A Bethany resident received serious injuries in the head-on collision of two cars Saturday afternoon east of Bethany. Fifty-seven-year-old Christopher Appel was flown by medical helicopter to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. Appel was a passenger in a car driven by his wife, 55-year old Lisa Appel who was not reported injured. The driver […]
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COVID-19 Update: New deaths reported in Daviess and Harrison counties; 106 new cases of COVID-19 reported in area counties
A COVID-19-related death has been added in Daviess County since November 25th. The health department reports 10 deaths in total. Forty-nine cases were also added, bringing the total to 410. One hundred sixty-two cases are active. The Daviess County Health Department notes the county is now identified as a Top 5 Hot Spot in Missouri […]
Charges filed in Chillicothe against man from Washington state
A man has been charged in Livingston County following an attempted traffic stop in Chillicothe the night of December 2nd of a vehicle reported as unregistered by law enforcement. Online court information shows 57-year old David Dale Straub faces a felony charge of resisting or interfering with an arrest for a felony. Bond is $7,500 […]
Washington state felon apprehended by Chillicothe Police
Chillicothe Police said a man was arrested last night who allegedly was uncooperative with officers and was wanted on numerous charges in another state. Sergeant Jeremy Stephens said it was 9:30 when officers attempted to stop an unregistered vehicle in the 1900 block of North Washington Street, however, the vehicle failed to stop for the […]
Trenton police continue investigation into crash on Harris Avenue in which driver left the scene
Investigation continues regarding an accident in Trenton the morning of December 1st in which the police report a pickup truck left the scene. Chief Rex Ross says a car driven by 38-year-old Jeffrey Alan Brown of Blue Springs traveled south on Harris Avenue and stopped in the left turn lane at Ninth Street. The pickup […]
Three injured in I-35 rollover crash north of Eagleville
Three people from Iowa and Oklahoma were taken to hospitals following an Interstate 35 crash Tuesday afternoon five miles north of Eagleville. The highway patrol listed injuries as serious for the driver of a car, 31-year-old Craynes McGinley of Newton, Iowa who was taken by EMS to the Decatur County, Iowa Hospital in Leon. The […]
Missouri Livestock Symposium to be held virtually this year
The Missouri Livestock Symposium will be held virtually this year. “Industry Discussion on Current Issues in the Cattle Business” will be the topic of the first Zoom event on December 10th at 7 o’clock. Three cattle industry professionals will be featured during the first Zoom session. They are University of Missouri Associate Extension Professor of […]
Brent Stevens is new Northwest Missouri Workforce Development Board Executive Director
The Northwest Missouri Workforce Development Board in partnership with North Central Missouri College has announced Brent Stevens as its new Executive Director. Brent has worked for the NWWDB since 2015 and prior to moving into the director role, served as the Program Operation Manager and the Equal Opportunity Officer. Lisa Hostetler who has served the […]
Audio: Missouri to launch ‘Project Echo’ to help reduce COVID-19 strain on hospitals
On December 8, the state will launch a program that aims to better equip Missouri’s rural hospitals to care for COVID-19 patients and avoid further strain on the largest hospitals. Some of the larger hospitals have had to stop accepting ambulances and patient transfers from rural areas for periods of time due to capacity problems. […]
Record number of deer taken during second weekend of youth firearms season
The second weekend for youth firearms deer season took place Saturday and Sunday with Missouri noting a record number of deer taken for those specific dates. Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows young hunters ages 6 through 15 harvested 39-hundred deer during Missouri’s late youth portion of 2020 deer hunting. That was […]
Bethany woman injured in crash west of McFall
A Bethany woman was injured early Sunday evening in a single-vehicle accident three miles west of McFall. Fifty-one-year-old Stacey McClellan was taken by ambulance to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany with minor injuries. The minivan was traveling on Route T when it went off the north side of the road, struck the ditch, and […]
34-year-old man pleads guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to ISIS
Thirty-four-year-old Kristopher Sean Matthews (aka Ali Jibreel) admitted to conspiring to provide material support to the designated foreign terrorist organization Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham/Syria (aka ISIS), announced Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, U.S. Attorney Gregg N. Sofer for the Western District of Texas, and FBI Special Agent in Charge […]
Crash in Greentop injures 5-year-old girl
The Highway Patrol reports a girl from Greentop sustained minor injuries when a pickup truck failed to stop at a stop sign and hit a sport utility vehicle in Greentop on Wednesday morning, November 25th. The five-year-old, who was a passenger in the pickup, was treated at the scene. No injuries were reported for pickup […]
November firearms deer harvest ends with 176,604, down almost 3400 from 2019
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows deer hunters in Missouri harvested 167,604 deer during the November portion of the firearms deer season from November 14th through November 24th. Of the deer harvested, 95,654 were antlered bucks, 16,045 were button bucks, and 64,905 were does. Top harvest counties in the state were Howell […]
Court news for the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court on Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Two Trenton residents, facing drug-related charges, appeared Tuesday in Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. Kimberly Sue McCracken pleaded not guilty and waived a preliminary hearing. Her cases were bound over to division one of the circuit court for an arraignment scheduled for December 10th. Docket information shows McCracken posted a $7,500 personal recognizance […]
Ridgeway teenager injured in crash on Route A
A Ridgeway teenager was injured when the sports utility vehicle he was driving went off Harrison county Route A and struck the bottom of a steep embankment. The vehicle came to a stop in a field north of the lettered route. The 16-year-old teenager received minor injuries and was taken by a private vehicle to […]
Governor Parson announces the launch of new COVID-19 vaccine website for Missouri residents
As research and development of multiple COVID-19 vaccines continue to show promising safety and effectiveness findings, Governor Mike Parson announced the launch of a new vaccine website for Missouri residents. MOStopsCOVID.com provides Missourians with information regarding the safety of the vaccines, research and production processes, and when they may be eligible for vaccination. The website will […]
North Central Missouri Mental Health Center to offer free virtual parenting classes
The North Central Missouri Mental Health Center in Chillicothe will offer free parenting classes via Zoom. The sessions will be held Tuesday mornings from 8 o’clock to 9:30 beginning December 1st. Topics will include an introduction to parenting, protective factors, why children misbehave and what to do, 123 Magic, and creative discipline. Participants can choose […]
Strong bred heifer demand at Kirksville Show-Me-Select replacement heifer sale
At the recent Kirksville Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer sale, 135 heifers averaged $1,952. Despite the current volatility in the cattle market, buyers were willing to invest in the future, said Zac Erwin, sale coordinator. “I had a feeling the demand was out there but wasn’t quite sure how all the outside factors would affect the market […]