(Missourinet) – Missouri has given initial approval for the state’s third-largest utility to build a major wind farm to generate power. The plan by Empire District in Joplin is opposed by the state Office of Public Counsel. The Counsel’s Geoff Mark says Empire’s predictions of customer savings is based on unrealistic projections that it’ll be able […]
(Missourinet) – Prosecutors in southwest Missouri have charged a man with sexually assaulting women after he allegedly impersonated an Uber driver. Reporter Don Louzader at Missourinet Springfield affiliate KSGF has the story. p
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Hamilton man following a one-vehicle accident four miles south of Gallatin Thursday morning. Sixty-year-old Dennis McGroom traveled north on Highway 13 when the vehicle he drove ran off the west side of the road and struck an embankment. The vehicle came to rest in a ditch and […]
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 […]
The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service announced Thursday that it will provide another $5.600,000 for construction of the Little Otter Creek Reservoir in Caldwell County. The 344-acre lake will provide a dependable water supply for about 10,000 residents, flood control, and recreational opportunities. State Conservationist J. R. Flores says the funding […]
(Missourinet) – Historians want to add a historical attraction to a downtown square in southeast Missouri’s Cape Girardeau. The attraction is a limited-edition bronze statue of James Ivers, a black soldier who fought in the Civil War. Historian Steven Hoffman with Southeast Missouri State University told KFVS-TV the square’s location was a place where slaves […]
A Cameron man was injured Wednesday afternoon when the motorcycle he was operating left Highway 69, struck a ditch and traveled into a fence approximately four miles south of Cameron. An ambulance transported 58-year-old Donald Proffit to Cameron Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries. The patrol noted Proffit had a medical emergency and lost consciousness, […]
The three-member Utility Committee last night looked at information and a cost projection regarding a potential upgrade for the program controls on the diesel generators at the south substation in Trenton. Dennis Robb and Mark Newton of TMU met with committee members David Mlika, Travis Elbert, and Jen Hottes as well as City Administrator/Utility Director […]
Trenton’s Administrative Committee did not have a quorum for a meeting Tuesday evening when just two of the four members were present. However, a discussion was held with information to be forwarded to the city council without a recommendation. Council members present were Dave Mlika and Jenn Hottes. Advancing to the city council is the […]
Two committees have meetings scheduled Tonight (Tuesday) at the Trenton City Hall. The Administrative Committee meets at 6 o’clock with an agenda that includes a review of a proposal to rent the south hangar at the Trenton airport, a review of a revised pool ordinance and review of the current trash service contract. The committee also is […]
A Grant city boy was fatally injured Saturday night when a sports utility vehicle overturned on old Highway 169 just south of Grant city. Six-year-old William Straughn was pronounced dead at Northwest Medical Center in Albany approximately an hour and one half after the fatal crash. Straughn was a passenger in the SUV driven by […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports the Highway Patrol Crime Lab is examining paraphernalia seized during a search after a vehicle-pedestrian accident in Wheeling this week. A vehicle reportedly drove south on Route B when the vehicle’s mirror clipped the arm of an adult male pedestrian wearing all black in a darkened area of the […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of two drivers inside the boundaries of Lake Viking Friday night following an accident which injured one of the drivers. Thirty-nine-year-old Patrick Bottcher of Gallatin drove south in a pickup truck on Lake Viking Terrace when a northbound sports utility vehicle driven by 73-year-old Donna Redden of Altamont reportedly […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in North Missouri planned for the week of August 20th through August 26th 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 […]
A crash involving two semi trucks last night in Decatur County of southern Iowa has claimed the life of a truck driver from Kansas. The location of the accident was in a construction zone on Interstate 35 about seven to eight miles north of the Missouri-Iowa state line. The Iowa Highway Patrol reports 59-year-old Mark […]
Entertainment has been announced for the Gallatin Chautauqua which is scheduled this year for the weekend of September 14th and 15th. A free kids movie, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, will be shown on the north courthouse lawn Friday, September 14th at 8 o’clock. On Saturday, September 15th, children will be able to learn about machines at Kids […]
A King City woman died and a King City boy sustained injuries as the result of a one-vehicle accident two miles northeast of King City Wednesday afternoon. The Highway Patrol reports 50-year-old Lori Pike drove east on the westbound side of 450th Street about one mile east of U. S. Highway 169 when she overcorrected. […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen approved a request regarding water and electric services at a meeting Monday evening. Steve Holcomb is planning on building a house on the south side of town and requested the city provide water services and release electric services to Farmer’s Electric. The board approved the City of Gallatin allowing Farmer’s […]
Two area women sustained minor injuries when one sports utility vehicle struck another one mile west of Trenton in an accident that closed Highway 6 for a brief time Tuesday morning. Thirty-seven-year-old Angela Gott of Laredo drove west on Highway 6 when she reportedly slowed to make a left turn onto Southwest 30th Avenue. Her […]
The Missouri Vegetable Growers Association State Vegetable Tour will be held in southwest Adair County later this month. The August 25th tour will stop at the Green Valley Farm, Winigan Community Center, and Winigan Farms. Participants wanting to carpool can meet at the Adair County Extension Center in Kirksville that morning at 10 o’clock. Those […]
