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Two from Brookfield injured in Monday afternoon crash on Highway 36

Two residents of Brookfield were injured Monday afternoon in a single-vehicle, rollover, accident one mile east of Wheeling. The driver of a sports utility vehicle, 21-year-old Mackenzy Royal, received minor injuries and his passenger, 23-year-old Keyera Adams, sustained serious injuries. Royal sought treatment at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe while Adams sought treatment at Truman […]

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Two injured in Carroll County crash on Highway 24

A Highway 24 accident in Carroll County early Wednesday evening injured drivers of two vehicles. Injuries were minor for 30-year-old Patrick Swan of Brunswick and 18-year-old Trenton Kiesling of Buckner. Swan was taken to Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall and Kiesling went to Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton. Kiesling’s sports utility vehicle crossed the centerline […]

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Missouri students can now ‘test to stay’ to remain in classroom after COVID exposure

(Missouri Independent) – Missouri students and teachers identified as being exposed to a coronavirus case in school may now be permitted to remain in class if they continue to test negative for the virus and properly wear a mask. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) updated its school reopening guidance Friday to include the new […]

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Cameron girl injured in crash on Irwin Road

A Cameron girl received minor injuries in a rollover accident Monday morning five miles northwest of Cameron. The 16-year-old girl was taken by a private vehicle to the Cameron Regional Medical Center. The southbound sports utility vehicle traveled off the west side of Southeast Irwin Road and overturned into a creek. Vehicle damage was extensive […]

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Missouri Department of Conservation partners invite youth to outdoor skills day in northeast Missouri

 The Missouri Department of Conservation, in partnership with the National Wild Turkey Foundation and other local sponsors, invites youth ages 6–15, and their families, to register for a day of FREE outdoor skills instruction at Union Ridge Conservation Area. The NWTF JAKES program, or Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics, and Sportsmanship, works with MDC to get […]

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Pattonsburg woman injured in Mercer County rollover crash

A Mercer County rollover accident on Monday afternoon injured a resident of Pattonsburg. Sixty-eight-year-old Isabel Armstrong received minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany. A trooper said Ms. Armstrong was eastbound when she swerved to avoid debris on Highway 136, over-corrected, and drove off the north side of […]