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One life-flighted to Columbia after crash in Linn County

A two-vehicle accident on U.S. 36 in Linn County has injured two from Marceline. The Highway Patrol listed injuries as serious for one driver, 21-year-old Sarah DeWitt and minor for her passenger, 11-year-old Trent Flair, both of Marceline.  Ms. DeWitt was flown to University Medical Center in Columbia. Flair was taken by ambulance to Pershing Memorial […]

Traffic accident

Brookfield man injured in Tuesday morning crash

The Highway Patrol reports a Brookfield man sustained minor injuries when his vehicle was hit half a mile west of Brookfield Tuesday morning. Seventy-six-year-old Leroy Cook slowed on westbound Highway 36 to turn into a private drive. His pickup was struck in the rear by another pickup driven by 30-year-old Anthony Yount of Marceline, who […]

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Linn County man arrested on rape, sodomy and incest charges

Linn County Prosecuting Attorney Tracy Carlson has charged a Marceline man with felony charges of two counts of first-degree statutory rape, first-degree statutory sodomy with a minor less than 12 years old and incest. Twenty-seven-year-old Dustin Foster was arrested Tuesday by Marceline Police. His bond is $50,000 cash only, and he is scheduled for arraignment […]

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Marceline man hurt in accident near New Cambria

The highway patrol reports a Marceline resident was injured Sunday evening when the car he was driving ran off Highway 149 one mile north of New Cambria, became airborne, and struck an embankment. 48-year-old Daniel Hays of Marceline was taken by ambulance to the Samaritan Hospital in Macon with moderate injuries. He was wearing a […]

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Ice on roadway contributes to 5 Friday night accidents

Slick spots contributed to Friday night accidents. An accident one mile south of Green City injured 37-year-old Kevin Powell of Green City when a Missouri Department of Conservation truck slid off Highway 129 and overturned onto its passenger side. He was to seek his own treatment. A Marceline resident, 21-year-old Kyle Ayers, received minor injuries when […]

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Public Service Commission sets public hearing schedule in Grain Belt Express case

The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold local public hearings in December in a case filed by Grain Belt Express Clean Line LLC (Grain Belt Express).  Grain Belt Express seeks a certificate of convenience and necessity to construct, own, operate and maintain a high voltage, direct current transmission line and associated facilities within Buchanan, Clinton, […]

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3 teen girls hurt in Linn County crash, 1 life flighted

Three teenage girls were injured last night when the vehicle they were riding in left a Linn County road and overturned three miles east of Marceline. The highway patrol listed injuries as moderate for the driver, 18-year-old Cheyenne Gosch of Marceline, moderate for a passenger, 16-year-old Alyssa Merry of Salisbury, and serious for another passenger […]

Traffic accident

Linn County accident, near Marceline, injures two

Two drivers received what the Highway Patrol called minor injuries when a car and a tractor-trailer collided about one-half south of Marceline on Thursday afternoon. The Highway Patrol listed the drive of the car as 90-year old Dorothy Downing of Marceline.  Fifty-year old John Gladbach of Marceline was driving the truck.  Ms. Downing was treated […]

Motorcycle Accident

Two life-flighted after striking deer on motorcycle

Two Bogard residents were hurt early yesterday when the motorcycle they were riding hit a deer south of Marceline, throwing both persons from the motorcycle. The operator, 42-year old James Keeney, and a passenger, 51-year-old Faith Keeney, were flown by medical helicopter to University Hospital at Columbia with serious injuries. The accident happened three miles […]

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Accident near Marceline injures three

Three people were hurt when a car turned into the path of a tractor-trailer unit on U.S. Highway 36 near Marceline.  The truck driver, 73-year-old Robert Clary of Ewing, and two passengers in the car, 45-year-old Helen Guerrero and 56-year-old Ronnie Miles, both of Bucklin, were taken to Pershing Memorial Hospital in Brookfield with Highway […]