Three defendants waived preliminary hearings Tuesday in the Associate Division of Grundy County circuit court with each bound over to the September 6th docket for Division One of the circuit court. Alfred Demond Green of Trenton, who was arrested May 16th, faces two felony counts: leaving the scene of an accident and damage to jail property. […]
More than $45,000 was raised this year at the 26th Annual Farmers’ Electric Area Youth Benefit Fund Dinner-Auction and Golf Tournament. The money raised included $5,00 from nearly 900 coop members who participated in Operation Round Up each month. The main auction raised $11,420. The highest bid item was a seven-day stay at a Florida […]
Teenagers from Novinger and Kirksville were injured Tuesday evening when a car left Route H, one mile south of Kirksville. The highway patrol reports the accident caused a passenger to be ejected from the car when it struck a ditch, became airborne, and struck the ground demolishing the vehicle. Seventeen-year-old Andrew Head of Kirksville was […]
Missouri Department of Natural Resources has released results of the hay lottery for farmers who signed up last week for the drawing. The 17 winners receive a permit from the DNR allowing them to cut and harvest hay at selected state parks and conservation areas for three months. According to the DNR drought assistance website, a […]
The Daviess County Sheriff’s Department reports multiple agencies were involved with a search warrant, for a cultivated marijuana grow site when the warrant was served Monday on a property in the area of 28th Street and Unity Avenue in Daviess County. Sheriff Ben Becerra says three subjects fled from the scene as the tactical team […]
Below is a synopsis of some of the new legislation the Missouri General Assembly recently enacted that is related to crime and motor vehicles. The listed legislation has been signed into law. Unless otherwise noted, these laws went into effect August 28, 2018. The public needs to be aware of several of these new laws […]
Cargill Meat Solutions, a Fort Morgan, Colo. establishment, is recalling approximately 25,288 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The ground beef items were produced on Aug. 16, 2018. The following products are subject to recall: [View Labels (PDF […]
In conjunction with the Calamity Jane Festival, people are asked to stop by The Famous in Princeton to pick up a wooden square to enter a contest for a painted quilt. The blocks will be displayed and judged on Calamity Jane Day with the contest open to everyone. Something new for Calamity Jane Day is […]
Tuesday evenings’ meeting of trustees at North Central Missouri College begins with a tax levy public hearing at 5:25 and adoption of the tax levy is part of the agenda for the 5:30 board meeting. Besides various reports from administrators, trustees will consider an appointment of a new board meeting to replace Steve Busch who […]
A single-vehicle accident in eastern Putnam County injured 54-year-old Marilyn Carman of Worthington, Missouri who was taken by ambulance to the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville with minor injuries. Carman was northbound when she drove off the east side of Highway 149, over-corrected and traveled off the west side where the car overturned and […]
A former church maintenance worker pleaded guilty in federal court to arson after setting a fire at Concord Cultural Center in Kansas City, Mo., and spray-painting racist graffiti on the front of the adjoining church, Concord Fortress of Hope, in an effort to cover up his burglary. Nathaniel D. Nelson, 49, pleaded guilty before U.S. […]
(Missourinet) – The Bishop of the Diocese of Jefferson City says Missouri’s Attorney General has called to express his gratitude for voluntarily letting the AG’s office review diocese files about clergy abuse. Bishop Shawn McKnight briefed reporters Friday afternoon and discussed the Pennsylvania grand jury report. McKnight is critical of previous church leaders. […]
(Missourinet) – A law taking effect this week is expected to reduce the number of people on Missouri’s sex offender registry. The changes will place offenders in one of three categories, depending on the severity of the crime committed. Sheriff Randee Kaiser of southwest Missouri’s Jasper County says the results may not be favorable. […]
(Missourinet) – Some inmates and former employees say the Missouri prison system is still plagued by a corrosive culture of intimidation and retaliation that came to light almost two years ago. Gary Gross with the Corrections Officers Association says changes made under new leadership, including a 24-hour hotline for disgruntled employees, haven’t been effective. […]
(Missourinet) – The Cooper County Health Board in mid-Missouri has passed an ordinance regulating livestock manure. The ordinance – pared back significantly from its first draft – requires a nutrient management plan from anyone applying manure. Cooper County farmer Dean Gibson opposed the ordinance, because, he tells Brownfield, it makes it difficult to use what […]
An Ohio resident was hurt early Sunday when a Freightliner overturned on Highway 24 in eastern Carroll County. Sixty-two-year-old Deborah Hernandez of Dayton, Ohio was transported to Truman Medical Center in Kansas City with serious injuries. She was a passenger in the truck driven by 80-year old Jose Hernandez of Dayton, Ohio who was treated […]
Colonel Sandra K. Karsten, 23rd superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, has announced she will retire effective September 1, 2018, after 33 years of dedicated service. “It has been an honor to serve the people of Missouri as a member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol,” said Colonel Sandra K. Karsten. “For the past […]
New research results will be featured at a September 17th field day at the University of Missouri Thompson Farm, Spickard. Woodland improvements on a beef farm will be the newest show-and-tell at the annual event, says Jon Schreffler, MU farm manager. Wooded acres now provide income from timber harvest. Dusty Walter, MU forester, will share […]
“Making the best better” for generations of Missouri 4-H club members, 50 volunteers joined the Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame on Aug. 18 at State Fair Community College in Sedalia. Inductees from 38 counties established a legacy totaling 1,318 years of service to 4-H. More than 250 family members and friends attended the 12th annual […]
The commanding officer of Troop H of the Missouri State Highway Patrol has announced plans for driving while intoxicated saturation operations in multiple north Missouri counties. During the Labor Day holiday weekend, Troop H will conduct DWI saturations in Andrew, Buchanan, Daviess, Dekalb, Grundy, Harrison, Livingston, and Nodaway counties. The areas selected for enforcement are […]
