Drivers from Seymour, Iowa were involved in a two-vehicle accident early Tuesday evening when one made a turn into the path of another. The accident occurred on Putnam County Route U, more than 12 miles northwest of Unionville. 31-year-old Lindsey Brittain received minor injuries and was to seek her own treatment. The van she was […]
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Grundy County Sheriff reports 2 arrests
Two arrests are in the report from the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department. 69-year-old Ivan Snook of Humeston, Iowa was arrested on a Grundy County warrant accusing him of passing a bad check on an alleged nonexistant bank account in December 2011. Snook was arrested on the felony charge by authorities in Iowa. He was extradited to Grundy […]
Eagleville boy thrown from motorcycle in Saturday crash
An Eagleville boy was hurt when the motorcycle he was operating hit the rear of an all-terrain vehicle then overturned, throwing the boy from the motorcycle. 14-year old Avery Cook of Eagleville was taken to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany with moderate injuries. The accident happened Saturday night two miles east of Eagleville on […]
Lineville, Iowa man arrested in Trenton
Misdemeanor charges have been filed in Grundy County after a Lineville, Iowa man was arrested on Saturday at 28th Street and U-S 65 in Trenton. 29-year-old Alex Naylor is charged with driving while intoxicated and with operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license. Bond was set at $5,000 dollars. Naylor is to appear February […]
2 injured in crash north of Unionville
Two drivers were injured when one vehicle hit a pickup truck Thursday night four miles north of Unionville. The highway patrol described injuries as minor for 64-year-old Douglas Hill of Unionville and for 61-year-old Timothy Patterson of Dexter, Iowa. The report noted Hill was taken by private auto to Putnam County Memorial Hospital. Patterson was […]
Milan man dies in head-on crash with big rig south of Unionville
The highway patrol reports a head-on crash last night in rural Putnam County has claimed the life of a Milan resident, 36-year-old John Hanen. He was pronounced dead at the scene four miles to the south of Unionville. The highway patrols’ major crash investigation unit went to the scene on Highway 5 when Hanen’s sports utility […]
Shooting at Green City motel involving Unionville man under investigation
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating a shooting this week at Green City that resulted in one person being taken to a hospital. The incident involving a man from Unionville and his brother from Oskaloosa, Iowa, happened Tuesday night at the Green City Motel and Party Mart. According to a report provided by KTVO, […]
1 hurt in 3-car crash on I-35 near Winston
A Lawrence, Kansas resident was hurt Wednesday afternoon in a three-vehicle accident about six miles north of Winston on Interstate 35. 68-year old Dianne Schwartz of Lawrence, Kansas was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. The other two drivers, 19-year old Carrie Schultz of Prole, Iowa, and 25-year old Breanna Hoffman from […]
Motorists can expect delays as U.S. Highway 69 undergoes pavement improvements
Contractors working with the Missouri Department of Transportation now plan to close one lane of U.S. Highway 69 for pavement improvements beginning Thursday, Oct. 27. The road will be narrowed in approximately two miles sections between the Iowa state line and Route M near Eagleville throughout the duration of the project. First, contractor crews will prepare the road surface by […]
“Haunted Forest” fundraiser set for Friday and Saturday north of Lineville, Iowa
A fundraiser is to be held on two nights of this week to benefit improvements planned for a park just north of Lineville, Iowa. The fundraiser is described as a “haunted forest” at the Moore-Gosch park, one mile north of Lineville MFA, with the park located on the east side of Highway 65. The event runs […]
St. Joseph woman arrested in Iowa, charged in Grundy County
A St. Joseph woman has been arrested in Lucas County, Iowa on a Grundy County warrant accusing her of check forgery. 46-year-old Valerie Kay Fraser faces two counts of forgery stemming from checks issued in July on the personal checking account of William Draper. One check is for $1,050, and the other was written for $400. […]
Putnam County accident involving farm tractor injures Missouri woman
An accident in eastern Putnam County at 6:30 Monday evening injured a woman from Worthington, Missouri when there was a collision involving a car and farm tractor at a bridge five miles to the southwest of Livonia. The highway patrol reports 52-year-old Thersa Steiser of Worthington was flown by medical helicopter to Methodist Hospital in Des […]
Iowa teen life-flighted after boating accident in Macon County
A 17-year-old Mount Sterling, Iowa teen was seriously injured in a boating accident in Long Branch Lake at Long Branch State Park in Macon County, Missouri over the weekend. The boating accident occurred Saturday, August 6, when the operator of the boat, 21-year-old Richard Martin of Pulaski, Iowa was stopped in the water waiting for […]
RAGBRAI cyclists pedal across southern Iowa
Thousands of bicyclists pedal into Leon, Iowa today; and then on to Centerville, Iowa tomorrow for the annual bicycle ride across Iowa. It’s the 44th year of RAGBRAI – the “Register’s Annual Bicycle Ride Across Iowa.” This year, the 420-mile route travels through the extreme southern parts of Iowa. The bicyclists camped last night in Creston, […]
Hatfield man injured in Harrison County farm accident
A Hatfield man received minor injuries when the farm tractor he was operating tipped over in a farm pond. 78-year old Edwin Hulett of Hatfield was taken to Ringgold County Hospital at Mount Ayr, Iowa. The accident happened late Saturday afternoon in a farm field one mile west of Hatfield in northwestern Harrison County. The […]
Iowa woman, Princeton man arrested on separate charges in Grundy County
Two arrests, in unrelated matters, are in today’s report from the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department. An Iowa woman, 27-year-old Jessica Ann Rinehart of Kellogg, was arrested last Thursday on a warrant accusing her of failure to appear in circuit court at Trenton last month. Bond was set at 15 thousand dollars cash pending her appearance […]
Five dead in crash near Mount Ayr, Iowa including child from Grant City, Missouri
(WHO-TV) – Five people are dead following a two-vehicle crash in Ringgold County. The Iowa State Patrol said the crash happened after 11 a.m. Friday along Highway 2 near Mount Ayr. A gravel truck was traveling westbound along the highway when a northbound SUV ran a stop sign, pulled onto the highway and was struck […]
Two arrested on probation violation, failure to appear charges
A 40-year-old Humphreys resident, Brian McDonald, has been charged in Grundy County with violating two probations. McDonald has posted bond and is to appear August 23rd in Associate Division of Grundy County circuit court. 27-year-old Jessica Rinehart of Kellog, Iowa has been charged in Grundy County with failure to appear in court for a probation […]
Lineville, Iowa man hurt in Saturday night crash near Princeton
A Lineville, Iowa resident was hurt in the collision of a car and a pickup truck late Saturday night north of Princeton. 57-year-old Larry Devitt of Lineville was taken to Decatur County Hospital at Leon, Iowa with moderate injuries. The driver of the pickup, 56-year-old Steven Colyn of Indianola, Iowa, was not reported hurt. The […]
“Cut Flower Field Day” to be held June 23rd
A farmer-led field day is scheduled one week from now in Decatur County, Iowa right across the border from Missouri. A group called “Practical Farmers of Iowa” sponsor the field day Thursday, June 23, from 2 to 5 o’clock at Big Creek Farms, operated by Chad and Katie Hensley of Lamoni. They raise cut flowers on one and […]