Two youth from Milan were injured in a four-wheeler accident Monday afternoon four miles to the east of Osgood, near Route W. The highway patrol listed the driver as 9-year-old Daniel Jacobs who received moderate injuries and was flown by Air Evac Lifeteam to Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. A passenger, six-year-old Ally Jacobs, received […]
A former executive of Preferred Family Healthcare, Inc., pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a conspiracy to bribe an Arkansas state senator to influence public policy for the benefit of the charity and its executives. Robin Raveendran, 63, of Little Rock, Arkansas, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to […]
Mosaic Life Care has named Matt Baker, PhD., vice president of student affairs from Northwest Missouri State University, to the Mosaic Life Care Board of Trustees. “Dr. Baker brings with him an exceptional viewpoint from our northwest Missouri area,” says Mark Laney, MD, CEO, Mosaic Life Care. “We are pleased to welcome him to our […]
The wind energy power lines known as the Grainbelt Express is moving forward under new ownership. Invenergy got the Missouri Public Service Commission’s unanimous OK to acquire the transmission line project to run from Kansas to the East Coast. This is the latest step in what has been a 5-year process. Landowners and […]
In a ceremony at Jefferson City Correctional Center, Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed into law a state operating budget that includes the largest pay raise for corrections staff in Missouri Department of Corrections history. Developed by the department, championed by Governor Mike Parson and approved by the state legislature, the pay plan calls for a […]
The Highway Patrol reports a child from Stewartsville sustained serious injuries when a utility task vehicle struck him two miles north of Stewartsville Thursday afternoon. An ambulance transported five-year-old Grayson Griffin to Mosaic Life Care of Saint Joseph. The UTV driver, 83-year-old James Farr of Stewartsville, was reported as not injured. The UTV backed up […]
The collision of a farm tractor and dump truck in northern Gentry County on Wednesday has taken the life of one person and injured another. The accident at noon happened approximately four miles west of Gentry when the operator of the tractor towing a hay mower conditioner, 17-year-old Kameron Wallace of Stanberry, was pronounced dead […]
Preliminary information has been released from a Damage Assessment Status Report for Grundy County for recent flooding. The report prepared, by Grundy County Emergency Management Director Glen Briggs, includes information from 11 townships, one community, and one road district. Estimated dollar loss for private property totals $42,500, which includes $35,000 for single family homes and […]
The Highway Patrol reports two Cameron residents sustained minor injuries as the result of a driver losing control on loose gravel four miles southeast of Maysville Friday afternoon. Forty-three-year-old Suzanne Gardner and 45-year-old Sammie Parker were transported by private vehicle to Cameron Regional Medical Center. A sports utility vehicle traveled east on Grindstone Road when […]
The Grundy County Nursing Home Board of Directors approved a daily room rate increase this week. The rate increase of $10.00 will go into effect July 1st for the nursing home and residential care apartments at Sunnyview. The new daily room rates will be $167 for private rooms and $162 for semi-private rooms. The residential […]
The operator of a motorcycle was injured early Wednesday evening, shortly after 5 o’clock, in an accident on Highway 69, approximately two miles south of Bethany. Taken by ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries was the operator of a motorcycle, 37-year-old Brian Buntin of Bethany. Troopers report a car, driven by 46-year-old […]
One hundred three Retired Senior Volunteer Program volunteers attended the Grundy County RSVP Banquet at the North 65 Center of Trenton this week. In the absence of RSVP Director Edna Foster, Terry Toms led the recognition. Service awards were presented to volunteers who have served for five, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 years. […]
