Road Construction Ahead

Road work in Linn County near Brookfield may cause delays

A shoulder improvement project in Linn County is scheduled to begin the week of April 9. Contractor crews from Capital Paving and Construction, LLC, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, will improve the shoulders, replace guardrail, and repave the shoulders of the ramps at the Route 5/Route U interchange near Marceline. The shoulder and […]

Yocom Jewelry

Marceline business owner recognized

State Representatives Rusty Black of Chillicothe and Tim Remole of Excello honored a longtime Marceline business owner. Albert Yocom of Yocom Jewelry was honored for his service to his company and his community. He retired after nearly 39-years of work in the jewelry industry. Yocom has served as a past president of the Marceline Chamber […]

Seatbelt on road

6 injured in crash at intersection south of Bucklin

The Highway Patrol reports injuries ranged from minor to moderate for six people injured Tuesday evening when two vehicles collided at a Linn County intersection.  All were taken by ambulance to Pershing Memorial Hospital. The accident at 6:15 in the evening occurred at the junction of Highway 36 and Missouri Highway 129 one mile south of Bucklin. Involved […]

Maysell Crossland

Visitation set for 17-year-old Maysell Crossland

Arrangements have been set for a Marceline teenager who died Friday from injuries sustained in a traffic accident in Linn County. 17-year-old Maysell E. Crossland was a senior at Marceline high school and is survived by her parents, Richard and Florence Crossland and brother Mason, of the home in Marceline. Visitation will be held from 4 […]

Traffic Accident

Woman life-flighted after crash near Marceline

A traffic accident two miles north of Marceline injured two Illinois residents while a third from Illinois was not hurt. The accident happened about 5:25 pm Sunday on U.S. Highway 36 about a quarter mile east of the Highway 5 junction as a car driven by 43-year-old Lucia Trujillo-Morales was eastbound, passing another vehicle when […]

Bicycle Accident

Marceline girl rides bicycle into path of police vehicle

A Marceline girl, riding a bicycle, was injured Tuesday night in her hometown when she apparently rode into the path of a moving police car. The highway patrol reports 15-year-old Victoria Henandez sustained moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to Pershing Memorial Hospital. The accident happened before 8 pm at Mulberry Street and Ritchie Avenue […]

ATV accident

Brookfield man ejected from ATV in Sunday crash

A Brookfield man was injured when he was thrown from an all-terrain vehicle Sunday. The accident happened on private property two miles north of Marceline causing 24-year-old Joshua Molloy moderate injuries.  He was taken by private vehicle to the Samaritan Hospital. The highway patrol reports the ATV was northbound, traveling up a hill, when the […]

Deadly Crash

Two dead, three injured in crash north of Marceline

The Highway Patrol reports two individuals died and three three others sustained serious injuries as the result of a three-vehicle accident half a mile north of Marceline Friday morning. A car driven by forty-seven-year-old Shauna Gauthier of Bucklin crested a hill on southbound Missouri 5 when she crossed the center line, struck a vehicle driven […]