Solar Farm Planned Near Kingdom City A solar farm switchyard from Ameren Missouri is being planned near Kingdom City. The utility has filed an application with the Missouri Public Service Commission to construct, install, own, operate and maintain a new 345 kilovolt switchyard in Callaway County to be called the Burns Switchyard. Ameren entered into…… Continue Reading
North Callaway High School Threat Under Investigation
North Callaway High School Threat Under Investigation A threat to North Callaway High School is under investigation. According to a Facebook post from the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office, the district was notified of a threat circulating on social media just before 11:00 last night (Thursday). Administrators contacted the sheriff’s department and just after midnight, officers…… Continue Reading
Fulton Man Killed In Head-On Accident
Fulton Man Killed In Head-On Accident A Fulton man is dead following an Osage county accident yesterday (Thursday). According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 45-year-old Nicholas D. White’s vehicle crossed the center line of Highway 50 east of Hickory Street and struck a vehicle driven by 31-year-old Courtney Sims of Sullivan head-on. Sims was…… Continue Reading
Auxvasse Man Leads Deputies On Pursuit
Auxvasse Man Leads Deputies On Pursuit A two-county pursuit Friday night ends with an Auxvasse man in jail. According to a social media post from the Callaway County Sheriff’s Department, deputies tried to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation near Highway 54 and Route BB. The 37-minute pursuit began and continued through parts of…… Continue Reading
Mexico Woman Injured in Callaway County Accident
Mexico Woman Injured in Callaway County Accident A deer in Callaway County is responsible for sending a Mexico woman to an area hospital yesterday evening (Wednesday). According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened on eastbound Highway 54 a mile east of Route FF at 5:30. 45-year-old Gina M. Shern struck the deer…… Continue Reading
Laddonia Man With Minor Injuries in Callaway County Accident
Laddonia Man With Minor Injuries in Callaway County Accident A Laddonia man escapes serious injury after an early-morning accident in Callaway County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 61-year-old Mark V. Bertels’ vehicle ran off the right side of the road. Bertels overcorrected and the vehicle ran off the left side of the road…… Continue Reading
Callaway County Accident Sends Auxvasse Woman to Hospital
Callaway County Accident Sends Auxvasse Woman to Hospital An Auxvasse woman is recovering from moderate injuries after an accident on Highway 54 yesterday morning (Sunday). According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident happened at 10:40 on westbound Highway 54 at County Road 220 when vehicles driven by 54-year-old Rita A. Brown of Auxvasse…… Continue Reading
Mexico Man Injured in Callaway County Crash
Mexico Man Injured in Callaway County Crash A Mexico man is moderately injured in a one vehicle accident in Callaway County last night (Thursday). According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 46-year-old Warren O. Thurman’s car failed to negotiate a curve on Callaway Road 2002 a half mile west of Highway 54 and ran off…… Continue Reading
Auxvasse Man Dies Running a Stop Sign
Auxvasse Man Dies Running a Stop Sign An Auxvasse man, Douglas Thompson, 88, is dead after a crash in Callaway County. The crash was on County Road 245 at Route E yesterday afternoon (Thursday) at 12:20pm, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Thompson failed to stop at a stop sign and drove into the…… Continue Reading
Walsworth Bringing Jobs and Security to Fulton
Walsworth Bringing Jobs and Security to Fulton Walsworth Publishing Company is making a huge investment in Fulton with a new printing press. The press is a massive 175 x 30 feet and will take 25-30 semis to deliver. In a press release, Walsworth says the months-long installation will require the hiring of local electricians as…… Continue Reading
