Views: 0 The Mercer County Fire Protection District responded to a report of a hay field on fire on Saturday. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered several hay bales, a pickup and a large portion of the hay field on fire. Strong winds made it difficult for firefighters to control and contain the fire. Crews enlisted the help of […]
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Livingston County Sheriff reports busy week with investigations and arrests
Views: 2The past week has been a busy one for the men and women of the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department and it all began with an investigation of the alleged violation of a protection order. Although no names have been released in the incident, it was reported that information collected during the investigation has led to […]
Spickard teen injured after totaling car in crash on Second Northwest Avenue
Views: 0The Highway Patrol reports a teen from Spickard sustained minor injuries when the car he drove overturned one mile south of Spickard Thursday evening. Seventeen-year-old Tyler Marshall drove south on Second Northwest Avenue at an allegedly high rate of speed when he lost control of the car. The vehicle skidded off the west side […]
Governor Mike Parson signs executive order putting 47 Missouri counties on drought alert
Views: 0(Missourinet) – According to a post on the Missourinet Facebook page, Gov. Mike Parson has signed an executive order putting 47 Missouri counties on drought alert. The move calls upon the state Department of Natural Resources to activate the Drought Assessment Committee and the associated drought impact teams. The order directs all Missouri agencies […]
Grain Belt Express sent back to State Public Service Commission by Missouri Supreme Court
Views: 0The Grain Belt Express Clean Line, a proposed energy transmission project through northern Missouri, got new life Tuesday following a ruling by the state’s highest court. The Grain Belt Express Clean Line, if built, would carry energy from Kansas to Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, running through several counties including Clinton, Caldwell, Carroll, and Chariton […]
Trenton Fire Department responds to vehicle fire
Views: 0The Trenton Fire Department reports a passenger vehicle is a total loss after a fire Monday afternoon. Firefighter Lane Beverlin says the vehicle at 202 East 24th Street in Trenton, owned by David Thrun, was fully involved upon the fire department’s arrival. Crews deployed a hand line to extinguish the fire and a lawn […]
Audio: Governor Mike Parson responds to budget veto involving stroke and heart attack victims
Views: 0Missouri’s governor is responding to his budget veto of a program that gets patients suffering from a stroke, heart attack or other trauma to a hospital that can treat them effectively. Brian Hauswirth with Missourinet reports from the state Capitol. The House budget committee is meeting Tuesday morning to discuss Parson’s budget […]
Audio: Clinton Missouri man facing numerous felony charges after shooting at police during stand-off
Views: 0A Clinton man in western Missouri faces multiple felony charges after shooting at police in a stand-off at a residence Saturday. Police responded to a domestic disturbance Saturday and found McCartney’s wife outside the residence, who told them he was inside destroying things. When officers yelled in through the front door for […]
More than 800 Midwest farmers surveyed on conservation
Views: 0Many farmers and ranchers value the opportunity the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) offers to enhance their existing conservation efforts, according to a recent survey by the Center for Rural Affairs. Eighty-seven percent of more than 800 respondents, all living in an area with a strong agricultural presence, said CSP should be supported as a priority in […]
Livingston County authorities seeking charges in case involving grass fire that was intentionally set
Views: 0Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports an investigation regarding a grass fire in late May lead to the sheriff’s office seeking criminal charges against a Dawn resident Monday. Cox says the sheriff’s office and Dawn Fire Department responded to a call of a large grass fire along LIV 431 south of Route C May […]
Chillicothe Police respond to call of individual threatening self-harm
Views: 0Officers with the Chillicothe Police Department responded to the 400 block of Clay Street Saturday evening on a report of a person creating a disturbance and threatening to harm himself. Assistant Police Chief Rick Sampsel reports that upon officers arrival, the subject became resistive and was accused of assaulting two officers who received minor […]
Child discovered wandering streets of Wheeling without parents
Views: 0Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports staff responded to Wheeling this week where a citizen located a small child only wearing a diaper wandering outside. The citizen attempted to locate a parent or guardian but was unable to do so. An investigation revealed the child wandered about a quarter of a mile from his […]
Chillicothe Fire Department responds to two calls overnight
Views: 0The Chillicothe Fire Department responded Wednesday night to two calls for service. In the yard behind 926 Cherry, a fire was reported when grease was being heated in a propane turkey fryer. The fryer was not near a structure so there was no fire extension. An extinguisher and the lid of the fryer was used […]
Fire of unknown origin burns two outbuildings and barn near Bethany
Views: 0Several fire departments responded to a fire near Bethany on Monday that burned several structures. Bethany Fire Chief Jacob Denum reports departments from Bethany, Pattonsburg, New Hampton, and Gilman City responded to the fire south of Bethany on Route AA. He says the fire burned two outbuildings and a barn as well as farm […]
Bearing failure sparks fire in hay field east of Humphreys
Views: 0The Galt Fire Protection District responded to a grass fire Wednesday afternoon. Terry Wynne with the fire department reports a bearing went out on a hay baler and caught the grass on fire a few miles east of Humphreys causing approximately 10 acres of grass and several bales of hay to burn. The fire […]
University of Missouri Extension seeking landowners and renters to complete survey
Views: 0The University of Missouri Extension is seeking landowners and land renters to respond to an online survey for the MU Crop Resource Guide. The Cash Rent Survey covers rent for grain bins, machine sheds, and recreation land as well as land agreements, including crops, pastures, and hay ground. It only covers cash rent and […]
Carroll County Memorial Hospital receives new accreditation
Views: 0Carroll County Memorial Hospital recently became an accredited Patient-Centered Medical Home or PCMH. Accreditation for PCMH came through The Compliance Team, which requires extensive patient-centered research, discussion, and process improvement. Protocols and processes were developed to ensure that the Jefferson Medical Group staff were treating patients with equal care and importance. Access to care […]
Amateur radio operators to simulate communication during a disaster
Views: 0Amateur radio operators will set up in outdoor locations across North America Saturday afternoon at 1 o’clock to simulate communication in the event of a disaster. Operators will be setting up in Moberly Park as one of the locations for this event. The public, area first responders, and public officials can attend to learn […]
Chula Fire District responds to grass fire
Views: 0The Chula Rural Fire District received mutual aid for a grass fire Monday afternoon. Chula Assistant Fire Chief Randy Horton reports Chula responded to the fire with two brush trucks, and Chillicothe provided one tanker. He says seven personnel were on the scene of the fire at 10493 LIV 261 that burned about sixty […]
Wright Memorial Hospital retains Level 3 Stroke Center status
Views: 0Wright Memorial Hospital has been recertified as a Level 3 Stroke Center. Marketing and Public Relations Director Jordan Ferguson reports patients at the hospital are treated according to time critical diagnosis protocols. He says if is needed, the patients will be transferred to a higher-level stroke center for definitive care. Missouri’s time-critical diagnosis system […]