Memorial services for 75-year-old Karen Sue Riley, of Vandalia, will be at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, November 18, at Bienhoff Funeral Home in Vandalia. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 18, from 9:30 AM until the time of the service at the funeral home.… Continue Reading
Sandra Lee Link
A Celebration of Life for 81-year-old Sandra Lee Link of Moberly will be held on Wednesday, November 19, at 12:00 pm at the Central Christian Church in Moberly. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 19, from 11:00 am until the time of the service at the Central Christian Church. Services are under the direction…… Continue Reading
Darline Ellis
A Celebration of life for 89-year-old Darline Ellis of Centralia will be held on Thursday, November 20, at 11:00 am at Fenton-Kendrick Funeral Home in Centralia. Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 20, from 10:00 am until the time of the service at Fenton-Kendrick Funeral Home.… Continue Reading
Thomas “Tom” Wright,
Funeral service for 73-year-old Thomas “Tom” Wright of Moberly will be held on Friday, November 21, at 1:00 pm at the Cater Funeral Home Chapel in Moberly. Visitation will be held on Friday, November 21, from 11:00 am until the time of the service at the Cater Funeral Home.… Continue Reading
Columbia Police Arrest Two More for Murder
Columbia Police Arrest Two More for Murder Columbia Police arrested 44-year-old David Adams and 37-year-old Julius Cureton, both of Columbia, yesterday in connection to a December 2017 robbery and homicide. According to a news release, investigators said they believe the home invasion was drug-related and that the home was targeted by the suspects. Adams and…… Continue Reading
MoDOT to Reopen I-70 Martinsburg Exit
MoDOT to Reopen I-70 Martinsburg Exit The Missouri Department of Transportation is planning to remove the barriers on Eastbound I-70 between Columbia and Kingdom City tonight, as crews will start moving eastbound traffic onto newly constructed lanes around 7pm Friday. MoDOT expects traffic to be using the new eastbound lanes by Saturday morning. As part…… Continue Reading
Macon Appoints Craig Interim City Administrator
Macon Appoints Craig Interim City Administrator The City of Macon has appointed Mary Lou Craig as the city’s interim city administrator. Craig will replace Scott Meszaros, who was fired last week after being on the job for less than six months. According to a social media post, Craig has worked for the city as either…… Continue Reading
Thomas Faces Preliminary Hearing Today
Thomas Faces Preliminary Hearing Today A preliminary hearing scheduled for a 32-year-old Columbia woman who allegedly took some drugs, and then fell asleep in her car, which was found running on a Jefferson City lawn last month. Bailey E. Thomas was charged with felony counts of Second Degree Drug Trafficking and Possession of Controlled Substance,…… Continue Reading
MoDOT Crews Switch Columbia Traffic Pattern
MoDOT Crews Switch Columbia Traffic Pattern More traffic changes in mid-Missouri yesterday. This time on US Highway 63. Traffic shifted in the work zone in Columbia after Missouri Department of Transportation crews completed the new bridge north of Broadway and finished rehabilitating a bridge over Interstate 70. Head-to-head traffic moved from the southbound lanes to…… Continue Reading
Brain Eating Infection at Lake of the Ozarks
Brain Eating Infection at Lake of the Ozarks An infection that annually infects fewer than 10 people on average across the United States, has been found in Missouri. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has announced a case of a Missouri adult with an infection of amebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM, commonly called the…… Continue Reading
