Trenton Police and other first responders went to the scene last night in eastern Trenton where a car had driven over a retaining wall on private property. The single-vehicle accident happened on Iowa Boulevard south of 10th Street. Police report 19-year-old Shayla Dawn Woodside of Trenton was driving a car southbound on Iowa Boulevard when […]
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Missouri Department of Conservation to hold ribbon cutting on new archery range in Memphis, Missouri
A partnership between the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the City of Memphis has brought a new archery range to northeast Missouri. MDC invites media and members of the public to a free ribbon cutting ceremony at the new facility on Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 2 p.m. The new archery range is located at […]
Audio: Famed violin player returns to stage in Missouri’s Branson
Famed violin player Shoji Tabuchi (Show-jee Tuh-BOOCH-ee), a staple of the Branson performance scene in southwest Missouri, is playing for the first time since his theater closed last year due to fire damage. Fellow venue owner Clay Cooper says it’s an honor to have the iconic musician playing at his Clay Cooper Theater. […]
Audio: Hawley and McCaskill discuss tariffs affecting southeast Missouri nail company
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Hawley says he hopes a southeast Missouri nail company will commit to staying open and protect its workers. Mid Continent Nail Corporation in Poplar Bluff has been losing millions since President Trump’s tariff on foreign steel began in June. During a debate, on Kansas City television station KMBC, Democratic […]
Chillicothe man dies after being run over by farm tractor
A Chillicothe resident was fatally injured when the 1958 model farm tractor he was operating went into a ditch and ran over him after he was thrown from the tractor. Forty-three-year-old Mark Burton of Chillicothe was pronounced dead late Saturday afternoon at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. The highway patrol reports the accident happened approximately […]
Polo man injured in late night crash
A man from Polo was injured late last night in a single vehicle accident six miles to the west of Polo. Twenty-five-year-old Collin Correll received moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center. Correll was using a seat belt. Correll was eastbound when the pickup he was driving traveled off the […]
Jamesport man hurt in crash on Highway 6 in Trenton
The Trenton Police Department reports a Jamesport man sustained minor injuries as the result of a car striking the rear of a sports utility vehicle on Highway 6 west of the intersection with South Main Street Monday. Forty-one-year-old Tashyanna Dowell of Trenton traveled west in the SUV on Highway 6 when she reportedly stopped for […]
Man in custody after manhunt in Carroll County
The Carrollton Police Department reports it engaged in a manhunt and responded to a disturbance Tuesday. The police department notes the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office assisted with the manhunt for 37-year-old Willis Turner of Tina in the residential area southeast of the North Mason and Fourth Street intersection. He was apprehended on a Missouri Department […]
Audio: Missouri public education wins big in this week’s Mega Millions lottery
Missouri public education wins big in this week’s Mega Millions lottery. Alisa Nelson with Missourinet files this report. Missourians dished out nearly 36 million dollars to try and win the record 1.5 billion dollar Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday night. About 13.5 million of the ticket sales goes to Missouri’s public education programs. […]
Audio: Missouri high court looking at constitutionality of 2014 change to workman’s compensation law
The Missouri Supreme Court is trying to determine if a workman’s compensation law is valid or unconstitutional based on its technical and unclear language. The state legislature changed the rules in 2014 for compensation when a second workplace injury occurs. Starting that year, new claims for benefits through the state’s second injury fund […]
Highway 65 in Chillicothe being swept in preparation of being painted by MoDOT
Chillicothe Street Department will be sweeping Highway 65 from the south end of town to the north end today. The streets are being swept ahead of the Missouri Department of Transportation which plans to paint the lines thru town. Officials ask for the public to be careful around areas of equipment as they will be […]
Child from Cameron hurt in crash on Route EE in DeKalb County
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 […]
Audio: Southeast Missouri town struggles after murder of 17-year-old
Three men are in custody following the homicide of a 17-year-old on Sunday in southeast Missouri’s Malden. Tyra Jones is the mother of Dante Gibson, the victim. She says she wants peace in the community and “justice to be served.” Three men, between 17 and 19 years of age, face second-degree murder charges […]
Trenton City Council resolves renting of airport hangar
It took two votes, one of them to override the Mayors’ veto, but the city council last night approved renting the south portion of the large hangar building at the airport to Danny Stevens of Trenton. The city received three proposals: Stevens offered rent of $325 per month, Clay Anderson of rural Chillicothe made an […]
Winners announced in Cameron Marchfest competition
Platte County was the Grand Champion of the first Cameron Marchfest held on Saturday. The award was based on the highest combined parade and Field show scores with entries divided into classes used by the Missouri State High School Activities Association. First place finishers in the parade judging, from the smallest to largest classes, were […]
Trenton Building and Nuisance Board and Trenton City Council to meet Monday
The Trenton Building and Nuisance Board will meet prior to the Trenton City Council meeting at the Trenton City Hall Monday, October 22nd. The Building and Nuisance Board will review 13 properties at its meeting at 6 o’clock that evening. That review includes four properties for the declaration of a nuisance, six for a public hearing, […]
MoDOT planned road work in north Missouri for the week of October 22, 2018
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 […]
Sports historian to speak at Grundy County Museum on Saturday
Adam Criblez, a sports historian, will present a program titled Why Sports History Matters: Tales from the Heartland at 3:30 on Saturday at the Grundy County Museum. Dr. Criblez is an Associate Professor in the Department of History and Anthropology at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau and Sports History is a specialty. One […]
I-35 resurfacing project in Harrison County to see ramp closures
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, […]
Solid Waste collection event to be held in Bethany
Harrison County residents can dispose of special solid waste items banned from landfills at a collection event on Saturday, October 20th. Residents can bring the waste to the City Street Barn at 301 South 28th Street in Bethany from 9 o’clock to noon. Items to be accepted for a fee include clean tires free of debris, […]