Chillicothe Police Officers responded to the intersection of Willams and Olive Street for a two-vehicle accident with injuries. Upon arrival at the scene, it was determined a vehicle driven by Loretta S. Goosey was southbound on Willams Street when a second vehicle driven by Raymond E. Harding Jr. failed to yield at the yield sign […]
The highway patrol reports three boys were injured this morning in a Highway 139 accident in Meadville. The driver of a car, 17-year-old Clayton Raymo and his passengers, 14-year-old Lilly Raymo and nine-year-old Caden Raymo, all are from Meadville, received minor injuries and were taken by an ambulance to the Pershing Hospital. The northbound car […]
A Trenton teenager was injured in a traffic accident this morning at the Thompson River bridge, one mile to the west of Trenton. Sixteen-year-old Alexis Palmer was transported by private vehicle to Wright Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. Palmer was eastbound on Highway 6 when an express van had slowed down due to a crash […]
A resident of New Boston was injured Sunday night when the car he was driving ran off Highway 11 in Linn County, struck a ditch and overturned causing extensive damage to the car. Twenty-four-year-old Kyle Bailey was taken by private vehicle to Pershing Memorial Hospital with moderate injuries. He was not using a seat belt […]
A Cowgill man was hurt Saturday night east of Polo when the pickup truck he was driving went off a country road and overturned. The Patrol reports 38-year-old Anthony Vansel was transported to Liberty Hospital with serious injuries after the accident three miles east of Polo on East Soo Line Drive. The westbound pickup traveled off […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Bosworth woman sustained minor injuries as the result of a vehicle running off the road in northern Carroll County Friday afternoon. Forty-two-year-old Gayle Grace drove north on U. S. Highway 65 at Route U when a vehicle stopped on the side of the road allegedly pulled onto the road. Grace […]
The Highway Patrol reports an air ambulance transported a Novinger woman to a hospital following a one-car accident five miles south of Martinstown Thursday afternoon. Seventy-two-year-old Carolyn Heidenwith traveled north on Highway 149 when the car she drove ran off the road and struck a ditch, which caused the vehicle moderate damage. The air ambulance […]
A Gallatin resident, 36-year-old Salvador Hernandez was charged Wednesday with three felony counts: sodomy in the first degree, kidnapping in the second degree, and assault in the third degree. Online information indicates bond was denied by the court. A probable cause statement obtained by the media accuses “Sal” Hernandez in having deviate sexual intercourse with […]
A Memorial Day fatality accident at Trenton has now led to a felony manslaughter charge filed in Grundy County Circuit Court against the driver of a truck that, officers said, struck a utility vehicle at an intersection. Online court information shows a charge of involuntary manslaughter was filed Friday, October 5th, 2018 by Grundy County’s […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Chillicothe woman sustained minor injuries when the vehicle she drove hit a deer three miles west of New Cambria Friday evening. Twenty-five year old Alyssa Kapp drove east on U. S. Highway 36 when the vehicle struck the deer, totaling the vehicle. She was transported to Samaritan Hospital in Macon. […]
The 7th Annual Wright Run 5k/10k went on as planned early Saturday, October 6th. Despite the rain, 106 participants braved the weather in support of the Wright Memorial Hospital Foundation. This year’s theme was breast cancer awareness with pink race t-shirts given to all entrants into the Wright Run. The Grundy County Breast Cancer Support […]
The “Breast Cancer Awareness” themed Wright Run 5K/10K in Trenton is still on for Saturday morning. Wright Memorial Hospital Foundation Development Officer Dave Bain says the run to benefit the foundation’s Equipment Fund will be held rain or shine, unless it is storming with lightning, then the event may be canceled. The race is set […]
Access II Independent Living Center in Gallatin, Mo, a non-profit organization that serves individuals with disabilities of all ages, was awarded at $500 grant from Summit Natural Gas to purchase durable medical equipment to increase wellness in the communities they serve. Access II has purchased 10 automated blood pressure monitors and 400, 7-day pill organizers […]
As we continue our series on Wright Memorial Hospital, Chief Executive Officer Steve Scheiber, in an interview on Open Line, announced a new program that will be based in Trenton. The program is called “Senior Life Solutions,” which is targeted at older residents in northern Missouri, to assist in coping with various issues that arise […]
The highway patrol reports a car and deer collision Tuesday night in Caldwell County injured a teenage driver from Braymer. Eighteen-year-old Aaron Youtsey was taken by ambulance to Liberty Hospital with minor injuries. Youtsey was northbound when a deer moved into the path of the car about one and a quarter miles south of Braymer. […]
A Jameson man facing charges stemming from an accident in March entered a guilty plea in Daviess County Circuit Court on Tuesday. Online court information shows 29-year-old Andrew Adkison plead guilty to felony first degree endangering the welfare of a child creating substantial risk—first offense and misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. The court accepted his plea, […]
Chief Executive Officer of Wright Memorial Hospital, Steve Schieber, discusses factors that led to the consolidation of management and other positions at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton and Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. Schieber reported over 80 hospitals in rural America have closed in recent years and noted more than 40 percent of hospitals in […]
Chief Executive Officer Steve Schieber reports he was on the review team two years ago that did evaluations of the obstetrics programs at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe and Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. The decision ultimately was made to close the OB department at Wright Memorial, and Schieber discussed the background that led to […]
A family of five from Trenton were hurt in a Sunday afternoon crash on Highway 6 two miles west of Humphreys in Sullivan County. The vehicle, a 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada, driven by 24-year-old William Swartz was eastbound on Highway 6 when it left the roadway, struck a fence and overturned. Injured in the crash was […]
A Highway 136 accident in eastern Putnam County Thursday afternoon injured two residents of Livonia. The highway patrol reports 77-year-old Paul Bradshaw and 66-year-old Karen Bradshaw were taken by private auto to Scotland County Memorial Hospital in Memphis with minor injuries. The pickup driven by Paul Bradshaw was westbound when it traveled off the north […]
