A resurfacing project on two lettered routes is scheduled to begin soon. The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Herzog Contracting Corp. to complete the resurfacing of Grundy County Route Z from Route 6 to Route 65 and Daviess/Caldwell County Route J from Route 6 in Altamont to U.S. Route 36. The contractor plans […]
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Bethany man demolishes car in crash on Route W; later arrested and accused of DWI
A Bethany man was injured in a rollover crash early Monday evening in Harrison County and was later arrested. Sixty-two-year-old Duane Belcher received moderate injuries in the accident eight miles to the north of Bethany. Belcher was taken by an ambulance to the Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. The car was northbound when it […]
Milan woman injured in crash east of Harris
The Highway Patrol reports a Milan woman sustained minor injuries when the sports utility vehicle she drove struck ran off the road and struck a tree six miles east of Harris Saturday morning. An ambulance transported 26-year-old Jamie Clark to the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital of Milan. The SUV traveled west on Route E before […]
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of March 16, 2020
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in northern Missouri for the week of March 16 – 22. Though not listed below, some routes remain closed due to flooding. View routes closed due to flooding, as well as roadwork projects at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement […]
Albany man injured when truck overturns on Route A
The Highway Patrol reports an Albany man sustained moderate injuries when the International truck he drove overturned five miles south of Albany on Friday afternoon. An ambulance transported 83-year-old Donald Coburn to Mosaic Medical Center in Albany. The truck traveled south on Route A before running off the right side of the road, returning to […]
Browning man injured when truck leaves road and overturns in creek
Authorities report a Browning man was injured Thursday morning when the truck he was driving went off a lettered route in Linn County and overturned into a creek. Twenty-seven-year-old Joseph Walker of Browning received serious injuries and was taken by an ambulance to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. It was unknown whether Walker was […]
Boil advisory issued for portion of Sullivan County
Sullivan County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a precautionary boil advisory due to a water main break until further notice. The advisory affects Sullivan Rural Water customers on Route T from Highway 5 to Cora, including Cora, Ember Road, and Victory Road.
Milan woman ejected from SUV during crash on Route U
The Highway Patrol reports a Milan woman sustained serious injuries when she was ejected from a sports utility vehicle six miles southeast of Milan Thursday morning. An ambulance transported 54-year-old Naioma Gladfelder to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan. The SUV traveled north on Route U before running off the right side of the road, […]
Hale woman injured after striking ditch on Route J
The Highway Patrol reports a Hale woman sustained moderate injuries when the vehicle she drove swerved to avoid an animal in the roadway on Tuesday morning and ran off the road near Hale. Emergency medical services transported 69-year-old Betty Fleener to the Carroll County Memorial Hospital of Carrollton. The vehicle traveled west on Route J […]
Contract to pave 9th Street through Trenton to be awarded to Columbia company
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has accepted the low bid for roadwork this year on Highway 6 and 69 in Grundy and Daviess counties. The bid includes one point seven miles through the city of Trenton. The general contractor will be Emery Sapp and Sons Inc of Columbia. Their bid of $4,322,000 was $66,000 […]
Grass fire east of Tindall started by cigarette tossed from vehicle
Dry grass and several big bales of hay burned Sunday east of Tindall. The Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District was called to the scene that was on the east side of Highway 65 and north of Route O. Rural Fire Chief Kenny Roberts reported about five acres burned along with approximately 20 big bales […]
No rest for Grundy County Rural Fire Department as they battle multiple fires
Grundy County rural firefighters continuously battled grass fires Saturday from late morning until late afternoon. Grundy County Rural Fire Chief Kenny Roberts said that it included battling two to three fires at the same time. Four brush trucks, two pumpers, and a tanker truck were used during the approximate six-hour period. There were no injuries […]
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of March 9, 2020
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in northern Missouri for the week of March 9 – 15. Though not listed below, some routes remain closed due to flooding. View routes closed due to flooding, as well as roadwork projects at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement […]
Firefighters respond to grass fire on Route Y
The Spickard and Grundy County Rural fire protection districts responded to a grass fire on Route Y north of 80th Street on Thursday. Grundy County Rural Fire Chief Kenny Roberts reports about 40 acres burned as well as part of a shed. Four brush trucks, two pumpers, and a tanker were on scene between the […]
Braymer man killed in rollover crash on Route E
A man from Braymer was fatally injured when he was thrown out of his overturning vehicle on Thursday afternoon two miles south of Braymer. The highway patrol identified the victim as 71-year-old Russell Coldiron. Coldiron’s pickup was northbound when it failed to negotiate a curve on Route E, he overcorrected, causing the vehicle to cross […]
Two injured in rollover crash east of Browning
Two people received minor injuries in a rollover crash at midday Wednesday ten miles east of Browning. The driver, 50-year-old Scott Walker of Kansas City and passenger, 38-year-old Shayla Gerlt of Browning were taken by private auto to the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan. The eastbound car went out of control on what was […]
Firefighters respond to grass fire on Route A
The Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District responded to a grass fire that burned about 40 acres on Route A at 363 Northwest 50th Street on Wednesday. Fire Chief Kenny Roberts reports Scott Willis started burning some grass, and the fire got away from him and spread to land owned by Teresa Oyler. Roberts says […]
Interstate 35 rest area closures planned for next week near Holt
As part of a resurfacing project on Interstate 35, crews from Ideker, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, plan to close the entrance and exit ramps/driveways at the rest area on I-35 south of Lathrop on Tuesday, March 10. Crews anticipate that each ramp/drive could be closed approximately 2-3 hours, with work beginning […]
Maryville man dies in rollover crash east of Fillmore
A man from Maryville was fatally injured in a rollover crash on Tuesday afternoon four miles east of Fillmore. The victim was identified as 49-year-old Stephen Coleman of Maryville who was pronounced dead at the scene by the Andrew County Coroner. Coleman was traveled westbound on Route A when the car traveled off the north […]