Two Gilman City residents were hurt on Saturday in southeastern Harrison County when the pickup truck they were in swerved to avoid a car, causing the pickup to overturn. The driver of the pickup, 18-year old Jacob Zerbe, was taken to Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany with moderate injuries. Zerbe was ejected from the […]
The patrol reports a Lathrop resident was arrested on Saturday night in Clinton County on a Harrison County warrant. Twenty-eight-year-old Robert McKinley was accused of failure to appear in court, plus speeding 96 miles an hour in a 60 zone, failure to register a motor vehicle, and not being Motorcycle endorsed. McKinley was held by […]
The Sullivan County Health Department reports another COVID-19-related death, bringing the total to 17. One additional case was also confirmed, making that total 893. Seven cases are active. Twenty-nine point one percent of Sullivan County residents have completed COVID-19 vaccination. Five COVID-19 cases have been added in Linn County since June 29th. The health department […]
The Associated Press reports an Omaha, Nebraska businessman was one of two people killed in a small plane crash near the Lamoni, Iowa Municipal Airport on July 1st, according to the man’s brother. Kevin Paladino told the Omaha World-Herald that 54-year old Dave Paladino was flying the single-engine Cirrus SR-22 that crashed, killing him and […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a petition for writ of certiorari in Schmitt v. Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region, asking the Supreme Court of the United States to review Missouri’s law prohibiting abortions of unborn children with Down syndrome. “My son Stephen has shown me the inherent beauty […]
The Missouri School Resource Officers group has named its Lifetime Service Award after a Chillicothe R-9 School District school resource officer. Chillicothe High School reports the award was named after Livingston County Deputy Mike Lewis for his dedication of distinguished and honorable service as a school resource officer. This year’s Mike Lewis Lifetime Service Award […]
The Livingston County Health Center on June 29th reported nine COVID-19 cases had been added since June 28th. There were 1,993 total confirmed positive cases, and the number of active cases had dropped by 10 to 31. COVID-19 cases had increased by 12 since June 25th for Linn County as of June 29th. The health […]
Grundy County’s Emergency Management Director Glen Briggs says further review shows an area east of Laredo sustained the most significant storm damage from high winds and/or one “possible” tornado in parts of Grundy County last Thursday night. The probable tornado path, which Briggs commented on Monday, has not yet been officially confirmed by the National […]
The highway patrol on Monday released additional information about a drowning victim due to floodwaters late last week in rural Clinton County. The patrol reports the body has been identified as 51-year-old Jolene Fader of Gower. A trooper said she was driving a sports utility vehicle (Jeep Commander) late Thursday night when it entered an […]
(Missouri Independent) – Former Trump administration officials and conservative and libertarian nonprofits have launched lawsuits to block federal relief funds aimed at Black and minority farmers—a development that House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott of Georgia calls “an evil system at work here.” Suits have been filed in Florida, Wisconsin, and Texas that says it’s […]
After discussing trash service complaints received by councilmen and the staff of Trenton City Hall, the Trenton City Council on Monday night requested the owner of Rapid Removal Disposal to attend an upcoming meeting of the council. Administrator Ron Urton, who brought up the topic, said the city does the residential billing for Rapid Removal […]
Chillicothe Police report the Friday through Sunday weekend period included 262 calls for service plus the usual traffic stops and business checks. Investigations involved two situations allegedly involving individuals who were said to be considering harm to themselves. Two drug arrests were made following a traffic stop. Among reports from Friday, Chillicothe Police investigated a […]
(Missouri Independent) – Kendra Findley had thought the Springfield area had seen the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic in December — a month when cases regularly surpassed 200 a day and that saw a record 98 residents die of the virus. Looking back, that was when the Alpha variant, first identified in the U.K., was […]
(Missouri Independent) – A bipartisan coalition handed anti-abortion activists a rare defeat in the Missouri Senate Friday night, rejecting a push to ban Planned Parenthood as a Medicaid provider as it passed a bill to secure billions for the state’s Medicaid program. And only a restatement of the state’s already existing ban on using public funds to […]
The Livingston County Health Center reports one COVID-19 case has been added since June 24th, making the total 1,975. The number of active cases went down by four to 38. The health center notes 4,817 Livingston County residents are fully vaccinated. Of those residents, 98.9% have not gotten COVID-19. COVID-19 cases have increased by six […]
Grundy County Emergency Management Director Glen Briggs reports there appears to have been two different tornado paths in Grundy County during storms the night of June 24th. He says one started at the south edge of Tindall and went east for about a mile and a half. The other path started near 37th and Onyx […]
The Livingston County Health Center reports seven COVID-19 cases were added since Tuesday, bringing the total to 1,970. The number of active cases went down four to 47. Livingston County’s fully vaccinated rate is 31.5%, and 35.5% of residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Anyone who has not been vaccinated […]
The Highway Patrol arrested two Kirksville men in Adair County on Wednesday, June 23 on several allegations. Twenty-nine-year-old Jerry Williams was arrested on a felony Adair County warrant on possession of methamphetamine. He was also accused of felony possession of a controlled substance—methamphetamine, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, and not wearing a seat belt. The Patrol […]
Due to the weather, the venue has changed. The event will now be held at the Sliced Bread Innovation Center at 100 Elm Street. Everything else associated with the event remains the same. Three local organizations are bringing a new event to life in Chillicothe on Thursday, June 24, 2021. Grow ChilliMo was created to […]
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) congratulated Missourians who accepted appointments to attend U.S. military service academies, including the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and the U.S. Naval Academy. The following 16 individuals were nominated by Blunt: Aubrey Nicole Boatwright of Aurora Jackson Wesley Brawner of […]
