The Chillicothe City Council approved an ordinance in an executive session Monday night which authorized a second amendment to the employment agreement with City Administrator Darin Chappel. The ordinance amended part of the employment agreement regarding health, disability, and life insurance benefits. The agreement now says that Chillicothe will provide health, hospitalization, surgical, and comprehensive […]
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State Auditor Nicole Galloway issues follow-up report on Putnam County Memorial Hospital billing scheme
State Auditor Nicole Galloway has issued a follow-up report of Putnam County Memorial Hospital in northern Missouri. Her report last year uncovered $90 million in inappropriate lab billings. The findings of the audit were covered by national news outlets and resulted in calls for a federal investigation into hospital billing schemes. “Our audit revealed a […]
Missouri Supreme Court allows strict regulations on private deer hunting businesses
The Missouri Supreme Court has determined the state Conservation department has the authority to regulate private deer hunting ranches and Breeders. The decision could have a major bearing on the private land hunting of highly coveted big antlered deer, for which some customers pay $40,000 to pursue. After detecting dozens of deer in or […]
Galt Community Fair kicks off Thursday
The Galt Community Fair begins Thursday evening with a spaghetti supper hosted by the Galt Fire Protection District Ladies Auxiliary. The meal will be served at the fire station from 5 to 8 o’clock and DLO will perform from 6 to 9 o’clock. Those watching the performance are asked to bring lawn chairs. Farm mechanics shop […]
Burn ban instituted within Spickard city limits
A burn ban has been enacted within the corporate city limits of Spickard. Mayor Jesse Richmond says the burn ban will be in effect until there is a substantial amount of rain. He advises residents to not throw out cigarette ashes and put out cigarettes in car ashtrays. Grundy County Emergency Management Monday encouraged county […]
Carrollton woman’s car totaled in crash on county road
The Highway Patrol reports a Carrollton woman sustained moderate injuries when her vehicle malfunctioned and ran off the road in Carroll County Tuesday afternoon. Twenty-four-year-old Julia Eaves drove south on Route D when the vehicle reportedly malfunctioned about half a mile south of County Road 240 causing her to lose control. The vehicle ran off […]
Yet another boil advisory issued for portions of Sullivan County
Sullivan County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued yet another precautionary boil advisory for some of its customers due to a water main break. The advisory affects Sullivan County Rural Water customers on Route W between Highway 6 and Robin Road, including Almond and Lazy Pine Drives and Rustic, Rainbow, and Rock Roads. […]
Discover the history of Burleigh Grimes at the Grundy County Museum
Although the Smithsonian component of the Hometown Teams exhibit departed July 1 the locally produced sports exhibit continues through the Missouri Day Festival weekend in October. The local sports exhibit identifies and celebrates the records of Grundy County’s athletes competing in American Legion teams, Trenton Merchants Teams, TBA and all the County’s Public School teams. […]
Higginsville man life-flighted after ATV crash
A Higginsville resident was injured Monday night in Carroll County when the Polaris ATV he was operating struck a gate ejecting him from the vehicle. Twenty-two-year-old Marcus Hayes was flown by medical helicopter (Lifeflight Eagle) to University Hospital in Columbia with serious injuries. The accident happened at 8:15 on private property off Carroll County Road 239. […]
FCS Financial stockholders elect directors
Through a mail ballot, the stockholders of FCS Financial elected four directors to the board. Elected by the cooperative’s member-owners were Glen Cope of Aurora, Mo., incumbent Mark DeShon of Clarksdale, Mo., incumbent Dan Devlin of Edina, Mo., and Beth Schnitker of Middletown, Mo. Each will serve three-year terms. FCS Financial provides credit and financial […]
Trenton City Council adopts eight ordinances; two police officers hired
Trenton City Council last night adopted eight ordinances, four of them passing by way of split votes and two police officers were hired by the city council. On a vote of six in favor and one opposed, the council adopted a change in zoning for 132 West 4th Street, changing it from one and two […]
Trenton resident facing felony charges after stabbing incident
A Trenton resident is facing felony charges following an alleged stabbing at a residence Sunday morning with the victim taken to Wright Memorial Hospital. Thirty-two-year-old Heather Gayle Michael of 308 East 8th Street is charged with domestic assault in the second degree. Court information says another person, described as a family or household member, sustained […]
Chillicothe FFA member attend HYMAX Academy
A member from the Chillicothe FFA Chapter, Connor Keithley, recently attended the 6th Annual HYMAX Academy. HYMAX, which is sponsored by the Missouri FFA Association, was held at Camp Rising Sun located within the Lake of the Ozarks State Park. The academy provided extensive leadership training for 100 high school students who are members of […]
Novinger man life-flighted after being ejected from motorcycle
A Novinger man was hurt Saturday evening when the motorcycle he was operating traveled off a road south of Novinger. Fifty-eight-year-old Stephen Embree was taken to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, then flown by medical helicopter to University Hospital in Columbia. The accident happened two miles south of Novinger on Route K as Embree […]
Cowgill woman dies , Lathrop man hospitalized after crash on I-35
The Highway Patrol reports a Cowgill woman died and a Lathrop man sustained minor injuries as the result of a pickup striking a car on Interstate 35 in Clay County Friday night. Forty-five-year-old Dawn Wilson of Cowgill traveled north when she reportedly slowed the car to a stop in the left lane at the 28-mile […]
Two in Chillicothe cited for supplying liquor to a minor
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office has released the results of a recent alcohol compliance enforcement. Sheriff Steve Cox reports a 26-year-old Chillicothe man in the 100 block of Washington Street in Chillicothe and a 50-year-old man in the 1100 block of Washington Street were cited for supplying liquor to a minor. The sheriff’s department teamed […]
MoDOT planned road work in North Missouri for the week of July 9, 2018
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in North Missouri planned for the week of July 9 – 15 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, mowing, shoulder work, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs, litter pick up […]
Two hurt when 4-wheeler crashes in Clinton County; driver arrested on DWI accusation
Residents of Lathrop and Holt were injured late Thursday night when they were thrown off a four-wheeler on private property three miles north of Lathrop. A trooper reported the driver of the Razor four wheeler attempted to make a turn around a building when the machine overturned at the rural Clinton county location at 11:15 Thursday […]
One dead, one life-flighted after crash on Highway 63
The Highway Patrol reports one person from Lancaster died and another sustained moderate injuries when a sports utility vehicle overturned two miles south of Atlanta Thursday morning. Sixty-nine year old Donna Welte traveled north on U. S. Highway 63 when the SUV ran off the left side of the road, she then overcorrected, which caused […]
Audio: Operator and residents shaken by massive explosions at Missouri pyrotechnic company
Area residents and the operator of a fireworks manufacturer are still shaken after the facility burned to the ground when stock inside ignited Tuesday night. Neighbor Ashlee Tennis told KOLR-TV she was at home getting ready for dinner when she heard the explosion at AM Pyrotechnics in southwest Missouri’s Polk County. Tennis said […]