Adair and Schuyler Counties have seen changes over the last few months with windfarm turbines going up in the area. Construction of the turbines is ongoing and is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Heavy loads of equipment and concrete have caused deterioration of routes in the area. Speed limits have […]
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Roadway into Crowder State Park to be resurfaced
The roadway into Crowder State Park will get a new surface. On Tuesday and Wednesday, August 18 and 19, crews from Vance Brothers, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation will scrub seal Route 128, north of Route 146, in Crowder State Park. During the scrub seal operation, the roadway will be reduced to […]
DeKalb County bridge replacement project to begin September 1, 2020
The bridge over Ervens Branch on DeKalb County Route D will be replaced soon. The Missouri Department of Transportation contracted with Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc. to replace the 88-year old bridge. Crews plan to close the bridge to all traffic on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, and have the new bridge in place with traffic […]
Newtown-Harris Board of Education approves re-opening procedures; meal prices increased
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education the evening of Monday, August 10th approved reopening procedures for staff and students. A Grundy County CARES Act agreement was also approved. Meal prices were increased by 10 cents. The increase applies to all student and adult breakfasts and lunches. Superintendent Lucas McKinnis was approved as the Migratory and […]
North Mercer School District approves 3-phase plan for re-opening
The North Mercer R-3 School District approved a reopening plan for 2020 the evening of Monday, August 10th. The plan includes three phases and will begin with Phase 1 with students returning five days per week August 24th. Adjustments will be made to the school day and procedures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Phase 1 […]
One dead, one life-flighted in fatal crash west of Bethany
One person was killed and another seriously injured in a crash involving three vehicles late Thursday afternoon two miles west of Bethany. According to the Highway Patrol, 68-year-old Diane Gibson of New Hampton was pronounced dead at the scene. Receiving serious injuries was another driver, 55-year-old Lesa Gard of Bethany. She was flown by medical […]
Two-vehicle crash in Chillicothe results in arrest
A driver was arrested after a two-vehicle accident in Chillicothe the morning of Wednesday, August 5th. Assistant Police Chief Rick Sampsel reports emergency medical services evaluated both drivers for minor injuries. Officers determined the one driver to be impaired upon arrival to Highway 36 and Mitchell Road, and he was arrested for allegedly driving while […]
Tires come loose from big rig’s axle killing Hamilton man on Highway 36
The Highway Patrol reports a Hamilton man died as the result of the car he drove being struck head-on by tires from a tractor-trailer one and a half miles east of Cameron the afternoon of Tuesday, August 4th. Emergency medical services transported 72-year-old Jerry Graham to the Cameron Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced […]
Pickup crosses centerline, strikes Freightliner west of Gibbs
The Highway Patrol reports a teen from Gibbs sustained minor injuries when the pickup truck he drove struck a Freightliner two and a half miles west of Gibbs the evening of Friday, July 31st. Seventeen year old Cody Mallett was treated at the scene. The other driver, 25 year old Cody Oberholtzer of Gorin, was […]
Two from Cameron injured in crash on Route EE
Two Cameron residents received minor injuries in an accident in Cameron where one vehicle failed to yield to another as it was making a left turn into a residential drive. The mishap occurred on Route EE, one mile north of Cameron early Tuesday evening. Taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center were the two drivers, 24-year-old […]
Northbound Interstate 35 ramp closures planned for this week at Route BB in Cameron area
As part of a resurfacing project on Interstate 35, crews from Herzog Contracting Corp., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, are paving the northbound lanes of I-35 in the Cameron area. In order to safely and successfully mill and repave the northbound entrance and exit ramps at Route BB (Exit 52), crews must close […]
Three hurt in crash on I-35 in Daviess County
Residents of Princeton and Des Moines were injured in an Interstate 35 traffic on Sunday afternoon in Daviess County. A car driven by 53 year old Melisa Huffman of Des Moines had been northbound when it went out of control, crossed the median, entered the southbound lanes and collided with a car driven by 63 […]
Two hurt in crash near Lake Viking
The Highway Patrol reports two women sustained injuries in an accident in which a car struck a hatchback four miles south of Lake Viking the morning of Friday, July 24th. An ambulance transported car driver 66 year old Willa Gibson of Gallatin to Cameron Regional Medical Center with what were described as moderate injuries. Hatchback […]
Video and Audio: Monster Truck driver Bailey Shea from Lock Springs to appear at Cole County Fair
A monster truck driver originally from Lock Springs will participate in an outdoor competition at the Cole County Fair of Jefferson City. Bailey Shea will drive Quad Chaos Wednesday, July 28th, and Thursday, July 29th. Pit parties will be held each evening at 5:30, and the Toughest Monster Truck Tour shows will begin at 7 […]
Missouri State Highway Patrol issues almost 600 speed citations in high-speed enforcement campaign
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is providing the results of the Patrol’s high-speed enforcement campaign. From noon to midnight each day on July 17-18, 2020, troopers’ enforcement activity included: Citations for moving violations – 668 Warnings – 1,256 Traffic Stops – 2,557 Speed Citations – 598 Seat Belt Citations – 264 Motorist Assists – 513 […]
Kirksville man injured in crash on northbound Highway 63
A driver from Kirksville was injured when his vehicle, stopped in traffic, was struck from behind on Monday one mile north of Kirksville on Highway 63. Taken by an ambulance to Northeast Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries was 76 year old Frederick Bailey of Kirksville. The driver of a northbound pickup, 21 year old […]
Newtown-Harris Board of Education discuss back to school procedures
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education the night of Thursday, July 16th discussed back to school procedures for the 2020-2021 school year. It was decided Superintendent Lucas McKinnis would create a plan, which can be amended as needed after review. The board approved MFA as the district provider of diesel and unleaded fuel. McKinnis reported […]
Queen City man injured after pulling into path of Peterbilt truck
The Highway Patrol reports a Queen City man sustained minor injuries when the pickup truck he drove pulled into the path of a Peterbilt in Schuyler County the morning of Friday, July 17th. A private vehicle transported 53 year old David Crawford to the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. The driver of the other […]
Scrub seal project on Route 13 in Caldwell and Daviess counties delayed
The weather has delayed the start of the scrub seal on Route 13 in Caldwell and Daviess counties by one day. Vance Brothers, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, will now begin the scrub seal on Route 13 in Caldwell and Daviess counties between U.S. Route 69 and Route 6 on Friday, July […]
Caldwell County Route 13 closed due to building collapse
Caldwell County Route 13 is now closed in Polo after a building collapsed into the roadway last night. Local maintenance crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation have closed the road between Route 116 and Stoutmore Street until further notice for the safety of motorists. During the closure, drivers will need to use an alternate […]