Young people from nine states gathered in Independence, Missouri last week for the seventh annual FilmFest 4-H film festival. Of the 27 films accepted for screening, many were produced by the youth in attendance. In addition to film screenings, teens attended workshops geared toward them by film industry professionals. In its seventh year, the film […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Bethany man sustained moderate injuries when his tractor-trailer truck hit a vehicle in Clay County Thursday morning. Sixty-year-old Gregory Querry attempted to change lanes on northbound Interstate 35 near mile marker 26 when he hit a vehicle driven by 33-year-old Amy George of Independence. George’s vehicle ran off the road […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton man on a charge of failure to appear. Thirty-four-year-old Samuel Storer was arrested by Independence Police Thursday. Bond is $15,000 cash only, and he has been scheduled for circuit court Division One April 13. Storer was originally charged with possession of controlled substance, except […]
The Livingston County Sheriff is reporting an arrest in an auto theft investigation that began January 31 of this year. The department notes that the suspect who stole the vehicle allegedly damaged a different yard in rural Livingston County then made their way into Daviess County. It was unknown at this time by authorities that […]
The Missouri Highway Patrol reports two Kansas City area residents were arrested Saturday night in Harrison County and accused of drug-related offenses. 39-year-old Richard Lovelace of Kansas city was accused of drug trafficking and misdemeanor unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. Lovelace also was accused of displaying a lighted auxiliary lamp of color not substantially white, […]
Another activity has been announced for the Hometown Independence Day celebration July 3rd in Princeton. There will be a tractor cruise starting at 2 o’clock. The group will leave from the city barn; then return to the Princeton school campus for evening activities. More information on the tractor cruise can be obtained from Dewayne Demoss […]
Princeton plans on celebrating Independence Day on Sunday July 3rd. Organizers of the event report Princeton’s celebration will include speakers, Stephanie’s dance studio, music, free watermelon and fireworks. The July 3rd evening begins with a supper at the Stacy multipurpose Center on the Princeton school campus. This is a promotion by the Princeton Chamber of Commerce.
(St. Joseph News Press) – A frustrated judge sentenced a former Northwest Missouri State University student to 30 years in prison with a suspended sentence and a five-year, highly supervised probation. Circuit Judge Roger Prokes sentenced Garrett Warfield to five years in prison on the first charge of possession of child pornography, 10 years in prison […]
