Residents of Chillicothe and Maryville were hurt Saturday night when a car attempted a U-turn and was hit by a pickup truck on a country road in Nodaway County. A passenger in the car, a 15-year old Chillicothe girl, was taken by private vehicle to Mosaic Medical Center in Maryville with moderate injuries. The driver […]
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Mercer man killed when attempting to pass combine on Highway 136
A Mercer man died as the result of an accident involving a combine and grain truck three miles east of Princeton the afternoon of November 6th. The Highway Patrol reports grain truck driver 47-year-old Gregg Widner was pronounced dead by the Mercer County coroner. Emergency medical services transported him to the Roberson Funeral Home of […]
Hedrick Medical Center to move COVID-19 testing site
Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe will move its COVID-19 drive through testing site to a new location to accommodate anticipated winter weather. \ The site at the former Washington Street Food and Drink of Chillicothe will close the afternoon of November 12th at 2 o’clock. Testing at the American Legion Building at 1400 Washington Street […]
Life Options Green Hills Pregnancy and Health Center receives donation
The Life Options Green Hills Pregnancy and Health Center in Trenton has received a $2,500 donation from America’s Farmers Grow Communities sponsored by the Bayer Fund. The donation will be used to start the center’s sexually transmitted infection and disease testing program. Part of the mission of Life Options is to promote sexual health within […]
Suspect attempts to take their own life during execution of warrant in Mooresville
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports a fugitive shot himself or herself in the head with a handgun during an attempted warrant service in Mooresville on Thursday, November 5th. Emergency medical services were requested and attempts to provide first aid were given. An ambulance arrived, and an air ambulance was also summoned. The injured person […]
Two injured in crash on Highway 139 near Harris
Two drivers were injured when their vehicles collided late Tuesday afternoon on Highway 139 near Harris, in western Sullivan county. Twenty-two-year-old Brady Huffman of Galt received serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, while 20-year-old Zoe Littleton of Maryville received minor injuries and was taken by a […]
Three juveniles from Braymer hurt in Tuesday crash on Main Street
The Highway Patrol reports three juveniles from Braymer sustained minor injuries when a sports utility vehicle made a left turn into the path of a car in Braymer on Tuesday afternoon, November 3rd. No injuries were reported for two other youth, the drivers, and another passenger. The eight-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter of a passenger in […]
Hamilton man charged with murder after woman dies from injuries sustained in assault
A Hamilton man has been charged in Caldwell County with murder—second degree after he allegedly assaulted a woman, and she died of her injuries. Online court information shows 37-year-old Frank Randall Allen Bostic has also been charged in Caldwell County with domestic assault—first degree—serious physical injury and in Daviess County with driving while intoxicated—persistent. He […]
Rollover crash injures three; driver accused of driving while intoxicated
A rollover accident Monday night in Ray County resulted in injuries for three passengers and the driver being arrested. Twenty-four-year-old Curtis Williams of Richmond was driving a pickup northbound when it crossed the center of North Garner Road, struck an embankment, and overturned. Three passengers were taken to area hospitals, including 19-year-old Henry Hilliard of […]
Twelve more veterans die from COVID-19 at Cameron veterans home in past 10-days
Twelve more veterans have died from COVID at the state veterans home in northwest Missouri’s Cameron. The Missouri Veterans Commission says 12 more veterans have died at the Cameron home in the past ten days, bringing the total number of COVID deaths there to 22, since September 1. MVC spokesman Jamie Melchert tells Missourinet that […]
Four found in violation of rules for sex offenders on Halloween
Of the 20 residences checked by Trenton Police on Halloween night, Chief Rex Ross reports four violations were identified in regards to the Halloween restrictions for sexual offenders as outlined by city ordinance and a state statute. Chief Ross said incident reports are being prepared on these violations and will be forwarded to the prosecutor. […]
Clarification on hospitalizations from COVID-19 at Wright Memorial and Hedrick Medical Center
Saint Luke’s Health System Marketing and Public Relations Director Jordan Ferguson reports Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton and Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe saw a combined total of 34 COVID-19-related hospitalizations in the third quarter of 2020. So far in October alone, which is the fourth quarter, the two hospitals have had a combined 33 […]
Kirksville woman charged with murder after death of child granted change of venue
A change of venue has been granted for a Kirksville woman charged with murder—first degree after a child death investigation in May. Online court information shows 28-year-old Makuya Stephanie Kambamba’s case was transferred from Sullivan County to Harrison County. A plea or trial setting is scheduled for November 19th. Kambamba has also been charged with […]
Missouri medical marijuana trial focuses on alleged role of insiders on license rules
(Missouri Independent) – A Missouri family that was denied a license to grow medical marijuana alleged in court this week that outside groups and individuals had undue access to top state officials — and that access led to an opaque process and contributed to the decision to cap the number of licenses granted. To buttress […]
Trenton Police Department to conduct compliance checks for registered sex offenders on Halloween in “Operation Candy Cruncher”
The Trenton Police Department advises that they will be conducting compliance checks for registered sexual offenders in regards to Halloween restrictions defined by City Ordinance 215.1550 and State Statute 589.426. Sexual Offenders must follow these restrictions on Halloween: Avoid all Halloween-related contact with children; Remain inside his or her residence between the hours of 5:00 […]
Three from Greencastle, including 10-year-old girl, injured in crash west of Novinger
The Highway Patrol reports three Greencastle residents sustained minor injuries in a two-vehicle accident west of Novinger on Friday morning. A private vehicle transported the driver of a minivan, 52-year-old Brenda Angelico, to the Northeast Regional Medical Center of Kirksville. The driver of a car, 32-year-old Louanna Dile, and her passenger, a 10-year-old girl, were […]
Thirty four COVID-19 hospitalizations reported between Wright Memorial Hospital and Hedrick Medical Center
There have been 34 COVID-19-related hospitalizations total at Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton and Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe since July. That information comes from Saint Luke’s Health System Marketing and Public Relations Director Jordan Ferguson, who notes 33 of those hospitalizations have been in October alone. Ferguson says hospitalizations reported by the Livingston County […]
Carroll County Memorial Hospital continues STEM partnership with Brunswick School
Carroll County Memorial Hospital and Brunswick R-II School District are continuing their partnership of providing educational opportunities for students through a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) lab. In 2019, CCMH donated funds to sponsor the Brunswick R-II’s STEM lab initiative. “CCMH is dedicated to supporting our local communities as they strive to provide high-level […]
Initiative connects rural working families with valuable tax credit info
Starting in the 2020 tax season, more rural Missourians in need will be able to learn about their eligibility for the federal earned income tax credit (EITC), one of the nation’s largest anti-poverty tools targeting low- and moderate-income working families. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health has awarded $1.35 […]
Albany woman injured in early morning crash on ice-covered bridge
An Albany woman was among two people injured early Tuesday morning when a car went out of control on an ice-covered bridge in rural Henry County, ran off Highway 7, and struck a tree. The highway patrol listed minor injuries for 26-year-old Meghan Holloway of Albany and for the driver, 27-year-old Jonathan Hammer of Bolivar. […]