The University of Missouri Extension will hold classes next month on rules and procedures elected officials and public board members should know. Faculty will present information on Missouri’s open meetings laws, fiscal responsibilities, and board procedures in several locations in northern Missouri the nights of November 9th and 16th from 6 to 9 o’clock. Those […]
Plans are underway to replace two bridges on U.S. Route 136 between Lucerne and Unionville. The Missouri Department of Transportation would like to hear your comments and concerns about the planned bridge replacement projects. An online informational meeting has been set up to provide the public with information about both projects and to receive comments. […]
A Unionville woman was injured in a single-vehicle accident last Wednesday night three miles to the north of Novinger. The highway patrol said Lacey Cassady-Minear received moderate injuries when the northbound car she was driving ran off Highway 149 and overturned. The patrol report noted she was flown by Air Evac medical helicopter to the University […]
A veterinarian from Unionville will be inducted into the Missouri Livestock Symposium’s Livestock Person of the Year Hall of Fame. Doctor Fon Owings will be honored at the Missouri Livestock Symposium in Kirksville December 1. He is the 15th person to be selected for the honor based on his contributions to the livestock industry in […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of two men in Putnam County for drugs Friday night. The Patrol accused 28-year-old Dexter Bartmess of Unionville of possession of fewer than 10 grams of marijuana as well as possession of drug paraphernalia. He was also accused of failure to dim headlights, failure to display valid plates, no […]
Multiple activities will be held at the Putnam County Fair in Unionville today. Open flower entries will be accepted from 7:30 this morning until 6 o’clock this evening. Open crops and vegetables, as well as open food and home economics entries, will be accepted from 8:30 this morning until 7 o’clock tonight. The 4-H cat […]
The 78th Annual Putnam County Fair will be held in Unionville starting Saturday. A 4-H and FFA horse show, as well as an open horse show, will be held September 2nd. September 5th, there will be a 4-H cat show as well as a dog show, a performance by the Putnam County R-1 band, a […]
A pedestrian was hurt early Sunday at Milan when a car backed into a parked sports utility vehicle causing the SUV to hit the pedestrian. 24-year old Savana Dampier of Milan was taken by a private vehicle to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. The accident happened on a Milan motel parking lot when […]
The annual Sale of Champions at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia raised a record-breaking $171,500 Saturday. Results involving this area included the Grand Champion steer exhibited by Katelyn Gillum of Unionville selling for an all-time high of $28,500 dollars. The 1,355 pound crossbred steer was donated to the Missouri FFA Leadership Fund. The Grand […]
A Unionville resident’s steer was named the Grand Champion Market Steer at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. Katelyn Gillum’s Grand Champion Market steer weighed 1,355 pounds. Gillum will sell her steer in the Missouri State Fair Sale of Champions Saturday. She is a member of the Putnam County FFA Chapter and is the daughter […]
The highway patrol listed addresses of Trenton and Unionville for two people injured Monday afternoon in an accident on private property west of Novinger. Taken by ambulance to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville was the driver: 67-year-old Robert H. Lewis of Trenton and a passenger: 66-year-old Joyce A. Smith of Unionville. The state patrol reported injuries as […]
The highway patrol reports a Unionville girl drowned Friday night at Lake Thunderhead north of Unionville. Eleven-year-old Susanna Eicher of Unionville waded out into water that was over her head causing her to drown at approximately 6:30 Friday evening. Divers recovered her body just before 10 p.m. Friday night. The report indicates she was not […]
Unionville and St. Joseph residents received minor injuries in a three-vehicle accident on Interstate 29 north of Platte City. One of the drivers, 60-year old Robert Threet of Unionville, and a passenger in the car driven by Threet, 44-year old Tanya Augustine of St. Joseph, both refused treatment at the scene. The accident happened late […]
The Putnam County Public Water Supply District Number 1 has issued a boil advisory due to low water pressure. The advisory covers customers on the west side of U. S. Highway 5 in Unionville. The boil advisory remains in place until further notice as the district continues to work on the problem. More information can […]
Twenty-seven Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers graduated from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on Friday, June 23. Area graduates in the 104th Recruit Class included Dylan Wilburn of Cameron and Allen Neighbors of Unionville. Wilburn’s first assignment is to Gentry and Harrison Counties in Troop H, and Neighbors’s assignment is to Pike and Lincoln Counties […]
Blood drives are scheduled today in Trenton, Unionville, and Bethany. The American Red Cross conducts a blood drive this afternoon at the Sunnyview Nursing Home, station two activities room. Blood donations will be accepted from staff and the public from 2 o’clock until 6 o’clock. The American Red Cross will be at Putnam County Memorial […]
The Highway Patrol reports a single-vehicle accident claimed the life of a Unionville man Friday morning. Twenty-nine-year-old Timothy Vos drove south on Highway 149 when his vehicle traveled off the right side of the road about a mile and a half north of Connelsville. The car then struck a fence and rolled over before ejecting […]
A Unionville boy was injured Thursday afternoon when the westbound utility terrain vehicle ran off Beachnut Circle at Lake Thunderhead and striking a tree. The patrol report said 13-year-old Colton Webb of Unionville had moderate injuries and was taken by an ambulance to Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville. The UTV received moderate damage and […]
The Ninth Annual Unionville Lions Old Time Country Music Festival will be June 7th through 10th. There will be a dance, which costs $5 per person June 7th. A potluck meal will be held the night of June 8th at 6 o’clock followed by gospel music at 7 o’clock. June 9th and 10th, there will […]
The Highway Patrol reports a toddler was killed when hit by a large truck last night one-half mile south of Unionville. The highway patrol said two-year-old Madison Roberts of Unionville was a pedestrian in the northbound lane of Highway 5 when the northbound Peterbilt truck crested a hill and hit the young girl. She was […]
