A Chillicothe man was recently presented a life-saving commendation following his actions in February. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports Eugene Meyer drove down a rural county road he seldom travels the morning of February 14th when the temperature was around 0. Meyer noticed a two-year-old standing in a ditch, stopped, and placed the child […]
A Trenton man was injured Monday night when the motorcycle he was operating struck a deer 11 miles south of Trenton. Thirty-six-year-old Zachary Marrs received serious injuries and was flown by medical helicopter (Life Flight Eagle) to Truman Medical Center. After the southbound motorcycle hit the deer, the patrol said the motorcycle overturned and ejected […]
A Unionville man, operating a motorcycle, was injured on Sunday afternoon when he attempted to avoid a deer in the road, and the machine overturned on Highway 129, eight miles north of Green City. Twenty-eight-year-old Carl Mendenhall received moderate injuries and was transported to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. Mendenhall was not using safety […]
The Highway Patrol reports a LaBelle resident sustained minor injuries when a pickup truck overturned 13 miles east of Kirksville on the night of April 7. A private vehicle took a passenger in the vehicle, 18-year-old Noah Fifer, to the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. The driver, 18-year-old Kameron Wood of LaBelle, was reported […]
A Maysville girl was hurt Friday night just south of Maysville when a car slowed for an animal on the road and was hit from behind by another car. The 11-year old girl was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. She was a passenger in a vehicle driven by 32-year old Cherston […]
A collision involving two tractor-trailers blocked a portion of northbound Interstate 35 for a while on Wednesday afternoon in Clinton County. One driver, 53-year-old Ricky Huffman of LaCrescent, Minnesota, was taken by ambulance to the Cameron Regional Medical Center with serious injuries. The other truck driver, 54-year-old Terry Franksain of Traer, Iowa, declined medical treatment […]
A Missouri man was sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing the firearm stolen from a vehicle in the parking lot at the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Mo. Jeffrey Ray Dean Ford, 28, of Joplin was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to five years in federal prison without […]
Additional charges have been returned by a federal grand jury against an elected Missouri state representative for a nearly $900,000 COVID-19 fraud scheme, following her indictment last month for a separate fraud scheme in which she made false claims about a supposed stem cell treatment marketed through her clinics in southern Missouri, and for illegally […]
A man and two teenage girls from Iowa sustained injuries in a two-vehicle accident in Schuyler County on March 26th. An ambulance transported the driver of a pickup truck, 66-year-old James Steele of Batavia, Iowa, to the Northeast Regional Medical Center of Kirksville with what the Highway Patrol called serious injuries. The driver of the […]
Two vehicles collided on Tuesday afternoon in DeKalb County, resulting in one driver being taken to a hospital. The wreck happened on Highway 6, at Route J, three miles north of Amity. Thirty-six-year-old Krystal Frame of McFall received minor injuries and was taken by EMS to the Cameron Regional Medical Center. The other driver, 50-year-old […]
The Chillicothe Police Department report for March 18th included an individual said to be suicidal and a two-vehicle accident. Assistant Police Chief Rick Sampsel reports the police were contacted in the morning in reference to a suicidal woman in the 900 block of Dickinson Street who was agitated and known to be aggressive. Police Chief […]
The Highway Patrol has released updated information on an accident five miles east of Gallatin on March 17th, correcting the names of drivers and occupants. The updated information indicates 77-year-old Gail Siemer of Jamesport was the driver of one pickup truck, and 25-year old Robert Reed was the driver of another pickup. No injuries were […]
A Rothville resident was hurt early Saturday when the pickup truck he was driving traveled off the road two miles east of Sumner on Route E, hit an embankment and overturned. Twenty-year-old Ethan Bell was taken to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe with moderate injuries. The vehicle was demolished. Bell was accused of driving while […]
During the briefing at the State Capitol, Governor Mike Parson announced that the state will host a Mega Vaccination Site at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on Friday, March 19, and Saturday, March 20, 2021. “We appreciate the Jackson County Health Department, Truman Medical Center, Chiefs’ Organization, KCATA, Jackson County Executive Frank White, and all […]
Edinburg will be a location for a blood drive this Friday. Community Blood Center will set up at the Edinburg Baptist Church on March 12th – accepting blood donations from 2 o’clock until 7 o’clock. Donors are encouraged to make an appointment by visiting the Red Cross website and using the four-digit code EH2W Additional […]
A Polo resident was injured late Tuesday evening in an ATV rollover accident two miles northwest of Polo. Twenty-two-year-old Gunnar Martin of Polo was flown by a medical helicopter (LifeFlight Eagle) to the Truman Medical Center with serious injuries. The southbound all-terrain vehicle crossed the center line of Route T, drove off the east side […]
The Livingston County Prosecuting Attorney’s office reports it will not file any charges stemming from an investigation into the officer-involved shooting of February 19th. The individual who died in the incident was identified by the Highway Patrol as 34-year-old Timothy Frandson of Marceline. In a Facebook post released on Friday, Prosecuting Attorney Adam Warren said […]
Two men from Unionville were among three people taken to the hospital following an accident Sunday afternoon in Schuyler County. Receiving moderate injuries were the truck driver, 38-year-old Donald Hurley, and his passenger, 84-year-old Johnny French, both of Unionville. The driver of another vehicle, an Iowa resident, received minor injuries. All were taken by ambulance […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Grant City resident sustained minor injuries when a car overturned one and a half miles north of Parnell on Friday afternoon, February 26th. An ambulance transported 19-year-old Jarrett Hargrave to Mosaic Medical Center in Maryville. The car traveled west on Highway 46 before running off the south side of the […]
Wright Memorial Hospital recently announced their 2020 Employee of the Year. Brinda Marsh, a pharmacy technician II at Wright Memorial Hospital, was presented with the award at a ceremony held in her honor on February 25. The other finalist for the award was Audra Beverlin, 4th Quarter 2020 Employee of the Quarter. Marsh has been […]
