The Linn County Health Department January 18th reported 106 COVID-19 cases had been added since its last weekly update, January 11th. That brought the total to 2,295. The center has received a large number of cases in the past three days, and it was working through them as quickly as it was able. Residents who […]
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Trenton Woman killed in two- vehicle crash
A Trenton woman died as the result of a two-vehicle crash three miles south of Winston on Tuesday morning, January 18, 2022. Sixty-three-year-old Linda Wilcox was the driver of a pickup truck. She was pronounced dead by the Daviess County Coroner and taken to the Stith Funeral Home in Gallatin. The driver of a sports […]
Test of Missouri’s Blue Alert System
On Tuesday, a routine test of Missouri’s Blue Alert system was inadvertently sent to wireless devices statewide. The Patrol regularly tests the Blue Alert system to ensure it works properly when needed. During the test, an option was incorrectly selected, allowing the message to be disseminated to the public. There is no Emergency Alert at […]
Mo Dot to replace 88 year old Bridge on route 139
A project to replace the 88-year-old Lewis Creek Bridge on Linn County Route 139 will begin soon. The Missouri Department of Transportation says the bridge is approximately 1 mile north of Meadville. It is the third bridge to be replaced under the Fixing Access to Rural Missouri (FARM) Bridge Program. The bridge, carries approximately 265 […]
Livingston County Sheriff’s administrative offices closed for this week
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department administrative offices at the Law Enforcement Center in Chillicothe will be closed for at least this week. The deputies are still on duty and answering calls. If you need assistance, call the dispatch center at 660-646-2121. If it is an emergency, call 911. […]
Kirksville murder suspect transferred to Cass County jail
A Kirksville murder suspect has now been transferred from the Cass County jail to the Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC). KTVO TV is reporting Anquan “AJ” Glover, 22, of Kirksville, was transferred last Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, from the Cass County jail to the DOC’s Fulton Reception & Diagnostic Center in Fulton, Mo., because he […]
Salisbury Schools closed
Due to staff shortages the Salisbury Schools will be closed today. […]
Salisbury Schools Closed
Due to staff shortages the Salisbury Schools will be closed today. […]
MO DOT closes Route O
The Missouri Department of Transportation will have a holiday-shortened week beginning on Tuesday. The MoDOT crews will handle regular maintenance and weather-related work. Specific projects in the local counties will include: Linn County Route O – CLOSED for bridge maintenance from Route M to Route OO, Tuesday morning […]
Child Tax Payments Stopping
Millions of families will have to adjust their budgets as monthly child tax payments will stop for the first time in months; however, they could resume. Congress failed to pass an extension to the program but are in talks about reviving it as more than 30 million families were getting the monthly payments since July. […]