Missouri State Highway Patrol

Highway patrol reports arrest of area residents

A St. Joseph man faces several accusations in connection with his arrest Saturday night in Holt County. Forty-year-old Daniel Ajak was accused of first degree tampering with a motor vehicle; misdemeanor driving while intoxicated/prior offender; driving while revoked or suspended/first offense; exceeding the posted speed limit by 16 to 19 miles an hour; failure to […]

Motorcycle Crash

Indiana man’s motorcycle demolished in crash on I-35

The highway patrol reports a man from Indiana, operating a motorcycle, was seriously injured in a Saturday morning crash on southbound Interstate 35 in Clinton County. Fifty-six-year-old Bennett Brennan of Plymouth, Indiana was taken by ambulance to the Cameron Regional Medical Center. Brennan’s motorcycle traveled off the west side of the highway where it overturned, […]

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Ludlow man crashes on Route D, car lands in creek

A Ludlow man was hurt Saturday morning when the car he was driving traveled off a lettered route north of Ludlow, struck a road sign and came to rest in a creek. Sixty-four-year-old John Damerell was taken to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe with moderate injuries. The accident happened four miles north of Ludlow on […]

Chautauqua In The Park

Chillicothe’s 35th Annual Chautauqua in the Park announced

The 35th Annual Chautauqua in the Park will be held September 7-8, 2019 at Simpson Park in Chillicothe, Missouri. This annual event, sponsored by the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce and the Chillicothe Area Arts Council, and presented by Hedrick Medical Center, has a wide variety of entertainment, activities, artists, crafts, and food. Vendor registration […]

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Cameron police prevent man from committing suicide

Cameron Police report officers were able to persuade a male subject from allegedly harming himself during an incident early Saturday morning. Police Chief Rick Bashor reported Cameron police received information that the individual was armed with a gun and wanted to commit suicide.  Officers from Cameron Police and DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department conducted a vehicle […]

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Authorities arrest area residents over Memorial Day weekend

The Highway Patrol reports several arrests in area counties on Friday and early Saturday morning. Twenty-six-year-old Sara Service of Blythedale was arrested in Worth County and accused of speeding 16 to 19 miles per hour over the posted speed limit, owner operating motor vehicle without financial responsibility, and operating a motor vehicle on a highway […]

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Carrollton man crashes north of Ludlow

A Carrollton resident was hurt Saturday morning north of Ludlow when the pickup truck he was driving went off Route D and hit a culvert. Twenty-nine-year-old Charles Henson was taken to Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton with moderate injuries. The accident happened about one mile north of Ludlow on Route D when the southbound […]