Additional cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Green Hills counties. The Linn County Health Department reports one additional case, which brings the total number of cases for the county to 33. Ten of the cases are under isolation precautions, and 20 have been removed from isolation. There has been one death related to COVID-19 […]
Sentences were announced, then suspended for three individuals appearing on Thursday in Division One of the Grundy County Circuit Court. James Charles Phillips of Port Huron, Michigan pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated persistent offender on June 16th. Phillips was sentenced to four years with the Department of Corrections. Execution of the sentence was stayed […]
Two people were injured Thursday night in rural Carroll county in an accident involving all-terrain vehicles when one of the ATVs had come to a stop along County Road 361 when it was struck from the rear by the other. The operator of the stopped vehicle, 22-year-old Quinton Johnson of Hale, was not reported injured. […]
One person was killed and another injured on Thursday afternoon when a sports utility vehicle traveled off a highway and overturned ejecting both occupants. The accident, just before 4 pm Thursday, happened on the westbound Highway 36 off-ramp to Highway 63 at Macon. Pronounced dead at Samaritan Hospital was the driver, 73 year old David […]
Four people died as a result of a vehicle traveling off a highway in far northwest Missouri and overturning multiple times. Only a two-year-old boy survived as the highway patrol said he was using a safety device. The accident on Thursday afternoon happened nine miles northeast of St. Joseph. The driver, 61-year-old Twila Obanion of […]
A spokesman for the Missouri Department of Transportation anticipates the local business economy should get a boost once the general contractor moves the resurfacing operation into Grundy County and the city of Trenton. Resurfacing began this month on Highway 69 at Interstate 35 and is progressing eastward onto Highway 6 before that phase ends at […]
Missouri’s governor announced $15 million in grant funding on Thursday to help rebuild Missouri’s tourism industry, which has been hammered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The state Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) says Missouri has seen 30,422 confirmed coronavirus cases, along with 1,113 deaths. State Department of Economic Development (DED) Director Rob Dixon tells Capitol reporters in Jefferson […]
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, wants a federal investigation launched in the case about a St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters last month. He has sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General William Barr accusing St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner of abusing her power. He says Gardner’s unacceptable abuse of power has […]
For the ninth consecutive year the American Red Cross is teaming up with family and friends and Marceline Fire and Rescue to host a blood drive in memory of Zach Cupp on Saturday, Aug. 1 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Walsworth Community Center, 124 Ritchie, in Marceline. In August 2012, Zach Cupp was […]
The Poultry Show results have been announced from the Mercer County Fair of Princeton. The best in show large fowl was shown by Lance Jacobs of Eagleville, and the reserve best in show large fowl was shown by Hannah Bruse of Princeton. Hannah Bruse also had the best in show bantam, reserve best in show […]
The Livingston County Health Center reports it has received notification of another positive case of COVID-19 in the county. That brings the total number of cases in Livingston County to 27. The new case was asymptomatic and will isolate at home for 14 days. Close contacts have been notified.
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen accepted several ordinances this week. One authorized the city entering into an equipment lease agreement with the Friends of Gallatin. Another approved an electric franchise with Farmers’ Electric Cooperative, Incorporated. A third authorized the city entering into a service contract agreement with the Missouri Rural Water Association to conduct sewer […]
The newest U. S. Drought Monitor map of Missouri shows more than half of the state was either abnormally dry or experiencing moderate drought as of the morning of Tuesday, July 14th. The 51.32% was a jump from 11.04% of the state that was either abnormally dry or had moderate drought last week. This week’s […]
A Maysville man has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and abandonment of a corpse in the death of Leah Dawson of Maysville. A court trial was held this week with Presiding Judge Roger Prokes in Nodaway County Circuit Court for Kenneth Lyn Wykert. The court announced its verdict Thursday, July 16th. The involuntary manslaughter […]
The weather has delayed the start of the scrub seal on Route 13 in Caldwell and Daviess counties by one day. Vance Brothers, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, will now begin the scrub seal on Route 13 in Caldwell and Daviess counties between U.S. Route 69 and Route 6 on Friday, July […]
Trenton has a new park director. Park Board President Duane Helmandollar reports David Shockley accepted an offer the morning of Thursday, July 16th for the position. Shockley will take the position immediately. His salary will be $39,520. He replaces Jason Shuler who resigned in June. Helmandollar notes Shockley was hired as assistant park superintendent about […]
The results have been announced from the Swine Show at the Mercer County Fair in Princeton. The grand champion boar was shown by Jesse Huber-Bethard of Trenton, and the reserve champion belonged to Dolan Huber-Bethard of Trenton. The grand champion gilt belonged to Judd Henke of Princeton, and the reserve champion belonged to Avery Wolfe […]
The Chillicothe City Council has approved reimbursing the Chillicothe R-2 School District for their spring sports activity fee due to sports being canceled. City Administrator Darin Chappell reported the high school pays to use city facilities, and the reimbursement is for $1,950. Chappell told the council the Chilli Bay Water Park is doing well. Employees […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a California, Missouri woman Wednesday, July 15th on drug-related charges. Fifty-two-year-old Barbara Lois Strout has been charged with the felonies of possession of a controlled substance except for 35 grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia—amphetamine or methamphetamine. Her […]
The Chillicothe Police Department has a new officer. The department reports Ean Clevenger was born and raised in Carrollton. He graduated from Carrollton High School in 2017. He graduated from the Central Missouri Police Academy in June and received his Peace Officer Standards Training certification to be a police officer. Clevenger accepted a position with […]
