Despite the Monday fire and a postponement announcement the next day, the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce has decided to proceed with the March 15th date for the annual Chamber banquet. Chamber President Debbie Carman said two Chamber of Commerce members have stepped forward to help lead efforts so the event can be held on its […]
The Highway Patrol reports a couple from Kirksville sustained minor injuries when a sports utility vehicle was forced off the road by another vehicle south of La Plata Wednesday afternoon. Sixty-year-old Nancy Price and 69-year-old Donald Price were taken to the Samaritan Hospital of Macon. Price drove the SUV north on U. S. Highway 63 […]
Like farm machinery and methods, hiring farmworkers has changed in recent years, says University of Missouri Extension agricultural economist Ryan Milhollin. MU Extension’s Missouri Farm Labor Guide can help. The guide, available for free download at extension.missouri.edu/p/M199, lets farmers know the right practices to identify, hire and retain the right workers. It explains ways to […]
U.S. Representative Vicky Hartzler wants Missouri to join the rest of the country in instituting a statewide prescription drug monitoring program. Hartzler met with Boone County Hospital officials Tuesday to discuss the opioid epidemic. Boone County and about half of Missouri’s counties currently participate in a monitoring program established by Saint Louis County […]
The Highway Patrol reports two Milan residents sustained minor injuries when the minivan in which they were passengers slid on ice and overturned four miles west of Novinger Wednesday morning. Thirty-year-old Mele Celestine and 30-year-old Simbi Nkuazoosala were transported by private vehicle to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital of Milan. Driver 23-year-old Jacque Matoondo Nitu of […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of two women in area counties Tuesday on various allegations. Twenty-year-old Angela Young of Lake Ozark was accused of speeding 16 to 19 miles per hour over the limit, possession of marijuana—10 grams or less, and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. She was released on a summons. The Patrol […]
A suggested street overlay project for Industrial Drive may not happen due to the city of Trenton having obligated capital improvement funds for other purposes. According to City Administrator Ron Urton, who discussed with Trenton’s Administrative Committee, the possible use of “expiring” government funds to pay a portion of such a project. However, Urton said […]
The Highway Patrol reports three people, including a child, were seriously injured last night in Adair County of northeast Missouri. The two-vehicle accident happened on Highway 6, two miles to the west of Brashear. Taken by ambulances to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville were the two drivers 28-year-old Gregory Strub-Lay of Canton and 34-year-old […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Linneus woman sustained minor injuries when the van she drove lost control on snow and overturned four miles north of Linneus Friday afternoon. An ambulance transported 24-year-old Sahara Baldwin to Pershing Memorial Hospital of Brookfield. The van traveled south on Highway 5 before it lost control, ran off the road, […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Bethany woman sustained minor injuries when the car she drove struck a Missouri Department of Transportation truck Friday afternoon five miles south of Pattonsburg. An ambulance transported 28-year-old Andrea Miller to Harrison County Community Hospital of Bethany. The truck driver 62-year-old Homer Rainey of Gallatin was not reported as injured. […]
Two Mercer residents were hurt Saturday afternoon east of Mount Moriah when a car traveled off highway 136 and hit several trees. A passenger, 22-year old Lakeisha Meyers was taken to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany and then flown by medical helicopter to Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines with serious injuries. The […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation seeks information in the case of two adult elk shot Friday, Feb. 8, near the Log Yard area of Shannon County. One of the elk was a 10-year-old bull, brought to Missouri from Kentucky in 2011. The other was an adult cow, born in Missouri. Conservation agents note no parts […]
A quick moving disturbance will bring a chance for light snow with periods of moderate snow beginning Friday morning and continuing through late Friday night. A period of mixed precipitation will be possible Friday morning for portions of east central-Kansas, west, and central Missouri before changing over to all snow. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL […]
The month of February is national American Heart Month and Wright Memorial Hospital’s Senior Life Solutions program is working to raise awareness of the connection between heart health and emotional health. In February of 1964, a national campaign began declaring February as American Heart Month in an effort to help bring awareness to the number […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Chillicothe woman sustained minor injuries in a one-vehicle accident in Saline County Tuesday morning. A personal vehicle transported 35-year-old Mandy Stover to Carroll County Memorial Hospital of Carrollton. Stover traveled south on Highway 65 when the sports utility vehicle she drove ran off the right side of the road south […]
Three women, including two from Cameron, were taken to a hospital Monday night with minor injuries following a single vehicle accident in Clay County. Twenty-six-year-old Shelbe Monzingo was driving southbound when the car went off the left side of Interstate 35 and struck a guard rail. Her passengers were 37-year-old April Brown of Cameron and […]
A Kansas City resident was injured Monday afternoon when the vehicle she was driving went out of control on the ice and slush and rolled over on Interstate 35 in Harrison County three miles north of Bethany. Fifty-three-year-old Melody Shoemaker received moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to Harrison County Community Hospital of Bethany. […]
Specifications have been approved regarding bids to be sought for residential sanitation collection and disposal in the city of Trenton. The city council last evening reviewed details of the bid documents. City Administrator Ron Urton said the request for bids will be published this week, with bids due at the city hall by 2 o’clock […]
An accident Monday morning in Ray County resulted in two occupants being ejected from an overturning vehicle. A vehicle was westbound when it ran off Highway 10 and overturned ejecting both occupants. The vehicle came to a stop on its passenger side and was demolished. Taken by emergency medical services to Liberty Hospital with moderate […]
A single vehicle accident at 8:30 Sunday night three miles west of New Hampton injured a resident of Bethany. The highway patrol reports 21-year-old Kiana Bennett was transported by private vehicle to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany with minor injuries. A sports utility vehicle was westbound on Highway 136 when the driver apparently failed […]
