Missouri has been added to the 21 states considered in the federal “red zone” for new COVID-19 cases. A report this week by the White House coronavirus task force is urging leaders to consider more restrictions in virus hot spots, including closing gyms and bars and restricting gatherings to no more than 10 people. The […]
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Lancaster woman injured when SUV strikes fence and tree
The Highway Patrol reports a Lancaster woman sustained minor injuries when a sports utility vehicle ran off the road seven miles southwest of Lancaster the morning of Thursday, July 30th. An ambulance transported 32 year old Sheena Coffman to the Northeast Regional Medical Center of Kirksville. The SUV traveled east on U. S. Highway 136 […]
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announces Missouri Regional Teachers of the Year
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) announced the 2021 Missouri Regional Teachers of the Year, with the 34 selected teachers now under consideration to be named the 2021 Missouri Teacher of the Year. Committees comprised of education peers and key stakeholders from each Regional Professional Development Center (RPDC) in Missouri selected the 2021 […]
Grundy County Commission approves change to drug testing policy; addresses lengthy agenda at latest meeting
The Grundy County Commission approved changes Tuesday, July 21st to a drug testing policy for Grundy County employees. The changes were proposed by Tomo Drug Testing. Presiding Commissioner Phillip Ray notes Tomo has performed drug testing for county employees since 2009. The changes involve following future Department of Transportation regulation changes and non-DOT testing methodology. […]
Kirksville man injured in crash on northbound Highway 63
A driver from Kirksville was injured when his vehicle, stopped in traffic, was struck from behind on Monday one mile north of Kirksville on Highway 63. Taken by an ambulance to Northeast Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries was 76 year old Frederick Bailey of Kirksville. The driver of a northbound pickup, 21 year old […]
MoDOT planned road work in north Missouri for the week of July 20, 2020
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of July 20 – 26. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of […]
Queen City man injured after pulling into path of Peterbilt truck
The Highway Patrol reports a Queen City man sustained minor injuries when the pickup truck he drove pulled into the path of a Peterbilt in Schuyler County the morning of Friday, July 17th. A private vehicle transported 53 year old David Crawford to the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. The driver of the other […]
Two-year-old boy survives, four others dead in rollover crash on Highway 169
Four people died as a result of a vehicle traveling off a highway in far northwest Missouri and overturning multiple times. Only a two-year-old boy survived as the highway patrol said he was using a safety device. The accident on Thursday afternoon happened nine miles northeast of St. Joseph. The driver, 61-year-old Twila Obanion of […]
Abnormally dry conditions persist within the Green Hills Region
The newest U. S. Drought Monitor map of Missouri shows more than half of the state was either abnormally dry or experiencing moderate drought as of the morning of Tuesday, July 14th. The 51.32% was a jump from 11.04% of the state that was either abnormally dry or had moderate drought last week. This week’s […]
Driver injured after Big rig overturns on Highway 6
A truck driver from Ridgeway was injured when the big rig he was driving ran off Highway 6 in western Grundy County and overturned onto its side striking a MoDOT highway sign in the process. Thirty one year old Travis Ury received moderate injuries and was taken by Grundy county EMS to the Wright Memorial […]
Authorities respond to shots fired call in Hamilton; two individuals from Oklahoma charged
The Hamilton Police Department reports two individuals were charged after the police department and Caldwell County deputies responded to shots fired in the 700 block of South Hughes Street the night of Sunday, July 12th. Benjamin Marshall of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and Christian Cooper of Nowata, Oklahoma both face the felonies of unlawful use of a […]
Grundy County Commission opens bids for bridge construction
The Grundy County Commission opened five bids on the morning of Tuesday, July 7th for a bridge to be constructed on Southwest 80th Street. The bids were from Decker Services of Lathrop for $520,897.05, Widel Incorporated of Blackwater for $522,562.62, Boone Construction Company of Columbia for $559,571.13, Brookfield Box and Bridge for $565,078.75, and MS […]
2020 Sullivan County Fair Queen and Junior Miss announced
A good-sized crowd was on hand for the 2020 Sullivan County Fair Queen & Junior Miss Pageant on Monday, July 6, 2020. There were 5 young ladies vying for the Junior Miss title, and 4 ladies vying for the Fair Queen title. Selected as queen was Miss Allysen Jones. She is the daughter of Lynn […]
Chula teen injured after falling from UTV; teenage driver accused of DWI
A Chula resident was hurt early Sunday when she fell from a utility terrain vehicle in southeastern Grundy County. Eighteen-year-old Jarica Nelson was taken to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton with moderate injuries. The accident happened five miles northeast of Chula on private property on southeast Yucca Lane. Nelson was a passenger on the UTV […]
The use of In-season nitrogen application on corn can boosts profits
The use of in-season nitrogen on corn has increased in Missouri and surrounding states over the past 10 years. What used to be rare is now common. Some of these applications are planned, but others are to give corn yields a boost when wet weather causes nitrogen loss. In-season nitrogen helps the corn in wet […]
Queen City man dies in crash on Route K
A Queen City man died as the result of a pickup truck accident one mile west of Greentop the morning of Wednesday, July 1st. The Highway Patrol reports an ambulance transported 34 year old Tyson Vincent to the Northeast Regional Medical Center of Kirksville. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. The pickup traveled west […]
Princeton man dies when car runs off road overturning in creek bottom
A car accident one mile northeast of Blythedale claimed the life of a Princeton man. Forty year old Steven McReynolds was pronounced dead at the scene by Harrison County Coroner Zach Wilson the night of Monday, June 29th. He was transported to the Roberson Funeral Home in Bethany. The Highway Patrol reports the time of […]
Injury accidents occur in Sullivan, Linn and Gentry counties
Injury accidents occurred Sunday in Sullivan, Linn, and Gentry counties. Two Kirksville residents, including a minor child, were injured when a car went off the right side of Highway 11 and overturned four miles east of Winigan. 24-year old Skylar Rhodes and a two year old girl were taken by ambulance to Northeast Regional Medical […]
Grundy County Commission presented update from Road and Bridge Department
The Grundy County Commission heard an update from the Road and Bridge Department Tuesday, June 23rd. Work was to be completed Tuesday, June 23rd on the approach of a bridge on Northwest 102nd Street in Taylor Township. The crew plans to move to Southeast 12th Street to repair a bridge approach and back wall. Shannon […]
Texas man ejected from airborne vehicle during crash near Kirksville
A Texas man was injured in a single-vehicle near Kirksville. Twenty-Seven-year-old Joel Hinojosa of La Feria, Texas received moderate injuries Monday night and was transported by an ambulance to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. Hinojosa was not using a seat belt. The car was northbound when it traveled off the right side of Adair […]