(Missouri Independent) – Eight months after her son was born, Webster Groves High School teacher Jaime Adamski broke down in tears at her doctor’s office. Her breast milk had declined significantly since she had gone back to work. “I was depressed, angry, frustrated,” she said. “I felt like I was not a good enough mother […]
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UPDATE: Details released on Saturday fire in Chillicothe
Chillicothe firefighters responded to a house fire Saturday morning at 325 Dickinson Street. Chillicothe Police said no one was home when the fire was reported at 7 in the morning. Upon arrival, a tree limb was on the ground with the service power line from the house under the limb. Sparks were coming from the […]
Motorcycle rider trapped under minivan after being ejected; driver of minivan accused of DWI
The Highway Patrol reports a Chillicothe man sustained serious injuries when he was ejected from a motorcycle and struck by a minivan in Livingston County on Friday morning, July 30. The van driver was later arrested. A medical helicopter life-flighted 67-year-old William Anderson to Truman Medical Center. No injuries were reported for the minivan driver, […]
Fight over mask orders growing at rate to rival Missouri Delta variant cases
(Missouri Independent) – Politicians are fighting over masks. Public health officials are begging people to get vaccinated. And meanwhile, the Delta variant continues to spread almost unchecked in the state. St. Louis County Executive Sam Page and St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones defended their mask mandates during separate appearances Wednesday. Page held a press conference […]
Chillicothe Missouri Bicentennial Committee to host ice cream social
The Chillicothe Missouri Bicentennial Committee will host a community ice cream social to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Missouri becoming a state. The event will be at the Sliced Bread Innovation Center at 100 Elm Street on August 10th from 4 to 7 o’clock. Ice cream as well as treats, and drinks will be featured. […]
Nine MS-13 gang members indicted in racketeering and violent crime conspiracy
A federal grand jury in Nashville, Tennessee, has returned a 60-count indictment charging nine members of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) with a racketeering conspiracy spanning more than seven years. Those charged in the second superseding indictment are Carlos Ochoa-Martinez, 31, aka “El Serio;” Jason Sandoval, 35, aka “Bin Laden;” Jorge Flores, 29, aka “Peluche;” Kevin […]
Chillicothe Police Chief announces road closures for events in August and September
Chillicothe Police Chief Jon Maples has approved street closing requests for events in August and September. Chillicothe Police Sergeant Curtis Hays reports one street closing request is for the Missouri Bicentennial Ice Cream Social at the Sliced Bread Innovation Center on August 10. Streets to be closed from 4 o’clock in the afternoon to 7 […]
Audio: Central Missouri firearms dealer charged in connection with the January 6th insurrection has been handling guns.
A central Missouri firearms dealer charged in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot competed in a shooting contest earlier this month which is against the terms of his release. The Kansas City Star reports that during a hearing in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Tejpal Chawla (Tay-Paul Chaw-la) […]
USDA invests $14 million in rural economic development projects in 10 states
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson announced that USDA is investing $14 million in rural economic development projects in 10 states. “When we invest in infrastructure, we’re investing in the people of rural America to help create thriving communities where they can grow and prosper. These loans […]
Asian Longhorned Tick confirmed in Missouri
The Missouri Department of Agriculture, working in conjunction with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and Missouri State University, has confirmed the first finding of an Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) in Missouri. Missouri becomes the 16th state with a presence of the tick species, following the first confirmed report of the Asian […]
Water to be off in Princeton for most of the day; Customers of the Goshen tower asked to conserve water
Water is off for the City of Princeton due to line repair. Deputy City Clerk Lisa Colson reports water is expected to be off most of July 27. The city provides water to Mercer County Public Water Supply District Number 1. The public water supply district asks Goshen tower customers to conserve water due to […]
Trenton Building and Nuisance Board adds two locations to list of nuisances
Trenton’s Building and Nuisance Board on Monday evening added two locations to the list of nuisances. One location is the fire-damaged house at 208 East 10th Street belonging to Michael Airey. Building Inspector Wes Barone described damages to a wall and roof as extensive enough that the structure needs to be torn down. The other […]
Three from Albany injured when pickup strikes rear of farm tractor
Three people from Albany were injured Monday night when a pickup crested a hill and struck the rear of a farm tractor on Highway 136 six miles west of Albany. Upon impact, both the westbound pickup and tractor crossed the center line, traveled off the south side of the highway, down a steep embankment, and […]
Trenton City Council defeats proposed electric rate increase; rejects designation of downtown historic district
The Trenton City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to reject the designation of the downtown historic district as currently written, which would have created a new section in the city code. On a split vote, the city council defeated a proposed increase in the electric system base rate. Narrow approval was given on another […]
North Central Missouri College’s Dean, Mitch Holder, selected for NCIA Board
Mitchell Holder, Dean of Instruction at North Central Missouri College, is a new member of the Board of Directors of NCIA serving Region 5, including the states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Mitch is devoted to the mission of community colleges across the country, providing open access education to increase […]
Missouri Department of Conservation to hold antler measuring event
The Missouri Department of Conservation will host an antler measuring event Thursday, August 5, 2021, from 5 pm to 9 pm. The event will be held at the Missouri Department of Conservation building on the North Central Missouri fairgrounds. Certified measures with Show-Me Big Bucks and Boon and Crocket will be available to score your […]
Iowa resident injured when ATV overturns; driver accused of DWI
An Iowa resident was hurt on Saturday afternoon when the all-terrain vehicle he was operating overturned north of Unionville. Forty-one-year-old Dennis Anderson of Bondurant, Iowa was taken by private vehicle to Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville with moderate injuries. The accident happened three miles north of Unionville on Wildflower Drive as the northbound ATV […]
Researchers find cattle are losing adaptations to environmental stressors
As a fourth-generation cattle farmer, Jared Decker knows that cattle suffer from health and productivity issues when they are taken from one environment–which the herd has spent generations adapting to–to a place with a different climate, a different elevation, or even different grass. But as a researcher at the University of Missouri, Decker also sees […]
Mendon teenager injured in early morning crash
The Highway Patrol reports a Mendon teen sustained moderate injuries when the car she drove overturned several times five miles east of Mendon on July 24 at 1 am. A private vehicle took the 16-year-old girl to Pershing Memorial Hospital of Brookfield. The car traveled west on Route C before it ran off the left […]