Area News

GINGRICH WILL NOT APPEAR ON MISSOURI BALLOT
Randolph County Clerk Will Ellis hopes a list of frequently-asked questions will help prepare you for Tuesday's Presidential primary ...Read More

TED SANDER PROVIDES PRODUCERS CHOICE UPDATE
The staff at Producer's Choice Biodiesel Plant in Moberly turned out a small amount of their product before the end of the year ...Read More

CAUTHORN FILES BIPARTISAN BRICK BILL
Legislation that would require the Office of Administration to give preference for brick products produced in Missouri whenever bids are comparable has been filed by State Rep ...Read More

ACCIDENT SERIOUSLY INJURES TWO HALLSVILLE RESIDENTS
Two Hallsville residents suffered serious injuries in an overnight accident on Highway 5 in Howard County ...Read More

SCHOLASTIC MOBERLY PLANT TO CLOSE FRIDAY
MOBERLY- Scholastic will close its Moberly packaging plant Friday, which will impact about 135 employees ...Read More

DEER HIDES DUMPED IN MOBERLY
The Missouri Department of Conservation is investigating to determine who dumped numerous deer hides near the Outer Road and Highway 63 in north Moberly ...Read More

HALL OUT AND PIEPER IN AS DED ACTING DIRECTOR
The incoming director of Missouri's Department of Economic Development is now the outgoing director, after failing to win the Senate's support, and a new incomer hopes to pass the upper chamber's muster ...Read More

JORGENSON EMPHASIZES CRUCIAL ROLE OF MACC
Missourians with an Associates Degree earn $11,000 more than those with a high school diploma ...Read More

WYATT IMPEACHMENT RESOLUTION UPDATE
The Missouri House Speaker hasn't assigned Green Castle State Rep ...Read More

GAWLIK REVOKED
A Kirksville man accused of stealing two lawn mowers from a trailer parked at a Wendy's is behind bars, after testing positive for controlled substances ...Read More

HARTZLER VISITS MOBERLY
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WOMAN OPERATED METH LAB NEAR TRUMAN STATE
A Kirksville woman who admits operating a meth lab just 900 feet from the Truman State University campus has been sentenced to probation ...Read More

RANDOLPH CO ACCIDENT NETS DRIVER MULTIPLE CHARGES
A Huntsville man is facing felony charges after receiving serious injuries in a one vehicle accident Sunday afternoon in Randolph County. According to the Highway Patrol, 27 year-old Douglas Jaecques  was eastbound on County Road 11-15, 2 miles  west of Huntsville at 12:47pm Sunday afternoon, when the vehicle he was driving travelled off the north side of the roadway and overturned, ejecting him from the vehicle. Jaecques was seriously injured, and transported by helicopter to a Columbia...

BOONE COUNTY METH LAB ARRESTS
Two Columbia residents, along with two Hannibal residents were arrested Saturday evening as a result of a search warrant executed by the Boone County Sherriff's Department.  According the report, at 6:15 pm Saturday, officers served the warrant at 3251 North Locust Grove Church Road in Boone County after information was obtained from witnesses reporting suspicious activity by the tenants at that address. Arriving officers observed evidence of a meth lab and the warrant was obtained. Four...

PETITION DRIVES FOR NOVEMBER BALLOT MEASURES
Two volunteer groups, and several Columbia residents gathered Saturday in Columbia to launch a campaign to get two measures on the November ballot.
One group, calling themselves Volunteers for Missourians for Responsible Lending would like to see  an interest cap on payday loans in the Show-Me state. The measure calls for a 36 percent cap on small loans and payday loans in hopes that the cap will prevent predatory lending. A 36 percent cap would mean that if a person borrowed $ 500.00, the...

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