Charges Filed

Trenton woman charged with passing bad checks

The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton woman on a charge of passing a bad check of less than $500 with no account or insufficient funds, a class C felony. Forty-nine-year-old Patricia Todd was arrested Tuesday and is scheduled for the Associate Division of circuit court February 14th. Bond is set […]

Accident

Unionville woman hurt in Thursday morning crash

A Unionville woman sustained minor injuries when her vehicle overturned this morning. The Highway Patrol reports 27-year-old Heather Spurling traveled west on U. S. 136 west of Unionville when ice on the road caused her to lose control of her sports utility vehicle. The vehicle crossed the center line, ran off the left side of […]

Amanda Burns

Citizen holds Meadville woman after she stole pickup

The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Meadville woman after a resident reported his pickup had been stolen January 17. Thirty-five-year-old Amanda L. Burns was arrested after a citizen stopped her and held her until the Linn County Sheriff’s Office and Livingston County deputies arrived at the scene near Highways B and […]

Traffic accident

2 Mercer women injured in I-35 crash

Two women from Mercer were injured when the car they were in struck the rear drive axle of a truck on southbound Interstate 35 in Daviess County in a Thursday afternoon accident was eight miles south of Pattonsburg. The highway patrol listed injuries as minor for the driver of the car, 58-year-old Gay Stark and moderate for […]

Rollover Accident

Kearney woman injured in I-35 rollover crash

A Kearney resident was injured yesterday afternoon in a rollover accident three miles south of Cameron. The highway patrol reports 55-year-old Shannon Whitehead sustained moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to the Liberty Hospital. The patrol reported Ms. Whitehead was northbound on Interstate 35 when she apparently lost control of the car she was […]

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Cainsville woman dies in Harrison County crash

The Highway Patrol reports a Cainsville woman was killed when the pickup she was driving drove into the path of a tractor-trailer. The victim, identified as 34-year-old Chrystal Everett of Cainsville, was pronounced dead at the scene two miles north of Mount Moriah early Wednesday afternoon. The accident investigation determined she was not wearing a […]

Traffic accident

Purdin woman hurt in Linn County crash

A Purdin resident was hurt when the pickup truck she was driving traveled through the intersection of two country roads in north central Linn County and hit an embankment. 83-year-old Donna Miller of Purdin was flown to St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City with moderate injuries. The Thursday afternoon accident happened three miles northwest of […]

Gene Kauffman Foundation scholarships available November 1

Application forms for Gene Kauffman Foundation scholarships will be available beginning Tuesday, November 1 for the Spring semester. The scholarship is for female, non-smoking, unmarried graduates of high schools in Mercer county. Potential recipients must be enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited college or university in Missouri and carry a minimum of 12 semester […]

Gallatin woman injured in I-35 crash

A Gallatin woman was injured last night, according to the highway patrol, when the car she was driving northbound went through the median of Interstate 35 in Daviess County and collided with a vehicle traveling in the other lanes. The highway patrol reported 22-year-old Amanda Hommertzheim of Gallatin was taken by ambulance to Cameron Regional […]

Rollover Accident

Illinois woman hurt in Daviess County crash

An Illinois woman was taken to a hospital after the sports utility vehicle she was driving was involved in an I-35 accident Sunday afternoon in Daviess County. 24-year-old Katrina Emery of Cary, Illinois was taken by ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. The highway patrol reports Ms. Emery was northbound in the passing […]