An Illinois man had minor injuries in a single-vehicle accident in Daviess County Saturday afternoon. Sixty-three-year-old Randy Hammond was southbound in a semi on Interstate 35 at about 2:45 pm and ran off the east side of the freeway. The semi returned to the road and overturned, blocking the passing lane. Hammond was taken to Cameron Regional Hospital for treatment […]
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State Troopers report one accident and three arrests in the area counties over the weekend. They include: Saturday at about 2:00 am in Sullivan County, 20-year-old Drake Oxendale of Shelbina was injured and arrested after an accident on Highway 6, east of Milan. According to the report, Oxendale was eastbound and ran off the road, struck a field entrance and […]
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The building that houses the Jamesport Post Office collapsed this (Wednesday) morning. Daviess County Emergency Management reports the building collapse happened about 9:30 am. The Daviess County Sheriff’s Office reports the area around the building has been closed off and they are asking the public to stay clear of the building. The report states there was no-one in the building […]
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The Missouri Department of Transportation will begin a Scrub Seal project on Highway 190 in Daviess County on Thursday. Vance Brothers, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, plans to start the scrub seal on Route 190 between the Grundy County line and Route F on Thursday. That section of the roadway will take about 2 days to complete. […]
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The resurfacing of a portion of Interstate 35 in Harrison and Daviess counties begins next week. The resurfacing will take place between US 136 in Bethany and Route C near Pattonsburg, including work on the on and off-ramps. Crews plan to work daylight hours beginning Monday. They will start milling and paving in the southbound driving lane, then move to […]
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The area counties had several contested races in the August 4th Primary. The winners in the contested races include: Caldwell County Two County races were decided as 41% of Caldwell Couty voters went to the polls Tuesday. There were two contested races on the Republican ticket. For Sheriff, Mitch Allen was elected by 14 votes over his opponent Jerry Galloway. […]
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State Troopers report six arrests in the area counties over the weekend. Saturday at 1:50 am in Carroll County Troopers arrested 25-year-old Jackson Cairns of Chillicothe for alleged DWI, failing to drive on the right half of the road and no insurance. He was processed and released. Saturday at 2:15 am in Daviess County, Troopers arrested 30-year-old Courtney Blackbird of […]
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The number of cases of COVID-19 in the area counties increased throughout the week and there are two additional deaths from COVID-19. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Service notified the Grundy County Health Department of the first death of a Grundy County resident due to COVID-19. Friday afternoon, Caldwell County posted they have also been notified of a […]
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Expect some delays if you are traveling on US 69 in Daviess County and Missouri 6 in Daviess and Grundy Counties. MoDOT officials say they are moving into the next phase of the resurfacing scheduled on US 69 from Interstate 35 to Route 6 and Route 6 from US 69 to the Muddy Creek Bridge, just east of US 65 […]
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Details Corrected: One person was injured an accident in Daviess County Monday. The accident on Highway 6 left 63-year-old Kenneth Smith of Gallatin with minor injuries. The Highway Patrol report Smith was eastbound and had stopped in traffic and was struck from behind by a truck driven by 65-year-old Jacob Byler of Weatherby. Byler was not injured in the accident. […]
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