on Highway 6 two miles west of Reger. Taken to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan were the driver of the pickup, 68-year-old Donna Smith […]

Accident

Trenton man injured in crash near Humphreys

A single-vehicle accident one mile west of Humphreys injured a Trenton resident who was taken by ambulance to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton with minor injuries. An investigator reported 38-year-old Joshua Vandevender was driving a sports utility vehicle eastbound when it traveled off the south side of Highway 6, struck a fence and a ditch […]

Accident with DUI/DWI

Weatherby woman accused of DWI after crash on Highway 6

A Weatherby resident was hurt early Saturday when the sports utility vehicle she was driving overturned on Highway 6 west of Weatherby. 22-year-old Bailey Ford was transported to Cameron Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries. The accident happened two miles west of Weatherby on highway 6 when the eastbound SUV went off the left side […]

SUV Accident

Three from Kirksville hurt in crash on Highway 6

Three Kirksville residents were hurt in a two-vehicle accident just west of Novinger Friday afternoon. 35-year old Alidor Masingo, 33-year old Tersor Mpeti, and 32-year old Prince Yawenda were taken to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville with moderate injuries. All were passengers in a sports utility vehicle driven by 35-year old Le Petit Bunze […]

Traffic Accident

Jamesport man hurt in crash west of Trenton

The Highway Patrol reports a Jamesport man sustained minor injuries when his sports utility vehicle overturned five miles west of Trenton Tuesday morning. Thirty-two-year-old Jared Perkins traveled east on Missouri 6 when the vehicle ran off the south side of the road and struck a guardrail before overturning. The SUV came to rest on its […]

Kirksville teen hurt in crash on Highway 6

A Kirksville resident was hurt early Sunday when the car he was driving ran off Highway 6 at Green City. 18-year old Jake Allensworth was taken by private vehicle to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville with moderate injuries. The eastbound car went off the right side of Highway 6 and came to rest on […]

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Kirksville woman dies in Friday crash, 3 others injured

The Highway Patrol reports a Kirksville woman died and three other individuals from Kirksville sustained injuries in a one-vehicle accident one and quarter miles east of Green City Friday afternoon. Twenty-five-year-old Glody Makengele traveled west on Missouri Highway 6 when the sports utility vehicle he drove ran off the right side of the road. He […]

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Kirksville woman injured in crash near Novinger

A Kirksville resident was injured late last night when, according to the Highway Patrol, a sports utility vehicle struck a deer on Highway 6 in western Adair County one-half mile to the west of Novinger. The highway patrol listed injuries as minor for 28-year-old Nelly Biduaya of Kirksville who was taken by private auto to […]