The Highway Patrol reports a Milan man sustained minor injuries when the sport utility vehicle he drove struck a deer and overturned about five and a half miles south of Milan the morning of Tuesday, July 14th. A private vehicle transported 22 year old Robert Carmack to the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital of Milan. The […]
Even in the era of COVID-19, Master Gardener’s learning options continue to grow. Registration is open for online core training classes through the University of Missouri Extension. Classes begin Aug. 23 and run through Dec. 31, said David Trinklein, Missouri Master Gardener program coordinator, and MU Extension horticulturist. Trinklein teaches the class with Sarah Denkler, […]
Tri-County Board of Education in Jamesport has approved a ten-cent increase in the cost of a students’ lunch for the upcoming school year.in Officials say the increase is due to a U.S. Department of agriculture recommendation. New prices for lunch include Kindergarten through fourth grade at a dollar-95; fifth through 12th grades at two-20; and […]
The number of positive Covid-19 tests is increasing in several area counties. For Adair county, the case count is up to 105. A 50-year-old male is the latest Adair County resident to test positive for COVID-19 this year. The man’s infection has been described as travel related. Nine Adair County residents are in isolation; 96 […]
A Princeton resident was hurt when the pickup truck she was driving overturned on Route E west of Milan. Twenty-four-year-old Anna Martin was taken to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan with moderate injuries. The crash happened Saturday morning five miles west of Milan on Route E as the westbound pickup went off the right […]
Five Hopkins residents were hurt, two seriously, when a car traveled off a road in northern Nodaway County striking a tree. The driver, 40-year old Andrea Hornbuckle, was taken to Mosaic Medical Center in St. Joseph with serious injuries. A six-year-old boy was taken to Mosaic Hospital in Maryville and then flown by medical helicopter […]
Two Trenton teens sustained injuries in a one-vehicle accident half of a mile north of Trenton the afternoon of Friday, July 10th. Emergency Medical Services transported the driver, a 16 year old girl, to Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton with moderate injuries. A private vehicle transported a passenger, the driver’s 14 year old sister, to […]
The Highway Patrol reports a boy from Sumner was taken to the hospital as a precaution after a sport utility vehicle struck a deer five miles south of Brookfield the afternoon of Friday, July 10th. An ambulance transported the 13 year old to the Pershing Memorial Hospital of Brookfield. He and the driver, 24 year […]
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 13 – 19, 2020. 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 […]
Following discussions with local health departments and advisory boards, all educational field days offered by the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) Agricultural Research Centers, except one, will be hosted virtually this year. The Graves-Chapple Research Center, located near Rock Port, Mo., is the only Research Center that will host […]
A congressman who represents northern Missouri says the federal CARES Act has helped rural hospitals in his district. Tarkio Congressman Sam Graves voted for the bipartisan legislation this spring, which included 75-billion dollars for personal protective equipment for health care employees. Graves who represents 36 counties across northern Missouri, says there is a […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Maysville teen sustained minor injuries when the car she drove struck a cow and calf one half of a mile west of Weatherby the morning of Wednesday, July 8th. A private vehicle transported 17-year-old Emily Dunlap to Mosaic Life Care in Saint Joseph. The car traveled east on Highway 6 […]
The replacement of sidewalks in Trenton will soon be complete as MoDOT plans to begin resurfacing Highway 6 (9th Street) through Trenton. The resurfacing is set to begin on July 27, 2020, within the city limits of Trenton, with all sidewalk and asphalt overlay work in Trenton being completed by late August. Resurfacing is scheduled […]
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is traveling the state to get the message out about the different ways to vote this year – in person, by absentee, and the new mail-in voting option. During a visit with reporters in Jefferson City, Ashcroft says his office is working on a list of organizations that have […]
An astonishing photo featuring a rural Missouri barn standing strong following a storm is the Best in Show for the 2020 Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest, hosted by the Missouri Department of Agriculture. The photograph, submitted by Christine Peper of Jefferson City, Mo., was chosen from nearly 1,000 photos submitted by amateur photographers from […]
A resident of Elk Grove, Illinois experienced a medical emergency and was taken to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. Thirty-nine-year-old Aditya Chaudhary was listed with minor injuries. A sports utility vehicle traveled off northbound Interstate 35 and into the median. A passenger reportedly grabbed the steering wheel but over-corrected causing the SUV to return […]
The adult male bear who attracted public attention and was christened “Bruno” by social media has been sedated and transported to suitable habitat outside the urban area, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. The bear is suspected to have traveled from Wisconsin, through Illinois, and into Missouri. He was first spotted in the Show-Me-State […]
Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers worked 294 traffic crashes, which included 107 injuries and all five fatalities. Troopers also made 139 DWI arrests and 126 drug arrests over the holiday weekend. 2020 July Fourth Holiday Boating Statistics Troopers worked nine boating crashes, which included four injuries and zero fatalities. Troopers made six BWI arrests and […]
Two people were hurt early Sunday when an all-terrain vehicle overturned near Lawson. A passenger, 40-year old Timothy Andersen of Excelsior Springs, was taken to Liberty Hospital with serious injuries. The driver, 40-year old Aaron Kelley of Lawson, refused treatment at the scene for moderate injuries. The ATV overturned after traveling on railroad tracks. The ATV […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Newtown man sustained serious injuries when he was ejected from the all terrain vehicle he drove east of Harris the night of Friday, July 3rd after another ATV hit it. Fifty-three-year-old Ronald Faulkner was taken to the University Hospital of Columbia. The other driver, 24 year old Ridge Downard of […]
