Three Fatalities Reported As Amtrak Train Strikes Dump Truck Near Mendon

An Amtrak passenger train struck a commercial dump truck near Mendon resulting in 3 fatalities yesterday afternoon. The Highway Patrol reports at approximately 12:43 p.m. yesterday afternoon, the Chariton County 911 Center received a 911 call of a vehicle struck by a train in Chariton County, southwest of Mendon. At approximately 1:02 p.m., first responders […]

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La Plata police receives call from a person threatening to do harm to residents around the Amtrak station

On Saturday, around 7:50 p.m., the La Plata Police Department received a phone call from a subject threatening to do harm to residents at and around the Amtrak station on Owensby Street. Local police told KTVO television that the suspect called the police station and said that they had a weapon and intended to use […]

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Fireworks supply having similar pricing issues and advised to buy early as they could run out

The time of year is approaching when we hear the snaps, crackles, and pops. With supply chain problems and higher gas prices, Rob Cima, with the Missouri Pyrotechnics Association, says like everything else, the fireworks supply is having similar price issues. Cima says demand has increased and fireworks sales have more than doubled since 2019 […]

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Missouri State Highway Patrol reports several arrest over the Father’s Day weekend

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported several arrests over the Father’s Day weekend. Eighteen-year-old Kiley Singer of Chillicothe was arrested on Saturday night in Livingston County on a warrant from the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department for failure to appear. The original charge was the failure to wear a seat belt. She was bondable from the […]

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Reminder that most city, county, state and federal offices and banks will be closed today in observance of Juneteenth

Just a reminder that most city, county, state and federal offices, banks and more will be closed today in observance of the newest National Holiday known as Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. All of us should take time to remember and educate ourselves on the events of June 19, 1865, […]

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A man used a fake $67,500 cashier’s check to steal tracker and hay rake in Sullivan county

A man used a fake $67,500 cashier’s check to steal a tractor and hay rake in Sullivan County. Investigators say the man used the fake name of Kevin Walker and falsely claimed to be from Mitchellville, Iowa. Scotland County Sheriff Bryan Whitney told KTVO television the theft happened on June 10th, at Ed’s Machinery on Highway 136, […]

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Chariton Valley reported last week the completion of its Copper Replacement Project in DeWit

Chariton Valley reported last week the completion of its Copper Replacement Project in De Witt. The company also recently completed the Bosworth project which was announced in 2017 and when complete all 18 traditional telephone exchanges will have access to fiber service. 16 of Chariton Valley’s 18 exchanges have now been completed. That means 97 percent […]

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