Lightning Fatality

Maryville man killed by lightning strike

Authorities in Nodaway county report the death of a man Tuesday when he was struck by lightning. Officials say 35-year-old Ryen Browning of Maryville was fishing at the city reservoir in Maryville when the weather-related incident happened. Maryville Public Safety responded to the scene at 12:30 Tuesday afternoon and found the man deceased. Assistance was […]

Jamee Scearce

Jamee Scearce chosen as NCMC “Outstanding Student” for August

Jamee Scearce from Gower, Missouri, has been selected as North Central Missouri College’s Outstanding Student for August. Jamee is an A+ student, receiving her Associate in Arts degree and Agriculture Business Certificate. After Jamee graduates from NCMC, she will be attending the University of Missouri-Columbia to complete her bachelor’s degree in Agriculture Business Management. Jamee […]

Found Caleb

UPDATE: Chillicothe teen found safe

UPDATE: Sunday, July 29, 2018.  According to the Chillicothe Police Department, Kaleb has been located safe! We have no further details at this time.   Chillicothe police are reporting a fifteen-year-old Chillicothe boy is missing. Police are attempting to locate 15-year-old Kaleb Robert Curtis, who was reported missing from the 600 block of Commercial Street. Matthew […]

Bridge Work

McGuire Creek Bridge on Route 116 now open to traffic

The McGuire Creek Bridge on Route 116, just east of the Buchanan/Clinton county line is now open to all traffic. Crews from Capital Paving and Construction, LLC, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, were able to reopen the bridge yesterday evening, July 19. Contractor crews closed the bridge in June and replaced it with […]

Crime and Courts

Elijah Mandich makes court appearance in Princeton

Among cases processed in the Mercer County Circuit Court in Princeton, a trial date has been set for 17-year-old Elijah Charles Mandich of Princeton who faces an involuntary manslaughter charge due to an accident last October. Mandich appeared yesterday before Circuit Court Judge Jack Peace who scheduled a trial for January 8th and 9th of […]

Galt Spickard PV Laredo cases at Grundy County Museum

Discover the history of Burleigh Grimes at the Grundy County Museum

Although the Smithsonian component of the Hometown Teams exhibit departed July 1 the locally produced sports exhibit continues through the Missouri Day Festival weekend in October. The local sports exhibit identifies and celebrates the records of Grundy County’s athletes competing in American Legion teams, Trenton Merchants Teams, TBA and all the County’s Public School teams. […]

Life Flight Helicopter

Higginsville man life-flighted after ATV crash

A Higginsville resident was injured Monday night in Carroll County when the Polaris ATV he was operating struck a gate ejecting him from the vehicle. Twenty-two-year-old Marcus Hayes was flown by medical helicopter (Lifeflight Eagle) to University Hospital in Columbia with serious injuries. The accident happened at 8:15 on private property off Carroll County Road 239. […]

Fatal Crash news graphic

One dead, one life-flighted after crash on Highway 63

The Highway Patrol reports one person from Lancaster died and another sustained moderate injuries when a sports utility vehicle overturned two miles south of Atlanta Thursday morning. Sixty-nine year old Donna Welte traveled north on U. S. Highway 63 when the SUV ran off the left side of the road, she then overcorrected, which caused […]

Cow and cattle herd

Drought cuts pasture growth; farmers face culling cow herds

In dry weather with short pastures, Missouri cow-herd owners face tough culling decisions. One way to match cows’ needs to available grass is to sell cows.  Give careful thought to which grass eaters go first, says Eric Bailey, University of Missouri Extension beef nutritionist. Under drought stress, identifying those cows becomes urgent. The first cut is […]