BOONVILLE MAN FACING FELONY CHARGES FAILS TO APPEAR FOR INITIAL COURT HEARING
A Boonville man is facing felony charges after an alleged incident on May 31. ...Read more
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CHILDREN’S ADVOCATES JOIN CALLS TO EXPAND MEDICAID
Kids Win Missouri, a multi-issue children’s advocacy coalition, announced its official endorsement of the “Yes on 2” ballot initiative on Wednesday, July 8. The initiative will expand health insurance coverage for parents and workers in Missouri. ...Read more
FAYETTE MAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT HAS CASE BOUND-OVER TO CIRCUIT COURT IN HOWARD COUNTY
A 47-year-old Fayette resident who is facing a felony charge relating to an alleged incident in March has had his cause bound-over to the Circuit Court. ...Read more
SEDALIA MAN CHARGED WITH SEX RELATED FELONIES HAS CAUSE CONTINUED
The case involving a 26-year-old Sedalia man facing a felony charge for allegedly having inappropriate sexual contact with a teenage female more than two years ago has been continued. ...Read more
INTERIM AUDITOR APPOINTED IN SALINE COUNTY
Due to the recent resignation of Saline County Auditory Tara Vogelsmeier, the County Commission appointed Deputy Auditor, Sandra Walter to the position of Interim Auditor, during a special session on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. ...Read more
SEDALIA MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTED A WOMAN WITH A HAMMER ENTERS A PLEA OF NOT GUILTY
A 37-year-old Sedalia man charged with felonies following an alleged assault in February has a hearing scheduled for next month. ...Read more
SMITH-COTTON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PROGRAM SUSPENDS ACTIVITIES DUE TO COVID-19 EXPOSURE
The Sedalia School District has announced that a confirmed case of COVID-19 has been documented with the Smith-Cotton High School football program. ...Read more
MISSOURI RECEIVES $12,000 GRANT TO HELP STOP HIGH-RISK IMPAIRED DRIVING
WASHINGTON, D.C. – For the sixth consecutive year, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility (Responsibility.org) are awarding grants to help states keep Americans safe from the most dangerous impaired drivers. ...Read more
ROLL-OVER CRASH KILLS GRAVOIS MILLS MAN ON TUESDAY IN COOPER COUNTY
A 61-year-old Gravois Mills man was killed in a roll-over traffic crash in Cooper County Tuesday. ...Read more
BORING AND NEW WATER LINE PROJECT WILL CLOSE ROADWAY IN SEDALIA ON WEDNESDAY MORNING
The City of Sedalia has announced that the north side of the intersection of E. 10th Street and S. Massachusetts Ave. will be closed to traffic between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8, to allow for boring and placement of new water line. ...Read more
THERE ARE CURRENTLY 18 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN LAFAYETTE COUNTY
Only one new case of COVID-19 has been reported in Lafayette County on Tuesday. ...Read more
MDC TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR NEXT AGENT TRAINING ACADEMY
The Missouri Department of Conservation is taking applications throughout July for up to 16 participants for its 2021 conservation agent training academy, which will begin April 1, 2021. ...Read more
GOVERNOR PARSON ORDERS U.S. AND STATE FLAGS BE FLOWN AT HALF STAFF IN HONOR OF DESOTO LIEUTENANT
Governor Mike Parson has ordered U.S. and Missouri flags be flown at half-staff at all government buildings in Jefferson County and at fire houses across the state on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in honor of DeSoto Rural Fire Protection District Fire Marshal/Lieutenant Ronald W. Wehlage, Jr. ...Read more
ATTORNEY GENERAL SCHMITT FILES CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST BENTON COUNTY CONTRACTOR
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, in cooperation with Benton County Prosecuting Attorney Karen Woodley, has announced that Timothy DeVine, proprietor of “Your Home Center,” a modular home dealership which operated in the Lincoln, Missouri, area, has been charged with consumer fraud. ...Read more
SUPERINTENDENT ISSUES LETTER ABOUT POSSIBLE RETURN TO SCHOOL
New Franklin R-1 Superintendent Brian Cordel sent out a letter making parents and students aware of the possibility of returning to school next month. ...Read more
