Oct 30, 2012 | Regional News
GRUNDY COUNTY, MO — Visitors to the Thompson House got the chance to view improvements made to the structure during an open house at the site held on Oct. 20, 2012. The Thompson House is the oldest standing house in Grundy County, built in 1833. The Friends of...
Oct 30, 2012 | Regional News
TRENTON, MO — Residents will get the chance to learn more about local law enforcement and meet members of the Trenton Police Department as part of the “Coffee with a Cop” program being implemented by new Police Chief Tommy Wright. Two sessions are planned for...
Oct 29, 2012 | Regional News
CALDWELL COUNTY, MO — Project Open Heart is gearing up for its annual holiday drive to assist families with food boxes offered through the Caldwell County Food Pantry. Families residing within this county may sign up for Christmas food boxes every Monday during...
Oct 29, 2012 | Regional News
BRECKENRIDGE, MO — A Caldwell County deputy recently stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation in this small community and a vehicle search revealed 62 vases that were allegedly stolen from graves in area cemeteries. Arrested in the incident were Joseph Davis,...
Oct 29, 2012 | Regional News
CHILLICOTHE, MO — The big band sound of music greats like Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Harry James, Count Basie, the Dorsey Brothers and others will be featured in a 3 p.m. concert on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center in...
Oct 28, 2012 | Regional News
DAVIESS COUNTY, MO — Roughly 465 acres of Missouri land northwest of Chillicothe, Mo., (near Lock Springs) was sold at auction for roughly $3.3 million on Oct. 20, 2012. Professional auctioneer Dennis Prussman and the United Country – McChristy Realty &...
Oct 28, 2012 | Regional News
ALBANY, MO — Albany Community Betterment won first place in adult and youth categories for its population group during the Missouri Community Betterment Conference held recently at Lake Ozark. The honor follows judging conducted by panelists who visited Albany...
Oct 28, 2012 | Regional News
TARKIO, MO — The Tarkio Chamber of Commerce has decided to add “Welcome to Tarkio” signs at three entrances into town. A $5,000 fundraising effort has begun to purchase log-lasting signs with faux masonry columns and a permanent material to enhance...
Oct 28, 2012 | Regional News
STANBERRY, MO — A 34-year Stanberry man charged with 12 felony counts of sexual contact with a child under age 14 in Gentry County during 2011 pleaded guilty to child pornography in federal court on Oct. 16, 2012. Jeffrey Dale Wiederholt produced child...
Oct 28, 2012 | Regional News
MOBERLY, MO — The northern Missouri artificial sweetener plant project that turned sour when its financing collapsed last year is holding an out-of-business sale. Mamtek U.S. received $39 million of industrial development bonds from the City of Moberly and could...
Oct 27, 2012 | Regional News
ATCHISON COUNTY, MO — The fiscal year concluded on Sept. 30, 2012, for the Salvation Army activities in this Northwest Missouri county. Last year’s donations of $14,347 helped 74 families to pay utility bills, to buy gasoline for jobs or doctor...
Oct 27, 2012 | Regional News
TRENTON, MO — North Central Missouri College trustees will be taking a hard look at Geyer Hall, as well as Barnes and Freeman halls, as they move forward with the campus master plan. A strategic planning committee is looking at those buildings, which house such...
Oct 27, 2012 | Regional News
CAINSVILLE, MO — A cooperative sports agreement is being discussed between school officials from Canisville R-1 and Ridgeway schools. The agreement would include junior high and varsity sports beginning in the 2013-14 school year. A joint planning committee...
Oct 27, 2012 | Regional News
HARRISON COUNTY, MO — The Missouri Nature Conservancy rounded up 44 bison at the Dunn Ranch near Eagleville for vaccinations. The animals were vaccinated and tested for brucellosis and also treated for symptoms of pink eye and dewormed while being checked out by...
Oct 27, 2012 | Headline News, Regional News
JAMESPORT, MO — Wright Memorial Hospital will host a public meeting on Oct. 30, 2012, to discuss the future of health care in Daviess County. Gary Jordan, CEO at the hospital located in Trenton, will open the event which will be open for questions for those in...
Oct 27, 2012 | Regional News
BETHANY, MO — Construction is underway on a 4-bay 3,450 sq.ft. garage just north of the main building housing Noel T. Adams Ambulance. The district owns frontage along Highway 69 from the headquarters building to Beckman Street. The new structure will allow the...
Oct 25, 2012 | Regional News
HOLT, MO — Two persons have been charged in the death of a 4-year-old child in Holt. Arrested are 34-year-old Justin R. Webb and 32-year-old Melissa D. Webb, both charged with Class A felony of murder in the second degree in the death of Lucas Webb. Bond was set...
Oct 22, 2012 | Regional News
NORTHWEST MISSOURI — Communities and counties throughout the region are preparing for the 2013 Great Northwest Day at the state capitol on Feb. 5, 2013. Regional priorities from past years have included transportation and infrastructure funding, statewide 911,...
Oct 22, 2012 | Regional News
BETHANY, MO — An elderly blind man was a victim of a woman who was supposed to be taking care of his financial affairs, according to authorities in Harrison County. Theresa Harsh, 46, of Denver, Mo., has been charged with the financial exploitation of the man...
Oct 22, 2012 | Regional News
SAVANNAH, MO — A little over a year after breaking ground, the grand opening of the new Andrew County Jail attracted nearly 200 local officials and citizens to mark the completion of the facility located on Savannah’s east side. The new jail was funded by...
