The Missouri Department of Corrections reports an inmate at the Chillicothe Correctional Center has died. Sixty-four-year-old Peggy Goodin was pronounced dead at the Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City on Friday morning, January 21. An autopsy will be conducted. Goodin was serving a seven-year sentence for delivery of a controlled substance from Scotland County […]
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Missouri Attorney General office is suing 45 K-12 public school districts
The Missouri Attorney General’s Office is suing 45 K-12 public school districts around the state for what it calls illegally enforcing mask mandates. All of Missouri’s charter schools have mask requirements but they are not being sued. Attorney General Eric Schmitt, a Republican running for U.S. Senate, cites a recent Cole County Court ruling he says does […]
Jury trial canceled for today
The jury trial scheduled for today in Linn County has been canceled. Amber Boley, Circuit Clerk for Linn County said if you received a summons for today, you will not need to appear. For more information, contact the Circuit Clerk’s office by calling 660-895-5232 […]
Livingston County Sheriff dept reports one person booked into Davis Dekalb Jail
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department reports one person was recently booked into the Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail. Twenty-four-year-old Timothy David Marles is held with no bond allowed on two counts of alleged enticement or attempted enticement of a child under 15 years of age. The charges are for an incident alleged to have taken place […]
Grandview man arrested for running on to GEHA field during the game
A Grandview man was arrested on Sunday for running on to GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium during the Kansas City Chiefs game against the Buffalo Bills. The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department identified him as a 20-year-old Grandview man. Video captured the man apparently running on the field during the second half of the game. […]
Missouri 4-H Foundation is accepting applications
The Missouri 4-H Foundation is accepting scholarship applications from current or former Missouri 4-H members pursuing postsecondary study. Applications are due March 1, 2022. Missouri 4-H youths are encouraged to showcase their personal growth and development as well as their career goals on their scholarship applications. “For more than 70 years, the Missouri 4-H Foundation, […]
Attorney General filed suit against nine more schools
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed suit against nine more school districts to halt their illegal mask mandate policies. Districts that are being sued include Bayless, Jennings, Lexington, Kirkwood, Ritenour, Hancock Place, Special School District of St. Louis, Meramec Valley and University City. Attorney General Schmitt says, “Masking children all day in school is ineffective […]
Brookfield resident hurt near Utica
A Brookfield resident was hurt when the sports utility vehicle she was driving hit the rear of a truck that was stationary on the shoulder of westbound Highway 36 on Friday morning one mile west of Utica. Forty-year-old Megan Capps was taken to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe with minor injuries. The operator of the […]
Project to replace 88 year old bridge
A project to replace the 88-year-old Lewis Creek Bridge on Linn County Route 139, approximately 1 mile north of Meadville is scheduled to start today. The bridge, which carries approximately 265 vehicles per day, will remain closed through May 2022. During the closure, motorists must seek an alternate route. A total of four bridges in Linn […]
Two Fenton residents were arrested in Linn County early Saturday morning
Two Fenton residents were arrested in Linn County early Saturday morning. State Troopers arrested 18-year-old Parker W Yehling and 19-year-old Jonathan F Rismanchi at about 12:30 am. Yehling was arrested for alleged minor in possession of alcohol and possession of a fake ID – under 21. Rismanchi was arrested for alleged minor in possession of […]