Volunteer drivers are needed in the area to transport individuals at least 60-years-old to non-emergency medical appointments. The Provide a Ride program will provide per-mile reimbursement. Individuals interested in volunteering must have a current driver’s license, automobile insurance, and a reliable vehicle. Call the Northwest Missouri Area Agency on Aging of Albany at 888-844-5626 for […]
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Unusual accident on I-35 leaves one person injured
An accident seven miles south of Cameron Tuesday afternoon left one person injured in an unusual I-35 accident. The highway patrol said 43-year-old Michelle Perry of Wheeling was taken by ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. The accident happened when a southbound pickup had a mechanical failure with the tow dolly. The […]
3 life-flighted after Saturday morning crash on Highway 36 near Brookfield
A crash Saturday morning three miles east of Brookfield closed Highway 36 for several hours while emergency crews cleared the scene. Three area residents were seriously hurt, when according to the highway patrol, motorcycles driven by 40-year-old Jessye Ford of Callao and 29-year-old Russell Watts of La Plata were struck by 61-year-old Carolyn Wolfe of […]
Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education approves contracts
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education approved multiple items at a meeting this week. Those items included the Missouri Virtual Instruction Program/Missouri Course Access Program for math instruction for ninth through 12th grade for the 2018-2019 school year as well as a contract for Allison Garcia as the ninth through 12th-grade math aide for MOVIP/MOCAP […]
Hamilton man injured in crash east of Cameron
The Highway Patrol reports a Hamilton man sustained minor injuries when a pickup truck struck the rear of a sports utility vehicle four miles east of Cameron Friday morning. Thirty-two-year-old James Lourance of Troy drove west in the pickup on U. S. Highway 36 when he reportedly started to overtake the SUV driven by 45-year-old […]
Special traffic enforcement operation in Livingston County leads to vehicle search
A special traffic enforcement in Livingston County July 5th through 8th resulted in the issuance of multiple citations and warnings by the Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Steve Cox reports the enforcement focused on extreme speeding and aggressive, drunk, or drugged driving on U. S. Highway 36, with emphasis given in the areas of the junctions near […]
Cowgill woman dies , Lathrop man hospitalized after crash on I-35
The Highway Patrol reports a Cowgill woman died and a Lathrop man sustained minor injuries as the result of a pickup striking a car on Interstate 35 in Clay County Friday night. Forty-five-year-old Dawn Wilson of Cowgill traveled north when she reportedly slowed the car to a stop in the left lane at the 28-mile […]
Independence man arrested on multitude of charges by Trenton Police Department
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two men since Tuesday. The Trenton Police Department arrested 33-year-old Joshua Ryan Lusk of Independence Tuesday on four felony charges: possession of burglary tools, second degree tampering with a motor vehicle (prior conviction/finding of guilt), resisting or interfering with an arrest for a felony, and attempted […]
Highway patrol reports results of impaired driving enforcement operation in Harrison County
Highway Patrol Troop H Commanding Officer Captain James McDonald has announced the results of an impaired driving enforcement operation conducted in Harrison County this weekend. The Patrol reports the operation from Friday night at 10 o’clock to Saturday morning at 2 o’clock resulted in two arrests for driving while intoxicated, 17 traffic citations, and the […]
Moberly man injured when big rig crosses centerline near Lock Springs
The Highway Patrol reports a Moberly man sustained moderate injuries when the mirror of the tractor-trailer truck he drove struck a trailer unit of a sports utility vehicle five miles east of Lock Springs Tuesday afternoon. Twenty-two year old Justin Asher of Moberly traveled west on Highway 190 when the tractor-trailer reportedly crossed the center […]
Highway 36 work wrapping up near Osborn
Crews are putting the finishing touches on the new alignment of the westbound lanes of U.S. Route 36 near Osborn. Since March, crews from Herzog Contracting Corporation and their subcontractors, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, have been rebuilding the westbound lanes on a new alignment and added turn lanes at the junction of […]
Audio: Mid-Missouri ramp closure to affect Mizzou games, interstate and highway congestion
(Missourinet) – Mizzou sports fans can expect additional congestion when a traffic ramp closes for good next month in Columbia. Missouri Transportation Department engineer Mike Schupp says closing the business loop ramp where Interstate-70 and Highway-63 meet will be safer for drivers in the eastbound lanes of the interstate there. When the ramp […]
Head-on crash near Browning injures two
Browning and Purdin residents were hurt Saturday afternoon in the head-on collision of a car and a pickup truck south of Browning. The driver of the car, 20-year-old Taylor Coram of Browning, was taken to Pershing Memorial Hospital in Brookfield with moderate injuries. A passenger in the pickup, 20-year-old Brittany Hollon of Purdin, was taken […]
One life-flighted after crash south of Chillicothe
The Highway Patrol reports a man sustained serious injuries when his car struck a tractor-trailer four miles south of Chillicothe Friday afternoon. Twenty-six-year-old Ryan Schuermann traveled south on Highway 65 when his car crossed the center line and struck the driver side and rear duals of the northbound tractor-trailer driven by 66-year-old Edgar Hoyt of […]
North Mercer R-3 Board of Education adopts budget for 2018-2019 school year
The North Mercer R-3 Board of Education adopted the 2018-2019 budget at a meeting Thursday morning. Revenues are projected at $3,029,827, with expenditures projected at $3,056,898. There is a projected net loss of $27,071. The board also approved 2017-2018 budget amendments which included revenues increasing by $55,292 and expenses decreasing by $8,882. The end of […]
Highway Patrol to conduct DWI saturations in June
Highway Patrol Troop H Commanding Officer Captain James McDonald reports that officers will conduct three driving while intoxicated saturation operations sometime during the month of June. The DWI saturations are mobile operations in which troopers patrol a specific area to remove impaired drivers. Highway Patrol Troop H is made up of 15 Northwest Missouri counties, […]
MoDOT’s online Traveler Information Map to offer new feature
Starting June 9, MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map will have a new feature. The map will be able to display preferred bypass routes whenever there is an incident/congestion on I-44 and I-70. A bypass will be shown on the map as a green and yellow dashed line with a bypass symbol placed intermittently along the route. […]
Five car crash injures three Wednesday morning
The Highway Patrol reports a Polo woman was one of three individuals injured in an accident involving five vehicles south of Kearney Wednesday morning. Fifty-one-year-old Richard Ojeda of Polo, 23-year-old Amanda Tyne of Lawson, 46-year-old Jacki Ohrenberg of Lawson, and 30-year-old Katherine McClure of Polo all were stopped in congested traffic on southbound Interstate 35 […]
MoDOT completing road work at Crowder State Park
If you or the family are heading to Crowder State Park west of Trenton, you will need to use additional caution. The Missouri Department of Transportation will be working on the campground road and Highway 128 today. Visitors may experience travel delays during normal business hours. State park officials ask drivers to pay attention and […]
Head-on crash in Mercer County injures two
The highway patrol reports two vehicles met head-on at the crest of a hill injuring both drivers Monday afternoon in northeast Mercer County. Sixteen-year-old Taylon Vandyne of Russell, Iowa was taken by ambulance to Wayne County Hospital in Corydon, Iowa with moderate injuries. The driver of a pickup truck and grandfather to Vandyne, 59-year-old John […]