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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Vehicle crashes into Hedrick Medical Center Monday morning
The Chillicothe Police and Fire Departments responded to a vehicle crashing into Hedrick Medical Center Monday morning. The incident happened at about 9:24 am on the Medical Clinic side, when the driver hit the gas instead of the brake and ran into the building. The vehicle did not go through the wall. Minor damage was […]
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 […]
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 […]
Head on collision on US 24 in Randolph claims one life and injures 2 others
A head-on collision on US 24 in Randolph County took the life of a Salisbury woman and two others with serious injuries. State Troopers report the crash happened on US 24, just west of Huntsville at about 12:20 pm Friday. 77-year-old Loretta F Harmon of Salisbury was pronounced dead at the scene. She was the […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
Chillicothe police report the arrest of 2 people for alleged assault
Chillicothe police report the arrest of two people for alleged assault. The June 1st warrant accused a 19-year-old Chillicothe teenager of assault in the third degree on a special victim. Bond is $5,000 with the suspect held at the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail. The arrest was the result of a police investigation that began in late April. […]
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 […]