The portion of Route 139 from the Iowa state line in Putnam County to Route 6 in Sullivan County will be getting a new surface this month. The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Norris Asphalt Paving to mill and complete surface leveling on Route 139. Crews plan to begin work on Sept. 24, […]
A car driven by a Harris teenager traveled off a Sullivan County route, struck a fence, and overturned Monday night at 10:15 pm demolishing the car. The highway patrol reports 16-year-old Kortney Banner of Harris was taken by an ambulance to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan with minor injuries. Banner was wearing a seat […]
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in North Missouri planned for the week of Sept. 17 – 23 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 […]
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is awarding almost $1 million to help eight community water systems in northwest Missouri counties hardest hit by drought. The department made this emergency funding available in response to Governor Parson’s Executive Order No 18-05. The funding will assist with construction projects intended to ensure drought-impacted small communities are able […]
Sullivan County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a precautionary boil advisory due to a water main break. The advisory affects Sullivan Rural Water customers on Highway 129 North from Kempwood Drive to North Spring Creek. This includes Penneville and Harris Drive as well as Juniper, Katie, and Kempwood Roads. The precautionary boil […]
An arraignment was held in Adair County Friday for a Green City man who was the subject of a pursuit and manhunt in July and August. Online court information shows 35-year-old Troy Franklin faces a felony charge of resisting or interfering with an arrest for a felony. Franklin entered a plea of not guilty on […]
The fire departments of Sullivan County will display fire trucks and equipment during Touch a Truck on the Milan Square. Attendees can meet local firefighters during the event on September 15th from 10 o’clock in the morning to 3 o’clock in the afternoon. A vehicle extraction demonstration will be held at 2 o’clock. Hot dogs […]
Two Green City residents have been arrested, one of them was the subject of a pursuit and manhunt in July and August. The highway patrol reports 35-year-old Troy Franklin was taken into custody without incident, at 1:30 Thursday afternoon. Later Thursday evening, 35-year-old Rikki Franklin of Green City was also arrested by the patrol. Online arrest […]
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 […]
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 women have been charged with three felonies in Sullivan County stemming from an alleged burglary in the Green City area Sunday. Online court information indicates 56-year-old Peggy Jean Johnson of Milan and 46-year-old Christina Louise McDonald of Browning both face charges of first-degree burglary, stealing $750 or more, and possession of burglary tools. A […]
Tim Garrison, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that Detective Sgt. Ryan Glidden of the Maryville Department of Public Safety has received the 2018 Enoch B. Morelock Award. The Enoch B. Morelock Award is an annual recognition of outstanding moral character, service to law enforcement and service to the community. Glidden […]
A Kirksville resident was hurt Friday afternoon when the car he was driving overturned off Highway 6 east of Milan. Twenty-six-year-old Rossaly Matuvangu of Kirksville was taken to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan with minor injuries. The accident happened five miles east of Milan on Highway 6 when the westbound car veered off the […]
The Kirksville Police Department has announced that Troy Franklin is the subject of this week’s “Warrant Wednesday.” The Kirksville Police, Adair County Sheriff Department, and Missouri State Highway Patrol are attempting to locate Troy Franklin in reference to an active warrant through Adair County for felony resisting arrest. Franklin is a white male, 6’00”, 165 […]
Grundy County will have a new Commissioner following balloting in the primary election Tuesday and the upcoming general election in November. Phillip Ray defeated Incumbent Rick Hull and challenger Mark Moore for Presiding Commissioner of Grundy County. The vote count shows Ray with 931 votes, Hull had 603, and Moore 348. Ray wins the majority of the […]
There are few candidate races and ballot issues for today’s primary election within the nine-county, Green Hills Region. Political parties will nominate their candidates to run in the November general election. Polls are open until 7 pm tonight. The only nominating race in Grundy County is for the Republican nomination for Grundy County Presiding Commissioner. […]
The University of Missouri Extension will hold programs in the area later this month about the effects of drought on pastures. One program will address controlling pasture weeds, the nutritional value of weeds, and strategies for getting the most from grasslands during a drought. This program will be held at the Green City City Hall […]
The North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission and the Green Hills Regional Planning Commission have applied for a $25,000,000 grant for roads, bridges, and broadband in the area of the East Locust Creek Reservoir project in Sullivan County. The United States Department of Transportation Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development grant would ensure adequate and […]
A Milan man arrested by the Highway Patrol Tuesday morning has been formally charged in Sullivan County. Online court information shows 26-year-old Mousas Aani has been charged with two felonies, driving while intoxicated: persistent offender and blood alcohol content: persistent offender. Aani also faces the misdemeanors of driving while revoked or suspended, first offense and […]
The Highway Patrol arrested a Milan man in Sullivan County Tuesday morning on several allegations. The Patrol accused 26-year-old Mousas Aani of felony driving while intoxicated—persistent, driving while revoked, careless and imprudent driving, failure to display valid registration, and no seat belt. He was transported to the Sullivan County Jail on a 12-hour hold.
