The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in North Missouri planned for the week of October 29 – Nov. 4 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations […]
Sullivan County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a precautionary boil advisory due to a water main break. The advisory affects customers on Route OO north of Milan to Noble Road and includes Daisy Drive half a mile north of Noland Road, Otter Road, Desert Drive, Northfield Road, and Diamond Drive. The precautionary […]
A precautionary boil order has been put into place for part of Mercer County due to the repair of a water line. The order affects the area from Modena west on Route D, including Kangaroo, Jackpot, and Karma avenues; Jaguar Plae; Iberia Street; and Hacksaw Road. The precautionary boil order will expire Thursday afternoon, October […]
The Highway Patrol reports a child from Cameron sustained minor injuries when a sports utility vehicle struck an International truck Tuesday morning. The SUV driven by 28-year-old Sherri Johnson of Cameron and the truck driven by 60-year-old Terry Gentry of Cameron both traveled south on Route EE in DeKalb County. The truck stopped at the […]
On a beautiful fall afternoon, visitors came in transport old and new for the 32nd annual fall driving tour at the Poosey Conservation Area in Livingston County. Missouri Department of Conservation staff set up education stations along the tour route where visitors could stop and ask questions. More than 1,300 visitors drove pickups, guided wagons, […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in north Missouri planned for the week of October 22 – 28 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations and […]
Grundy County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a precautionary boil advisory due to a broken water line and repairs. The advisory affects customers from the intersection of Route N and NN north on Route NN to the Route O intersection, including Northeast Geode Lane, Route NN, and Northeast 45th Street. The advisory […]
The Missouri Department of Transportation reports crews working with BNSF Railway plan to close part of Highway 139, also known as Kansas Avenue, in Bosworth on Friday. The Highway 139/Kansas Avenue will be closed at the Marceline Sub crossing from 9 o’clock in the morning until 4 o’clock in the afternoon. MoDOT notes motorists will […]
Mother Nature has much to say about soybean yield and grain quality almost every year, says University of Missouri Extension soybean specialist Bill Wiebold. This year was no exception. Several important soybean-growing regions in Missouri experienced severe drought this year. The most worrisome effect from drought is yield loss, but producers face several other effects […]
As the Interstate 35 in Harrison County resurfacing project continues, Herzog Construction Company of St. Joseph contracted by the Missouri Department of Transportation, will close the southbound off and on ramps to U.S. Route 69 at the state line (Exit 116) and Eagleville (Exit 106) next week. I-35 southbound to Route N – Oct. 22, […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Princeton man sustained moderate injuries when the pickup truck he drove ran off the road east of Mercer Wednesday morning. Twenty-seven-year-old Clayton Bertrand traveled east on Route M when the pickup traveled off the south side of the road, returned to the road, skidded across the center line, traveled off […]
The Trenton Rotary Clubs’ parade committee on Wednesday released a list of 78 confirmed entries for the 34th annual parade Saturday morning in Trenton. Nineteen high school bands, including Trenton, are scheduled to march in the parade with the Trenton Bulldogs Band the first of the bands performing in exhibition. The remaining bands are to […]
Plans are underway to replace the decks of five bridges over Interstate 35 in Clinton and Daviess Counties. The Missouri Department of Transportation will host two open house public meetings to discuss the deck replacements of the Clinton County U.S. Route 69 and Daviess County Routes KK, DD, C, and B bridges. Tuesday, Oct. 23, […]
The Mercer County fire protection district last Wednesday responded to a report of a possible abandoned structure fire. While on the scene, fire fighters were advised of another structure fire in that area. Mercer County Fire Protection reports the fires are under investigation. Both were listed at houses on Route B, north of Mercer County […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Bosworth woman sustained minor injuries as the result of a vehicle running off the road in northern Carroll County Friday afternoon. Forty-two-year-old Gayle Grace drove north on U. S. Highway 65 at Route U when a vehicle stopped on the side of the road allegedly pulled onto the road. Grace […]
With the quail-hunting season starting November 1, the Missouri Department of Conservation advises hunters that overall quail production was about the same as last year, but below the 10-year average. MDC staff note that good hunting can be found in areas with quality habitat in north the and west-central portions of the state. Each August, […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in northern Missouri planned for the week of October 15 – 21 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations and […]
Missouri Day parade entries will continue to be accepted through Tuesday, October 16th. Beginning on October 17th, a representative of the sponsoring Trenton Rotary Club will be contacting the entries advising where they will line up for the October 20th parade in Trenton. Parade entries can be made by calling Steve Taylor at 660-654-0069. There’s […]
The Trenton Rotary Club has sponsorships available for American and Missouri flags that line the Missouri Day Parade route and the Ninth Street Bridge. Rotary Club member Brian Upton says businesses or individuals can sponsor a four by six-foot flag to commemorate or memorialize someone for three years for $50.00 with proceeds going to the […]
Mercer County Public Water Supply District Number 1 reports repairs are nearly complete on a water main break on Route WW near Hidden Valley Lake and north of Princeton. The public water supply district has put a precautionary boil advisory in place for the affected area which encompasses the area from south of Hidden Valley […]
