The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved a bond resolution for the proposed district building project at a meeting Wednesday evening. The approved ballot question to appear on the April 2nd ballot asks if the school district should borrow seven million dollars to construct, renovate, improve, furnish, and equip district facilities. The question says the […]
Three people out of six who reported injuries were taken to the hospital who were involved in a sports utility vehicle accident Tuesday night on an icy road three miles east of Chillicothe. The driver, who was not injured, was later arrested by the highway patrol. Thirty-six-year-old Mathew Pike of Chillicothe was driving westbound with six […]
House Speaker Elijah Haahr announced today the House Committee chairmanships and his selections for Republican membership on House committees for the 100th General Assembly. “One of the greatest qualities of the Republican Caucus is the diverse experiences and talents this group of individuals brings to our legislative process,” said Speaker Haahr, R-Springfield. “We have worked […]
The highway patrol reports a Bethany man was arrested late Saturday night in Harrison County. Twenty-five-year-old Dale Guernsey was accused of felony driving while intoxicated/persistent offender, felony leaving the scene of an accident, and misdemeanor driving while revoked. Guernsey was transported to the Harrison County Law Enforcement Center.
Sixty years after the first of 1,182 flood-prevention structures were built in Missouri with federal financial and technical assistance, landowners who have witnessed the before-and-after effects of heavy rain are still praising the benefits of the watershed projects. “Panther Creek used to flood almost every time it rained, but it hasn’t flooded at all since […]
Trenton funeral home businesses have merged to form a new partnership that will operate under the name Resthaven Mortuary, Incorporated. Vince and NiCole Neal and Dwayne and Janet Slater are the owners of the partnership, which includes the Slater and Whitaker-Eads funeral homes and the Resthaven Mortuary. The merger went into effect January 1st. The […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports a fugitive from Bedford taken into custody Wednesday morning escaped from a patrol vehicle while in restraints and fled on foot before being caught again and placed in additional restraints. Three deputies and two state troopers originally found 29-year-old Linn Hoskins III in the back of a stolen pickup […]
The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune supports a Food For the Needy program to help the Salvation Army of Chillicothe with its food pantry and food distribution during the Christmas season and into January and February. Salvation Army Social Worker Lynda Snuffer says red bins for the program were placed in several Chillicothe locations in the first part […]
Charges have been filed and names released on the two persons arrested Saturday following an assault of a police officer in Trenton and subsequent high-speed pursuit east of Trenton. Thirty-year-old Duane Lee Shiner of Lexington faces five felony counts in addition to a probation and parole violation warrant. Twenty-three-year-old Katie Lynn Corum of Trenton was […]
Multiple charges are pending for a Higginsville resident after he was arrested Sunday afternoon in Caldwell County. Twenty-seven-year-old Richardo Fernandez was taken to the Caldwell County Detention Center on a 24-hour hold. Fernandez was accused of possession of controlled substances: amphetamine and heroine; unlawful use of a weapon; as well as unlawful possession of drug […]
A Princeton resident was injured on Saturday when the sports utility vehicle she was driving went off Mercer County Route E. struck a culvert and rolled coming to rest on its top. The highway patrol reports there was frost covering Route E when the accident occurred about 9:45 Saturday morning two miles south of Princeton. […]
State Auditor Nicole Galloway today released an audit of Clinton County, located in northwest Missouri. In giving an overall rating of “poor,” the report highlighted the weak financial condition of the General Revenue Fund, the County Commission’s failure to perform a cost analysis before implementing a self-insured medical plan, and the need to improve controls […]
One teenager was killed and another was seriously hurt when a car went off a road in far northeast Missouri, striking a tree, and overturning. Fatally injured was the driver, 18-year-old Damon Krogmeier of Kahoka. A passenger, 18-year-old Logan Claiborne, also of Kahoka, was taken to Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois with serious injuries. The […]
A Minnesota woman fatally injured Monday morning in Daviess County had been thrown out of the overturning vehicle. The highway patrol said 34 year old Ramya Bharathi Mohan of Eden Prairie, Minnesota was not using a seat belt. The driver was identified as her husband, 36 year old Babu Selvam, also of Eden Prairie, Minnesota. […]
By all indications, Tuesday’s Elks Lodge’s Christmas Meal in Milan went well. Elks member Patty Foster says that about a dozen individuals volunteered to serve at the lodge and deliver meals. The Milan Elks served the meal for free, but anyone who wanted to donate could do so. Approximately a dozen individuals volunteered to serve at […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports nine individuals died in traffic crashes during the Christmas holiday weekend. The counting period ran from Friday evening at 6 o’clock to last (Tuesday) night at 11:59. The Patrol investigated 294 crashes, 80 injuries, and six of the fatalities. The Blue Springs Police Department is investigating the other three fatalities. […]
A Kansas City, Kansas was killed and a Chillicothe youth seriously injured when a car went off Highway 190 and overturned northwest of Chillicothe. Fatally injured was the driver, 80-year old Edward Gault of KCK. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger, 15-year old Josh Gault of Chillicothe, was flown by medical helicopter […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department went to a residence at 829 Jansen on Saturday evening after receiving a report of smoke coming from furnace vents. Assistant Fire Chief Eric Reeter said, upon arrival, firefighters were told by the homeowner that she had smelled and seen a light haze of smoke coming from the furnace vents, but […]
One person was fatally injured and another seriously hurt when a pickup truck went off Interstate 35 and came to rest in Shoal Creek south of Cameron. Fatally injured was 57-year old Correna Masters of Kearney. She was a passenger in a pickup truck driven by 59-year old Harvey Arnold of Kearney. Arnold was taken […]
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees approved the fiscal year 2018 annual audit as presented at its meeting last (Thursday) evening. Matt Wallace of KPN reported the audit received an unmodified, clean opinion. The report audited the college, Building Corporation, and Foundation financial statements through June 30th, 2018. Wallace said the college’s total assets were 34.9 […]
