Mexico Superintendent Set To Retire The superintendent of Mexico Public Schools announced his retirement to the Board of Education at their last meeting. Dr. Zach Templeton is in his third year as superintendent of the district and served as assistant for five years prior to that. Dr. Templeton will retire in June, and plans to…… Continue Reading
Shelby Home Total Loss
Shelby Home Total Loss A Shelby County home is a total loss after a fire early this morning. [Friday] According to the Shelbina Fire Protection District, crews were called to a vacant home north of Shelbina Lake on Shelby 452 and found the home fully engulfed in flames. The fire marshal will continue investigating the…… Continue Reading
Montgomery Deputies Seize 134 Pounds Of Marijuana
Montgomery Deputies Seize 134 Pounds Of Marijuana The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, along with the East Central Drug Task Force found 134 pounds of marijuana while executing a search warrant on Wednesday. According to a release, the warrant was served in the 700 block of Bellflower Street in Bellflower. The marijuana was packaged and prepared…… Continue Reading
Report Shows Rural Missourians Have More Health Problems
Report Shows Rural Missourians Have More Health Problems The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has released its report on rural health. The report finds that Missourians living in a rural county have worse health behaviors, worse health outcomes, and more difficulty accessing the health care services they need in comparison to those in…… Continue Reading
Fulton Man Charged In String Of Crimes
Fulton Man Charged In String Of Crimes A Fulton man is formally charged with numerous offenses after investigations into a string of crimes in the 5 thousand block of Oak Lane and the 5 thousand block of State Road D yesterday. [Thursday] According to the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office, 32 year old Ashley Foster is…… Continue Reading
Most Rape Kits Untested
Most Rape Kits Untested Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced yesterday [Wednesday] nearly 90 percent of Missouri’s rape kits were never tested. In a press conference, Schmitt said that of the approximately 7000 total kits, only about 830 of them were tested for evidence. Rape kits are performed by medical examiners and are used to…… Continue Reading
Columbia Investigators Follow Leads In Missing Woman Case
Columbia Investigators Follow Leads In Missing Woman Case Columbia Police confirmed investigators were following up on leads in Cooper County in relation to missing Columbia woman, Mengqi Ji Elledge, yesterday. [Wednesday] Authorities would not confirm the exact location of their activity. Mengqi Ji was reported missing on October 10, and her husband, Joseph Elledge, is…… Continue Reading
Five Arrested In Fulton Drug Bust
Five Arrested In Fulton Drug Bust Five people were arrested during a drug bust at 818 Vine Street in Fulton at around 6:00 yesterday morning. [Wednesday] Fulton Police report officers, along with the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office and the MUSTANG Drug Task Force executed a search warrant, and found a crystal-like substance believed to be…… Continue Reading
Callaway Fugitive Found Hiding In Deep Freeze
Callaway Fugitive Found Hiding In Deep Freeze The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office arrested one person during a fugitive investigation near Fulton yesterday morning. [Tuesday] According to the department, deputies were were in the 3000 block of Hilltop Drive searching for 55 year old Charles Bentley of Fulton. Bentley was wanted for four counts of unlawful…… Continue Reading
Perry Receives Funding For Wastewater Treatment Facility
Perry Receives Funding For Wastewater Treatment Facility The United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development has invested over $2.75 million to improve the City of Perry’s wastewater treatment facility. The city will use a nearly $1.35 million loan and a $1.4 million dollar grant to upgrade the aging system that was constructed in the 1960s.…… Continue Reading
