Bridge Work

McGuire Creek Bridge on Route 116 now open to traffic

The McGuire Creek Bridge on Route 116, just east of the Buchanan/Clinton county line is now open to all traffic. Crews from Capital Paving and Construction, LLC, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, were able to reopen the bridge yesterday evening, July 19. Contractor crews closed the bridge in June and replaced it with […]

Workers resurface a road with asphalt

Highway 65 resurfacing project to continue through August

A resurfacing project through Mercer, Grundy, Livingston, and Carroll counties is expected to continue at least through mid-August. The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Vance Brothers to resurface approximately 83 miles of U.S. Route 65 between the Iowa border and the Missouri River as well as a small portion of Route 6 near […]

Crash and accident graphic

Two from Milan hurt in crash on Highway 6

Two Milan residents were injured late Saturday afternoon east of Milan when a sports utility vehicle veered off Highway 6. The driver, 32-year old Augustin Mukubwa, and a passenger, 40-year old Leon Ilunga, both of Milan, were transported to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital with moderate injuries. The accident happened approximately four miles east of Milan […]

18-Wheel truck big rig

Trucker life-flighted after big rig hits embankment

A truck driver received serious injuries when the Freightliner he was driving traveled off Highway 169 south of Grant City. Sixty-four-year-old Robert Berndt of St. James, Minnesota was flown by medical helicopter to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. The accident happened Saturday afternoon two miles south of Grant City when the northbound truck went […]

Traffic Accident

Weatherby woman injured in crash north of Cameron

A Weatherby resident was injured early Saturday morning north of Cameron when she attempted to avoid a tree which had fallen across Highway 69. Forty-three-year-old Kiristie Nichols was taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph with minor injuries. The accident happened three miles north of Cameron on Highway 69 when Nichols lost control of […]