The Chillicothe Fire Department was called to the scene of a motor vehicle fire at the Gravesville Park Tuesday afternoon. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered a small pickup with fire in the engine and passenger compartment area. A report indicates a pre-connect attack line was used to extinguish the blaze. The owner of the pickup was listed […]
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Fire destroys home West of Trenton at 630 Southwest 20th Street
Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District Chief Kenny Roberts reports a house at 630 Southwest 20th Street is a complete loss after a fire Monday afternoon. Upon arrival, firefighters found heavy fire billowing from the rear of the house owned by Nikki Davis. Crews coordinated an interior attack to extinguish the fire. Roberts reports the cause […]
Polo resident injured in rollover crash
A resident of Polo was taken to Ray County Memorial Hospital in Richmond following a single vehicle, rollover, accident early Tuesday. The highway patrol reports 30-year-old Timothy Hoeschele received moderate injuries as he was not wearing a seat belt when the accident occurred. Hoeschele was northbound on a Ray County road when he attempted a […]
Kirksville man hurt in Friday crash
The Highway Patrol reports a Kirksville man sustained minor injuries when a minivan struck a pickup truck about three miles north of Kirksville Friday evening. Twenty-nine-year-old Erica Speiser of Kirksville traveled north on Hungry Hollow Road when the van she drove reportedly crested a hill near Ivy Road and hit the truck, driven by 41-year-old […]
Kansas residents arrested on the way to court
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office reports two Arma, Kansas residents who claimed they were on their way to a court appearance in Linn County Thursday morning have been arrested and charged in Livingston County. Forty-nine-year-old David Loren LaPiere and 33-year-old Ashley Dawn Michelle Watkins were both charged with alleged felony possession of a controlled substance. […]
Judge hands down prison sentences and probation in Division One of Grundy County court
Several cases were processed yesterday in division one of Grundy County circuit court some involving prison sentences while others received probation. Alfred Demond Green of Trenton pleaded guilty to charges of leaving the scene of an accident involving property damage as well as damage done to jail property. Green was sentenced to three years in […]
Trenton woman victim of “hit and run” near Green City
The highway patrol reports a Trenton resident was injured when two vehicles sideswiped each other on Highway 6, two miles to the west of Green City. 39-year-old Carla Dobbs was taken by ambulance to the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan for treatment of minor injuries. She was using a seat belt when the accident […]
Two suspects identified, charges filed in Livingston County following Sunday incident
Detective Michael Smith of the Chillicothe Police Department reports two individuals have been arrested and charged in Livingston County following an incident Sunday. Smith explains officers attempted a traffic stop in the 300 block of South Washington Street in Chillicothe, but the vehicle continued west onto South Street, then south on Graves Street, and west […]
Chillicothe Police Department deals with convoluted traffic stop
Detective Michael Smith of the Chillicothe Police Department reports two individuals have been charged with delivery of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance in Livingston County following an incident Sunday. Officers attempted a traffic stop in the 300 block of South Washington Street in Chillicothe, but the vehicle continued west onto South […]
Green City man dies when farm tractor overturns on Highway 6
An elderly Green City man was killed when the farm tractor he was operating overturned on Highway 6 east of Milan. Eighty-nine-year-old David Watt was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident late Friday morning one mile east of Milan on Highway 6. The highway patrol reports the westbound farm tractor ran off the […]
Two-vehicle crash south of Stanberry injures Darlington man
The Highway Patrol reports a Darlington man sustained moderate injuries as the result of an accident involving two vehicles two miles south of Stanberry Friday afternoon. Seventeen-year-old Mateo Messner of Stanberry drove south on U. S. Highway 169 when he attempted to make a left turn onto a county road but allegedly failed to yield […]
Chillicothe and Bosworth residents die in head-on crash south of Chillicothe
Chillicothe and Bosworth residents died last night as a result of a head-on crash four miles south of Chillicothe. The highway patrol reports 23-year-old Nicholas Lawson of Chillicothe died at Hedrick Medical Center and 49-year-old Orville Cooper of Bosworth was pronounced dead at the scene. Lawson was northbound and Cooper was headed south when one […]
Seven hurt in three-vehicle crash south of Maysville
Seven individuals sustained injuries in a three-vehicle accident one mile south of Maysville Thursday morning. The Highway Patrol reports a sports utility vehicle driven by 23-year-old Derek Schroeder of Maysville and car driven by 77-year-old Floyd Goucher of Winston both traveled south on Highway 33 when the car slowed to make a left turn into […]
Livingston County Sheriff reports the arrest of three individuals
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest of three individuals Tuesday on drug allegations. Sheriff Steve Cox says an additional investigation of an Independence driver stopped for traffic violations on U. S. Highway 36 Tuesday afternoon resulted in the seizure of suspected high-level THC ingestible products, high-grade marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. K-9 Zaki came […]
Trenton Fire Department responds to address on Haddox Street
The Trenton Fire Department reports fire caused moderate damage to a small portion of the attic at 2111 Haddox Street Wednesday morning. Firefighter Derek Hert reports crews saw light smoke coming from the attic access inside the garage when they arrived at the property owned by Jason Lovett. Firefighters found moderate smoke in the attic […]
Three waive preliminary hearings in Associate Division of Grundy County court
Three defendants waived preliminary hearings Tuesday in the Associate Division of Grundy County circuit court with each bound over to the September 6th docket for Division One of the circuit court. Alfred Demond Green of Trenton, who was arrested May 16th, faces two felony counts: leaving the scene of an accident and damage to jail property. […]
Maryville man killed by lightning strike
Authorities in Nodaway county report the death of a man Tuesday when he was struck by lightning. Officials say 35-year-old Ryen Browning of Maryville was fishing at the city reservoir in Maryville when the weather-related incident happened. Maryville Public Safety responded to the scene at 12:30 Tuesday afternoon and found the man deceased. Assistance was […]
Daviess County Sheriff serves warrant on cultivated marijuana grow site
The Daviess County Sheriff’s Department reports multiple agencies were involved with a search warrant, for a cultivated marijuana grow site when the warrant was served Monday on a property in the area of 28th Street and Unity Avenue in Daviess County. Sheriff Ben Becerra says three subjects fled from the scene as the tactical team […]
Big rig demolished in crash on Highway 24
An Ohio resident was hurt early Sunday when a Freightliner overturned on Highway 24 in eastern Carroll County. Sixty-two-year-old Deborah Hernandez of Dayton, Ohio was transported to Truman Medical Center in Kansas City with serious injuries. She was a passenger in the truck driven by 80-year old Jose Hernandez of Dayton, Ohio who was treated […]
Two injured in crash south of Moberly on Highway 63
The Highway Patrol reports a Moberly man and a Brookfield woman sustained injuries when a car struck a pickup truck two miles south of Moberly Thursday morning. Forty-five-year-old Crista Barton drove the car south on U. S. Highway 63 when the pickup was driven by 48-year-old Mark Churchill reportedly pulled into the car’s path before […]