Former Sturgeon Police Chief Wins Appeal The former police chief in Sturgeon wins on an appeal. An appeals court yesterday (Tuesday) ruled that the City of Sturgeon didn’t follow the law in 2017 when they fired Greg Halderman. Halderman will keep the $315,000 he was initially awarded. The amount of Halderman’s legal fees that the…… Continue Reading
Boone County Fire Shuts Down Route Z
Boone County Fire Shuts Down Route Z Part of a state highway in Boone County is back open after being shut down for a while yesterday afternoon (Wednesday). A public alert was sent at around 2:30 yesterday afternoon saying Route Z was closed north of East Rob Cook Road. A large cloud of black smoke…… Continue Reading
Centralia Fire Department Responds to Camper Fire
Centralia Fire Department Responds to Camper Fire A breaker box is thought to be the cause of a camper fire in Centralia over the weekend. Centralia fire crews were dispatched to the fire at the corner of West Southgate Street and Switzler Street around 4:30 on Saturday morning. The fire was contained quickly and Centralia…… Continue Reading
Boone County Fire Protection Districts Asks Voters For No Tax Increase Bond Issue
Boone County Fire Protection Districts Asks Voters For No Tax Increase Bond Issue Voters in the Boone County Fire Protection District will see a bond issue for the district on the April 4th ballot. The no tax increase bond issue would allow the district to issue eight million dollars worth of bonds to acquire real…… Continue Reading
Three Weekend Accidents Injure Three
Three Weekend Accidents Injure Three Three accidents over the weekend send three people to area hospitals. The first crash happened Friday evening at 5:35 when a semi driven by a Florida man struck the driver’s side of a vehicle driven by 44-year old Beth Mayhew of Auxvasse while she was making a left-hand turn. The…… Continue Reading
Centralia Wrestling Takes First Place In Class 1
Centralia Wrestling Takes First Place In Class 1 Centralia Wrestling are now State Champions. For the first time in school history, they have taken the Class 1 State title following yesterday’s (Thursday’s) state tournament in Columbia. Individually, Brayden Dubes, Brayden Shelton, and Seth Hasekamp took first place honors with Weston Ward, and Rex Bryson taking…… Continue Reading
Man Found Guilty In Audrain & Boone County Fraud Cases
Man Found Guilty In Audrain & Boone County Fraud Cases Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is announcing the conviction of a Holts Summit man for committing fraud in Audrain and Boone counties. Blake Mahoney was found guilty of Financial Exploitation of the Elderly and Deceptive Business Practices. Mahoney defrauded eleven consumers by demanding money upfront…… Continue Reading
Centralia Schools Set Open House For New Central Office
Centralia Schools Set Open House For New Central Office The Centralia Public Schools have a new Central Office and they are preparing to show it off to patrons. An open house is scheduled for Monday evening from 3:30 until 6:30. The district says they’ve been in the facility for a little over a month and…… Continue Reading
Centralia Electric Customers Will Pay More For Service
Centralia Electric Customers Will Pay More For Service The City of Centralia is raising the base fee for electric service on both residential and commercial accounts. According to a Facebook post from the city, the base fee of $11.05 will rise to $16 as of February 1st. The city says they contract with Ameren Missouri…… Continue Reading
Boone County Accident Kills Paris Man
Boone County Accident Kills Paris Man An accident in Boone County yesterday afternoon (Monday) kills a Paris man. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 12:20 on Route Z a quarter mile south of Liddell Lane when a cement truck driven by 22-year-old Troy W. Boshears of Paris ran off the…… Continue Reading
