The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of September 28 – October 4, 2020. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in […]
The University of Missouri football team will kick off its season Saturday evening under the lights at Faurot Field in Columbia, against #2 Alabama. Brian Hauswirth reports you won’t be able to tailgate on campus this year: Mizzou will open the season with no more than 25 percent of its capacity, in order […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in northern Missouri for the week of September 21 – 27. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of […]
Missouri-based non-government organization United States Exercise Tiger Foundation will present 3,000 masks in six boxes to Chillicothe VFW and American Legion staff officers. The masks will arrive by aircraft to the Chillicothe Airport Wednesday, September 23rd at noon. The Mask A Vet campaign began in August with the delivery of Missouri’s State Emergency Management Agency […]
Missouri’s junior senator is urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address the mental health needs of Americans impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R) has written a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar, calling on the agency to deploy more of the $425 million that Congress appropriated to […]
In July, the day Jonathan Irons had been waiting for finally arrived. He walked out of the Jefferson City Correctional Center as a free man. Waiting for him was a team of supporters, including the woman he now calls his wife. WNBA star Maya Moore and Irons announced Wednesday that they tied the knot. Moore, […]
Jamesport residents will see an increase in waste disposal rates. Pat Watkins with R and W Container talked at the Jamesport City Council meeting Monday, September 14th about the need to increase rates. The council accepted the new fees. Residents will see a $1.00 per month raise in rates while the new cost for dumpsters […]
Two Missouri teenagers have been charged in federal court with robbing a family in their home at gunpoint. Cameron E. Scott, 19, and Chase M. Murphy, 19, both of Kansas City, were charged in a five-count criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Mo., on Monday, Sept. 14. Murphy was recently […]
The Grundy County Commission approved CARES Act funding the morning of Tuesday, September 15th. The Community Food Pantry of Grundy County was pre-approved for $35,000 for a walk-in cooler. The food pantry is an entity under the Grundy County Senior Tax Board. Distributions totaled $1,091.70 for the Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled for […]
Main Street Chillicothe has made several changes to its Fall Wine Walk due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fifteen Downtown Chillicothe merchants will host the event October 2nd. Main Street will also have a Mystery Pour or two. Wine will be pre-poured using disposable plastic cups at participating merchants. No wine glasses will be at the […]
The Fifth Annual Quinn Memorial Fun Run and 5K Run/Walk will be held in Chillicothe. The walk will fund a scholarship to be given to alumni of Bishop Hogan Memorial School to help further their education. Walkers and runners of all ages are welcome to register beginning at Bishop Hogan the morning of September 26th […]
The Saint Columban Catholic Church in Chillicothe will offer a limited version of its Annual Fall Festival this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Offerings at the event at the church September 27th from noon to 4 o’clock will include a food booth, cake and ice cream, entertainment, a country store, a Second Hand Treasures […]
The Chillicothe Police Department announces road closures have been approved for several events. They include for the Fifth Annual Quinn Memorial Fun Run and 5K Run/Walk the morning of September 26th. Roads to be closed from 7:45 to 9 o’clock include Trenton Street from JFK Avenue to 10th Street, 10th from Trenton Street to Easton […]
The highway patrol reports a pedestrian was injured Monday morning when walking across a parking lot in Milan. Forty-two-year-old Angel Osorio of Milan received minor injuries when he was hit by a sports utility vehicle. Osorio was taken by ambulance to the Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan. The patrol listed the driver of the […]
A Des Moines, Iowa resident was hurt late Saturday night in Daviess County when a sports utility vehicle overturned on Interstate 35 north of the Winston exit. A passenger, 34-year old Courtney Blaine, of Des Moines, was taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph with moderate injuries. The driver of the SUV, 48-year old […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of Sept. 14 – 20. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler Information Map at http://traveler.modot.org/map/. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of […]
The Trenton Park Board voted the evening of Wednesday, September 9th to take out the parking lot by Grimes Field, make a walking trail, and create a narrow west drive. The only board member who voted against the matter was Curtis Crawford. The estimated cost of materials for the project is $4,410. That includes 63 […]
The Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission (MHTC) approved a project agreement between the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and Sullivan County to provide up to $9.2 million in a local match for the $13.4 Million BUILD Grant for road and bridge infrastructure around the East Locust Creek Reservoir. While work remains to secure a Grant […]
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of September 7, 2020. MoDOT will halt temporary lanes closures throughout the state to accommodate an increase in traffic due to the Labor Day holiday. Most temporary lane closures will […]
The Missouri Senate passed five special session bills about crime in the wee hours of Thursday morning. Members spent more than 16 hours on the legislation with the most time being consumed by House Bill 2. It deals with the admissibility of certain witness statements. The slowdown came when Sen. Bob Onder, R- Lake St. […]
