On Tuesday, August 14th at 10:00 AM at “the bottom of the lake” in Boynton, Missouri J.R. Flores, State Conservationist, Natural Resource Conservation Service, will be making a major announcement that will advance the East Locust Creek Reservoir project significantly. NRCS is the federal sponsor of the Reservoir project. Flores and NRCS have been critical […]
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St. Joseph home health care aid pleads guilty to $207,000 fraud scheme
A St. Joseph, Mo., in-home health care nursing assistant pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing bank account information from one of her clients in order to illegally transfer more than $207,000 out of her account. Ashley N. Garr, 33, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Greg Kays to one count of filing a […]
Highway Patrol: Shots fired during pursuit of fugitive in Sullivan County
Officers with the highway patrol as well as other law enforcement authorities are seeking a fugitive who fled on foot from the patrol in Northeast Sullivan County. The incident took place on Tuesday, July 24th when a trooper attempted to stop a vehicle driven by Troy L. Franklin, 34, of Milan. The trooper was aware […]
Video: Blunt Pays tribute to Negro Leagues Baseball Museum’s role in preserving African-American baseball history
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt who represents Missouri recently spoke on the Senate floor to highlight the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City and the important role it plays in preserving the history of African-American baseball. Kansas City is the birthplace of the Negro National League which was established in 1920 during a meeting of […]
The Pros and Cons of Right-To-Work and how they might affect you
The term “right to work’ relates to or promotes the right of a worker to be able to obtain employment without being required to join a labor union to do so. When right to work laws are in place, workers cannot be compelled to pay for any cost of union representation, even if the union […]
Former Trenton resident Andy Peterson announced as Director of Athletics at Northwest Missouri State
Northwest Missouri State University has announced that Andy Peterson, a former student-athlete, and coach who has served in the University’s athletics administration since 2013, is Northwest’s next director of athletics. Peterson had served as Northwest’s interim director of athletics since Mel Tjeerdsma’s April 30 retirement. His new appointment is effective immediately. “Andy is a Bearcat […]
Rollover crash in Worth County injures driver
A rollover accident in Worth County Tuesday afternoon injured a resident of Sheridan, Missouri. William Teager was transported by ambulance to the Saint Francis Hospital in Maryville. Teager was southbound when the vehicle he was driving began to travel off the west side of Route F. He overcorrected causing the car to cross the center […]
Final “First Friday at the Refuge” set for August 3rd at Swan Lake
Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge near Sumner will be hosting the final “First Friday at the Refuge Event August 3rd. Events are funded by and coordinated with the Friends of Swan Lake, a 501 c 3 not for profit group that exist to provide support to Swan Lake wildlife refuge. On August 3rd, a free […]
Audio: Missouri man escapes death penalty in murder of SW Missouri 12-year-old
A man escapes the death penalty in an abduction and murder case from 2013 in Golden City. Tony Abati reports from southwest Missouri’s Nevada. 39-year-old Bobby Bourne was charged after 12-year-old Adriaunna Horton was kidnapped from a Golden City park in August of 2013 and her body was found later in some woods […]
Whiteman Air Force Base member recognized at White House
President Donald Trump recently invited 40 families of fallen service members to Washington, D.C., for a reception and memorial service to remind them – and our country – what they represent. Linda Ambard, a violence prevention integrator assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, was there. She lost her husband […]
More than 800 Midwest farmers surveyed on conservation
Many 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 the […]
Highway patrol reports results of impaired driving enforcement operation in Harrison County
Highway Patrol Troop H Commanding Officer Captain James McDonald has announced the results of an impaired driving enforcement operation conducted in Harrison County this weekend. The Patrol reports the operation from Friday night at 10 o’clock to Saturday morning at 2 o’clock resulted in two arrests for driving while intoxicated, 17 traffic citations, and the […]
Pest Management Field Day to be held July 10th
Farmers will get latest updates to control crop pests at Pest Management Field Day, July 10. The annual event once called Weed Day, now covers weeds, insects, diseases and more. Sign-in starts at 7:30 a.m. at University of Missouri Bradford Research Center, 8 miles east of Columbia. Kevin Bradley, an MU Extension weed specialist, explains […]
Special Olympics athletes embark on journey to National Games on Friday
Every four years, Special Olympics North America manages the national summer games in the United States that include athletes from all 52 US programs. The 2018 Special Olympics USA Games, July 1-6, will bring not just 58 athletes, 20 coaches and 16 Unified Partners from Missouri, but more than 3,400 other delegates (athletes, coaches, and […]
Milan man arrested on parole warrant
The highway patrol reports the arrest in Sullivan County of a Milan resident on a felony parole warrant. Twenty-nine-year-old Thomas N. Miller was arrested Tuesday afternoon and taken to the Sullivan County Jail. The arrest bond shows no bond on the parole warrant. Miller’s original charge in Sullivan County was driving while intoxicated, persistent offender.
Auditions for Alice in Wonderland scheduled for July 9th in Gallatin
An audition will be held for the Missoula Children’s Theatre production of Alice in Wonderland on July 9th at the Courter Theater in Gallatin. Auditions will take place from 10:00 a.m. to Noon and those auditioning are asked arrive at 9:45 to register and plan to stay for the full two hours. Some of the […]
Carroll County Memorial Hospital celebrates Nursing Week
To celebrate and recognize their employees, Carroll County Memorial Hospital holds departmental appreciation weeks throughout the year. Employees are categorized into five groups and are recognized during one of these five special weeks. The second group celebrated was CCMH nursing staff. Departments included were Acute Care, Emergency Department, Home Health, Jefferson Medical Group, and specialty […]
Highway Patrol arrests 3, two on weapons charge, one on DWI
The Missouri Highway Patrol reports 41-year-old Brandon Wood of Brookfield was arrested Saturday night in Linn County and accused of felony counts of stealing a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm. There was an existing felony warrant from the California Department of Corrections accusing Wood of a parole violation. In addition, wood was accused of failure […]
Former Corizon employee at Chillicothe Correctional Center pleads guilty to sexual conduct with a prisoner
A former employee of a company contracted for services at the Chillicothe Correctional Center, who previously pleaded guilty to felony sexual conduct with a prisoner, appeared in Livingston County Circuit Court Tuesday. Online court information shows John Thomas Dunn of Kansas City, Missouri was sentenced to a facility to be determined by the Missouri Department […]