The patrol reports a truck driver was seriously injured after suffering from a medical issue. Thirty-year-old Kelvin Adcock of Butler was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center. The accident happened Saturday morning four miles south of Cameron on Interstate 35 when the medical issue occurred. The southbound truck went off the right side of the […]
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Man convicted of multiple obscenity crimes involving children
A man was convicted by a federal jury for operating a website dedicated to publishing writings that detailed the sexual abuse of children. Nicholas L. McQuaid, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; Gregg Sofer, U.S. Attorney of the Western District of Texas; and Luis M. Quesada, Special Agent in Charge of […]
Sullivan County Health Department administers COVID-19 vaccine to 56 residents
The Sullivan County Health Department administered COVID-19 vaccines to 56 residents at American Legion Post 228 in Milan on January 22nd. The individuals were previously registered and met Phase 1A and Phase 1B Tier 1 descriptions, according to the Department of Health and Senior Services. The COVID website indicates those groups include long-term care facility […]
Northwest Missouri meeting for row crop producers to be held via Zoom
An upcoming meeting for row crop producers will be held next Thursday evening, January 28th on Zoom. The meeting will provide updates from State Specialists and is free of charge. The meeting will be held from 6-8 pm. Dr. Kevin Bradley, State Extension Weed Scientist, will start the meeting with an update on weed management […]
Missouri Hospital Association honors Carroll County Memorial Hospital with 2020 Distinguished Service Award
Carroll County Memorial Hospital was one of many health systems honored with the 2020 Distinguished Service Award by the Missouri Hospital Association. “I am honored to be able to present the Missouri Hospital Association’s Distinguished Service Award to all Missouri hospitals for their Above and Beyond commitment to service during this very difficult year,” said […]
Increase in labor force sends unemployment higher in Missouri during December, 2020
Missouri non-farm payroll employment increased again in December 2020, but a large increase in the civilian labor force sent unemployment higher. Employment, seasonally adjusted, increased by 10,400 jobs over the month, and over-the-year job losses from COVID-19 shutdowns fell below 100,000. However, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased by 1.3 percentage points from November […]
Jury Trial scheduled in Livingston County on February 16th for Trenton man who shot police officer Jasmine Diab
A jury trial is scheduled in Livingston County next month for a Trenton man accused of wounding Trenton Police Officer Jasmine Diab in June 2019. Forty-year-old Jamey Aaron Griffin’s trial is set to begin on February 16th. A pre-trial conference is scheduled for February 4th. Ninety jurors were to be ordered. Griffin has been charged […]
Missouri Department of Conservation reports final deer harvest numbers for the season at 296,500
Missouri’s 2020-2021 deer-hunting season ended Jan. 15 with the Missouri Department of Conservation reporting a preliminary total deer harvest for the season of 296,516. Of the deer harvested, 140,468 were antlered bucks, 28,587 were button bucks, and 127,461 were does. Top harvest counties for the overall deer season were Franklin with 5,786 deer harvested, Howell […]
Grant City woman dies in single-vehicle crash on Highway 46
A Grant City woman died as a result of a single-car accident in Grant City on Tuesday afternoon, January 19th. The body of the driver, 50-year-old Stacie Jenks, was taken to the Andrews Hann Funeral Home in Grant City. The car traveled west on Highway 46 before the driver lost control, the vehicle crossed the […]
Princeton Board of Education to forgo April election
The Princeton R-V Board of Education has two openings. The seats of Blake Boxley and Chad Smith will expire. Only two candidates filed for the openings, matching the number of open seats on the board. Princeton R-V will forgo the formal vote, and incumbents Blake Boxley and Chad Smith will be sworn into their three-year […]
Seven file for seats on the Trenton R-9 Board of Education
The Trenton R-9 School District reports the names of seven individuals seeking a position on the Board of Education. The filing period ended at 5 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon at the central office. Candidates, in the order provided by the school district, are Emily Lasley, Melissa King, Bill Miller, Michael Voorhies, Joshua Shuler, Jeff Spencer, […]
Audio: Missouri soybean yield champion, Gary Porter of Mercer, “Thrilled to death”
The top yield in the Missouri Soybean Yield Contest is the result of trying new growing techniques. The contest winner, Gary Porter of Mercer County, in Northern Missouri, topped the competition with his dryland yield of 106 bushels an acre. “We were just thrilled to death,” Porter told Brownfield Ag News. “I know the combine […]
United States reaches agreement with Midwest Can for Clean Air Act violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement that will require Midwest Can Company, one of the largest manufacturers of portable fuel containers in the United States, to pay a $1.7 million civil penalty to resolve Clean Air Act violations. The violations resulted from failure to disclose test […]
More candidates file for seats on Trenton City Council creating races in First and Third Wards
There are now two races for the Trenton City Council election on April 6th. Lance Otto of 810 Town and Country Lane filed for the First Ward on January 19th. Incumbent Glen Briggs previously filed. Derrick Gott of 1715 Saint Joseph Street filed for the Third Ward on January 19th. Robert Romesburg filed earlier. Incumbent […]
Two more candidates file for seats on Trenton City Council
Two more candidates have filed for the Trenton City Council election on April 6th. Derrick Gott of 1715 Saint Joseph Street filed for the Third Ward on January 19th, creating a race. Robert Romesburg filed for the Third Ward Thursday. Incumbent Danny Brewer of 1315 Cedar Street also filed for reelection on January 19th. First […]
Two from Texas facing multiple felony charges including forgery
Two Houston, Texas residents arrested by the Highway Patrol in Harrison County on January 16th have been charged with multiple felonies, including forgery and fraudulent use of a credit/debit device. Forty-year-old John Lindsey Follis the Second (II) and 21-year-old Kaitlyn Marie Spicer also face charges of possession of a forging instrument and three counts of […]
Albany teen life-flighted to Columbia after crashing on Route A
A teenager from Albany was injured in a late-night accident two miles west of New London in northeast Missouri. Eighteen-year-old Mercaides Greenwell was flown by a medical helicopter (Survival Flight) to the University Hospital in Columbia with moderate injuries. The vehicle was westbound on Ralls County Route A when it went out of control on […]
Health departments in Missouri fighting a lack of vaccine as new tiers open up on state COVID-19 plan
Wondering where to go to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Missouri? On Friday, the state launched an interactive map detailing where over 1,100 providers are located across the state. But not all locations identified on the map as providing the vaccine, actually have vaccines on hand to administer. And reports that the federal government has already exhausted its […]
Maysville man injured in crash on DeKalb County Route O
A Maysville man was injured Sunday when a pickup truck he was driving went off DeKalb County Route O, struck a culvert, and overturned onto its driver’s side. Forty-seven-year-old Bradley Martin received moderate injuries was taken by EMS to the Cameron Regional Medical Center. The report noted he was using a seat belt and the […]