Buchanan County booking activity 4/6/2015
Here’s the latest booking activity from the Buchanan County Jail. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law. These are courtesy photos. This...
View ArticleMinor damage in house fire near Dearborn
Firefighters from five volunteer agencies responded to the report of a house fire near Route-MM and Laudermilk Road. Assistant Chief Brad Johnson of the Dearborn Area Fire Protection District says the...
View ArticleLand donated to a Trenton Missouri college at center of dispute
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A dispute has sprung up over what should happen to 102 acres of woodland that was donated to North Central Missouri College. The Columbia Missourian reports that the Boone County...
View ArticleBlunt Volunteer Citation Award to be presented Friday in St. Joseph
AEL students at Webster Learning CenterFile Photo One person will be recognized for their contribution to literacy in northwest Missouri with Friday’s presentation of the annual Senator Roy Blunt...
View ArticleNorthwest art students to tackle hunger with Empty Bowls
Photo courtesy Northwest Missouri State University MARYVILLE, Mo. –Northwest Missouri State University art students are holding a fundraiser to raise awareness of hunger in the Maryville community....
View ArticleLow voter turnout anticipated in Tuesday election
An extremely low voter turnout is expected in Tuesday’s election. According to Buchanan County Clerk Mary Baack-Garvey only a 10 to 12-percent turnout is expected. She said that turnout figure very...
View ArticleHighway Patrol to increase troopers on area highways
Troop H announces an increase in troopers on highways in Buchanan and Andrew counties. Captain James E. McDonald, commanding officer Troop H, announces an enforcement program which will increase the...
View ArticleCrash blocks NB Belt Highway at US-36
You should avoid the area of the Belt Highway at US-36 Highway because of an injury accident blocking the northbound lanes on the Belt. St Joseph police sent out a Nixle alert at 4:31 p.m. Monday:...
View ArticleRollover wreck near Krug Park injures two
A motorist careened off St Joe Avenue and into a house Monday night, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol says high speed contributed to the crash. According to the crash report, Tolby Thompson, 20,...
View ArticleCity, village, school district and ambulance district voters to decide tax...
Despite the pocketbook issues on the ballot Tuesday, low voter turnout is expected at polling places throughout Northwest Missouri. Voters in St Joseph will decide whether to implement a use tax on...
View ArticleBuchanan County booking activity 4/7/2015
Here’s the latest booking activity from the Buchanan County Jail. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law. These are courtesy photos. This...
View ArticleThree detained after Drug Strike Force search
Charges could be filed soon after the Buchanan County Drug Strike Force searched a home in the 1800 block of Olive Street Monday night. Lieutenant Shawn Collie says his team seized what he described as...
View ArticleElectrical fire forces Heartland Health Business Plaza to close
Updated – A small electrical fire forced the Heartland Health Business Plaza to close Tuesday morning. According to Mosaic Life Care the fire was confined to one cubicle, which received minor damage....
View ArticleSt. Joseph School District School Board candidates down to five
The St. Joseph School Board of Education has narrowed the list of candidates to fill the vacancy on the board down to five. Eric Bruder, Matthew Brock, Jeff Bird, Mike Veale and Karen Hauser are still...
View ArticleSt Joseph voters approve use tax
St Joseph voters turned out in small numbers to decide a big question, and in the end approved an effort to implement a use tax on out-of-state purchases. Out of 4,143 votes cast, 2,332 voted “yes,”...
View ArticleTwo rounds of severe weather possible Wednesday
…Dense Fog Advisory In Effect Until 9 Am Cdt This Morning… The National Weather Service In Kansas City/pleasant Hill Has Issued A Dense Fog Advisory…Which Is In Effect Until 9 Am Cdt This Morning. *...
View ArticleBuchanan County booking activity 4/8/2015
Here’s the latest booking activity from the Buchanan County Jail. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law. These are courtesy photos. This...
View ArticleAgriculture contest nets more than 1,200 students from across northwest Missouri
MARYVILLE, Mo. – More than 1,200 students from 55 northwest Missouri high schools took part in an Agricultural content at Northwest Missouri State University. They competed March 31 and April 1 in...
View ArticleEagle Communications Honored for Excellence in “Employee Ownership...
WASHINGTON -Eagle Communications, Inc. has been selected by the ESOP Association for two national awards, the 2015 Special Events – Series of Events Award and the 2015 Printed Materials Award. The...
View ArticleLivingston County Sheriff hires two deputies
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox says he has hired two new deputies. Deputy Dave Bagley began working at the LCSO on February 09, 2015 and is a 2014 graduate of the Basic Law Enforcement Academy at...
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