Northern Missouri is bracing for a major winter storm to hit the area on Sunday with a Winter Storm Watch issued on Sunday, November 25 from 6 am to 9 pm. The watch will most likely be updated this weekend with a more accurate prediction of snowfall totals. The weekend watch includes blowing snow with […]
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What’s coming and going on Netflix in December, 2018
The streaming site released a list of the movies, TV shows, comedy specials and documentaries coming and going next month. Here’s the full list of what’s being added to Netflix in December: Dec. 1 8 Mile Astro Boy Battle – Netflix Original Bride of Chucky Christine Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Crossroads: One Two […]
Audio: 1.1 million Missourians to travel during Thanksgiving holiday time
About 1.1 million Missourians are projected to travel during the Thanksgiving holiday time. Triple-A Missouri auto club spokesman Mike Right says several reasons impact the roughly 4.7-percent increase from last year. About 54.3 million Americans are traveling by planes, trains, and automobiles during this Thanksgiving holiday. Mike Right with Triple-A says Missouri gas […]
Audio: Missouri State Highway Patrol participating in Operation C.A.R.E. over Thanksgiving weekend
You’ll see extra Missouri state troopers on the road this Thanksgiving holiday weekend, starting today (Wednesday). They’re participating in Operation C.A.R.E, which stands for crash awareness and reduction effort. Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain John Hotz predicts a record travel weekend nationally and in Missouri. Missouri state troopers are urging you to put […]
Spickard Board of Education approves travel policy update
The Spickard R-2 Board of Education approved a Missouri School Boards Association travel policy update at a meeting Monday evening. Reimbursement rates were changed to $7.00 for breakfast, $10.00 for lunch, and $18.00 for dinner. The 2017-2018 school audit and a building use form for American Gymnastics were approved and bids will be sought for […]
Chillicothe FFA Chapter attends trap shoot in Trenton
The Chillicothe FFA Chapter attended the area trap shoot held at the Trenton Trap Range on November 3, 2018. The Chillicothe FFA Chapter had 6 teams consisting of 24 individuals shoot on Saturday. They included Ethan Cooper A-46, Drake Bradley A-35, Clayton Walker A-44, Mack Anderson A-46, Garrett Cramer A-45, Trace Rardon A-43, Kale Campbell […]
Impaired and Impatient: Traffic Trifecta around Thanksgiving holiday presents problems for motorists
As thousands of Missouri drivers travel home to spend Thanksgiving with family and friends this week, the Missouri Department of Transportation is urging them to exercise patience, caution and good judgment behind the wheel. The holiday week brings a trifecta of concerns to the roadway, including impaired driving, distracted driving, and heavy interstate congestion. The […]
North Central Missouri College agriculture students participate in state conference
Eight agriculture students from North Central Missouri College participated in the Missouri Postsecondary Agriculture Student Organization (PAS) State Conference November 15th through the 17th in Neosho at Crowder College. One hundred twenty students, advisors, and guests from seven Missouri community colleges and universities participated in the conference. The NCMC group had the opportunity to travel […]
Unionville woman injured in crash on Highway 149
A Unionville resident was injured Sunday in a single vehicle accident on Highway 149 in eastern Putnam County six miles north of Glendale in rural Putnam County. Seventy-five-year-old Barbara Brooks was taken by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center in Centerville, Iowa with minor injuries. Brooks was southbound when she lost control of the pickup she […]
Green City woman hurt after losing control on ice-covered highway
A Green City resident was hurt early Sunday when the pickup truck she was driving overturned off ice-covered Highway 6 near Green Castle. Thirty-five-year-old April Weaver of Green City was taken by private vehicle to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville with minor injuries. The accident happened one mile west of Green Castle on Highway […]
One dead, two injured in Nodaway County crash
A Hopkins resident was killed and two others from Hopkins were hurt Saturday night in the head-on collision of a van and a pickup truck on a snow-covered road in Nodaway County. Fatally injured was 34-year-old Sharon Snuffer who was a passenger in the van driven by her 37-year-old husband, Justin snuffer. He was taken […]
Four injured, including two children, in two-vehicle crash south of Eagleville
Snow on Interstate 35 in northern Harrison County on Saturday night contributed to a two-vehicle accident which injured four people four miles south of Eagleville. The highway patrol reports a pickup truck northbound on I-35 went out of control on the snow-covered road, crossed the median, and traveled into the path of a southbound sports […]
Two crashes occur moments apart at same location on Friday evening
The Highway Patrol reports two individuals sustained injuries in two vehicle accidents in the same area in La Plata Friday evening. A pickup truck, driven by 76-year-old Marvin Swan of Promise City, Iowa, turned west onto Route D and crossed the southbound lanes of U. S. Highway 63 when a car traveling south on U. […]
Trenton Ministerial Alliance offers financial assistance to both residents and non-residents
The Trenton Area Ministerial Alliance has a Transient/Benevolence Ministry available for individuals visiting the community. Steve Merrin with the Ministerial Alliance says one of the alliance’s major components is service, which involves reaching out and helping those in need. He explains money is set aside within the alliance’s budget for the ministry and is one […]
Drugs a possible factor in I-35 crash involving injuries near Holt
The Highway Patrol reports a man from Peculiar sustained serious injuries when the car he drove overturned one mile north of Holt overnight. Twenty-two-year-old Caleb Vaughn traveled north on Interstate 35 when the vehicle ran off the east side of the road and struck a guardrail before overturning. The car came to rest on the […]
Galt man injured in crash north of Trenton
The Highway Patrol reports a Galt man sustained minor injuries in a one-car accident a quarter of a mile north of Trenton overnight. Twenty-eight-year-old Terry Delauder traveled south on U. S. Highway 65 when the car he drove ran off the east side of the road and struck a tree. The vehicle came to rest […]
Carrollton man injured in crash on Route UU
The Highway Patrol reports a Carrollton man sustained moderate injuries when the car he drove overturned in Carroll County Tuesday morning. Twenty-nine-year-old Levi Oneal traveled north on Route UU south of County Road 220 when the car ran off the right side of the road before overturning. A private vehicle transported him to the Carroll […]
Red Cross reports severe blood shortage
The American Red Cross is facing a severe blood shortage and urgently needs blood donors to give now to avoid delays in lifesaving medical care for patients. Volunteer blood drive hosts are also critically needed to prevent the shortage from worsening this winter. During September and October, the Red Cross collected over 21,000 fewer blood […]
Audio: Opening of deer season means increased traffic expected Friday
Saturday’s opening of firearms deer hunting season means traffic on Missouri roadways is expected to increase beginning today. Highway Patrol Sergeant Eric Brown says car travel is expected to pick up from mid-morning through the evening. Highway Patrol Sergeant Eric Brown says the roadway traffic rivals that of Thanksgiving and Memorial Day. […]
Jamesport man sentenced to six months in county jail
A Jamesport man pleads guilty in DeKalb County Circuit Court Tuesday to misdemeanor charges stemming from a motorcycle accident earlier this year. Online court information indicates 43-year-old Joshua VerHagen entered a guilty plea on charges of operating a vehicle on a highway without a valid license, first offense, owner operating a motor vehicle without maintaining […]