Two dates and locations in Trenton are listed to visit in person with the Veterans Service Representative. The Veterans officer will be at Trenton HyVee this Monday, February 3rd from 9 to 2 o’clock. He’ll be at the VFW Hall in Trenton on Friday, February 7th from 7 to 2 o’clock. The officer can help […]
Tag: Kansas
One dead, one injured in two-vehicle Ray County crash
A two-vehicle crash in Ray County has claimed the life of a man from Polo and seriously injured a resident of Rayville. Twenty-five-year-old Justin Hicks of Polo died at North Kansas City Hospital Wednesday after being injured in the 6 am crash. The other driver, 49-year-old Larry York of Rayville, was taken to North Kansas […]
Audio: Missouri healthcare system to begin screening patients for Coronavirus
Mosaic Life Care in northwest Missouri’s St. Joseph will begin screening for the coronavirus, which has caused more than 100 deaths in China. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed five U.S. and are keeping track of 110 potential cases, all from people who recently visited China. One patient is under investigation in […]
Chillicothe woman accused of shaking a baby waives preliminary hearing
A Chillicothe woman accused of shaking a three-month-old girl during a feeding session waived her right to a preliminary hearing in the Associate Division of Livingston County Circuit Court on Monday. The court certified Beatrice Josephine Anderson’s case to Division One for arraignment on February 4th. She has been charged with felony abuse or neglect […]
Sue Nichols receives Missouri Community College Association Senior Service Award
Sue Nichols, Nursing Faculty/Online PN to ADN Coordinator of Albany, Missouri, was recently recognized by the Missouri Community College Association (MCCA) for her service to North Central Missouri College and community colleges. Sue received the 2019 Senior Service award at the statewide MCCA convention held in Kansas City, Missouri. This award is given annually to […]
Ashley Stuedle joins staff at Saint Luke’s Mercer County Clinic
Saint Luke’s Mercer County Clinic in Princeton is pleased to welcome advanced practice provider (APP), Ashley Stuedle, RN, FNP, to the medical team. Stuedle began treating patients at the clinic in December 2019. Prior to joining the Mercer County Clinic, Stuedle worked at Cameron Regional Medical Center, in Cameron, MO, and Truman Medical Center, in […]
Car strikes farm tractor on Highway 136
The Highway Patrol reports the drivers of a car and farm tractor sustained serious injuries when the car struck the tractor one mile east of Bethany Thursday afternoon. Seventy-one-year-old Daniel Heyle of Bethany and a 16-year-old male from Ridgeway were transported by ambulance to the Harrison County Community Hospital. Heyle was then transferred to the […]
Pleasant View Board of Education extends superintendent’s contract
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education approved the 2020-2021 school calendar on Tuesday evening. The first day for Pleasant View will be August 26th, and the last day is scheduled for May 14th, 2021. Field trips were approved for the third grade to the animal shelter Wednesday, third and fourth grade to the literature […]
Bond revoked for man who led authorities on high-speed pursuit in Livingston County
Bond was revoked in the Associate Division of Livingston County Circuit Court on Wednesday morning for a Kansas City man charged following a pursuit New Year’s Eve. A warrant was issued for Nathaniel Watkins with bond set at $10,000 cash only, supervision services, and a drug patch. Bond was originally set at $7,500 cash only […]
Eleven Missouri residents indicted for $1.7 million meth, heroin conspiracy and numerous firearms
Eleven defendants have been indicted for their roles in a $1.7 million conspiracy to distribute 150 kilograms of methamphetamine and 10 kilograms of heroin, as well as illegally possessing numerous firearms. Kamel Mahgub Elburki, 31, Ashley Brooke Clevenger, 37, Edward Jason Alberty Jr., 23, Rachel Gale Simpson, 36, Daniel Jessie Ruiz, 35, and Matthew John […]
Audio: Candidate for Missouri Governor has Medicaid expansion on her mind
Democratic Auditor Nicole Galloway says she would support expanding the number of people eligible for Medicaid if she’s elected governor. A statement by Galloway praised a bipartisan plan to expand state health coverage in Kansas. She said she would follow suit in advocating to grow Missouri’s health care program if she’s elected governor. […]
Man who spent 38 years in prison for murder pleads guilty to drug trafficking while on parole
An Olathe, Kansas, man who was on parole after spending 38 years in prison for murdering two people in a bar robbery, one of whom was an off-duty police officer, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking in federal court. Robert Lucious Toney, 67, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Willie J. Epps, Jr. to one count […]
Bond amended for man who led officers on New Year’s Eve pursuit in Livingston County
Bond has been amended for a Kansas City man charged in Livingston County with resisting or interfering with an arrest for a felony following a pursuit New Year’s Eve. Online court information shows the court amended Nathaniel Watkins’s bond to $25,000 cash only, 10% allowed, and all previous conditions remain. His bond was previously set […]
Governor Parson appoints Laclede resident to Missouri Gaming Commission
Governor Mike Parson has appointed a Laclede resident to the Missouri Gaming Commission. David Hane retired from the Brookfield Police Department, where he served as police chief for 31 years. He also previously served as the Brookfield city manager, a past member and chairman of the North Missouri Drug Task Force, and past member and […]
Audio: Kansas City is suing some gun distributors for being a “public nuisance.”
Kansas City is suing some gun distributors for being a “public nuisance.” The civil suit contends that by selling dozens of guns to one person without a federal background check puts the city and state in danger. The guns were sold to former Kansas City Fire Department Capt. James Samuels who is charged with federal […]
Missouri sex offender sentenced to 19 years for meth trafficking, counterfeiting, failing to register
A Sparta, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court on Tuesday for drug trafficking, counterfeiting, and failing to register as a sex offender. William W. Chamlee, 53, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 19 years and seven months in federal prison without parole. The court ordered the federal sentence to be served […]
Two teenagers dead, three injured in crash on Caldwell County road
Two teenage boys from Polo were killed and three others were injured Sunday night when a car left a southern Caldwell County road and overturned. The victims, both of whom were 14 years old, were pronounced dead at the scene by the Caldwell County Coroner. The highway patrol no longer releases names of juveniles in […]
St. Joseph man sentenced to prison for $6 million synthetic cannabinoid conspiracy
A St. Joseph, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute nearly $6 million of synthetic cannabinoid products, also known as K2. Shakeel Khan, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to three years in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Khan to forfeit […]
Mercer woman injured in crash on Highway 65
The Highway Patrol reports a Mercer woman sustained minor injuries when a car attempted to make a U-turn in a private drive and was struck by a sport utility vehicle about three miles north of Princeton on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency medical services transported SUV driver Catherine Woodley to Wayne County Hospital in Corydon, Iowa. Twenty-nine-year-old […]
Chillicothe man arrested on warrants after crashing south of Belton
Residents of Chillicothe and Stillwell, Kansas were hurt when vehicles they were driving sideswiped south of Belton. Eighty-two-year-old Robert Matthews of Stillwell, Kansas was taken to Research Hospital with minor injuries. The other driver, 33-year old Nathaniel Novotny of Chillicothe, was treated and released at the scene for minor injuries. The accident happened Friday afternoon […]