In-depth bridge inspections are scheduled for several bridges in Northwest Missouri over the next few weeks. Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation may close a single lane on the bridges listed below as they conduct bridge inspections. All work is weather permitting and could be rescheduled. Motorists are advised to be alert for work […]
(St. Joseph News Press) – A threat to kill a priest at a local church landed a Texas man in jail. The state charged Hugh M. Rossell, 56, with making a terroristic threat by allegedly threatening to shoot a priest at the Cathedral of St. Joseph. The charge carries a possible sentence of two to […]
Trenton High School student Katerina Black was the number one ranked individual in the state during meat judging competition at the Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia. Her team from Trenton high school finished in second place, just 30 points behind the top ranked meats judging team from Tipton. Other members of the 2nd place meats team […]
At the Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia, Princeton FFA has a state champion livestock judging team. Several of the state, career development events, were held yesterday with other categories today. Right behind first place Princeton for livestock judging was a Chillicothe FFA team in second place. Princeton also had a team place third in the judging of horses. Members […]
(St. Joseph News Press) – A Savannah and St. Joseph man are both facing felony first-degree molestation charges in two separate cases. Jeremy Gaukel, 32, of Savannah, was charged Tuesday from an alleged incident on April 2. According to the probable cause statement filed by Officer Matthew McMillen, of the Savannah Police Department, a 13-year-old […]
(Ag Web) – After a dicey planting season last year in Missouri, producers plan to return to their normal rotations by planting as many acres of corn and soybeans this year as they did two years ago. “Northeast Missouri was the bull’s eye for the entire United States last year,” said Greg Luce, extension grain […]
(St. Joseph News Press) – ALBANY, Mo. — A group of attorneys believes Missouri corn farmers deserve a break from financial losses they suffered from the acts of a world giant in the agrochemical industry. The firms, including one located in central Missouri, are registering their opinions on Swiss-based Syngenta. The company, they claim, placed a […]
A Kingston boy received what the highway patrol called serious injuries when the ATV he was operating hit a tree northeast of Clarksdale in Dekalb County. Seven year old Anthony Barnett of Kingston was flown by medical helicopter to Children’s Mercy Hospital at Kansas City. The accident happened Saturday evening in a private field three […]
The Missouri Department of Transportation says work postponed in 2015, on six roads in Daviess and Caldwell Counties due to poor weather conditions, will take place soon. Daviess County roads set for work are Route RA between Highway 190 and the end of state maintenance, Route NN between Highway 6 and end of state maintenance, […]
During a visit to campus on Friday afternoon, Jordan Geist of Ranger College (Texas) committed to the University of Missouri and Head Coach Kim Anderson. In his freshman season at Ranger, Geist, a 6-foot-3 combo guard, averaged 15.1 points per game. At Homestead High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Geist was a teammate of Purdue’s […]
Plea agreements were involved when cases were processed this week in the associate division of Grundy County Circuit Court. Each was accepted by the court. Forty eight year old Kimberly Kay Jacobs of Trenton pleaded guilty to peace disturbance second or subsequent offense. Ms. Jacobs received a 90 day jail sentence. Executionof the sentence was suspended and […]
The Chillicothe Police Department has announced the arrest of two individuals associated with an alleged attempted robbery and residential burglary on Tuesday, April 12th. On Wednesday, April 13, Chillicothe Police Department officers responded to a theft in the 1000 block of Graves Street. While investigating that theft, officers broadened their investigation, and were able to […]
COLUMBIA, Mo. (MUTigers.com) – Mizzou Football will hold its annual Black & Gold Spring Game on Saturday, April 16 at Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field. Fans are encouraged to arrive early and spend the day supporting Mizzou as there will be numerous activities and other Mizzou Athletics teams competing on-campus leading up to the 5 p.m. CT football […]
The Livingston County Sheriff is reporting that on April 7th, staff were at a location in Utica following up on an investigation. At that time, staff member(s) noticed the smell of burning marijuana prior to being greeted by the property owner. Two other adults were present and subsequent search of the property resulted in the seizure […]
The Missouri Republican Party held local caucuses around the state on Saturday, in efforts to determine delegrats and alternates for Congressional and State Conventions. The caucuses generally were held on a county-wide basis, although 28 township level caucuses were scheduled in the urban St. Louis County. In Grundy County, delegates chosen for the Congressional District […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the Northwest Missouri region planned for the week of April 11 – 17 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, bridge deck washing, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs and other road […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is planning a driving while intoxicated enforcement saturation in Sullivan County, sometime during the month of May. Troopers will be focusing on selected highways to detect impaired drivers and other traffic violations that cause crashes. Similar enforcement operations are planned by the Highway Patrol in May across Marion and Ralls […]
The University of Missouri Extension recently released an update for its free ID Weeds app for iPhones, iPads, and Android devices to help people easily identify weeds in the field, lawn, or garden. Kevin Bradley, an MU Extension weed scientist, says the update includes new graphics and is more user-friendly than the initial version. The app […]
Additional results and state qualifiers are available following the second day of judging at the Northwest Missouri District Career Development events for the FFA. Princeton has two more first place teams: dairy cattle and meats. Trenton has a first place winning team in ag sales and second in meats. After Trenton in ag sales, Jamesport was second; […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites women to discover nature at a summer workshop this May. The weekend workshop will take place May 13 – 15 at Mark Twain Lake’s Bourdreaux Visitor Center, located at 21629 Missouri Highway J, near Perry. Participants have the option to choose their activities on Saturday from either archery, […]
