United States Postal Services Approves Price Increase For 2019 Prices will be going up at the United States Postal Service starting in January. The Postal Regulatory Commission has approved a 3.9 percent increase for priority express mail and a 5.9 percent hike for priority mail, plus a five cent increase for the forever stamp. According…… Continue Reading
Short Power Outage in Downtown Columbia
Short Power Outage in Downtown Columbia Power is now restored to hundreds of customers in downtown Columbia after an outage this (Thursday) morning. According to an outage map on the city of Columbia’s web site it started around 9:40 and lasted for about an hour this (Thursday) morning in an area that stretched from Providence…… Continue Reading
Final Report Released Shows Pilot Impaired In Fatal Boone County Plane Crash
Final Report Released Shows Pilot Impaired In Fatal Boone County Plane Crash A toxicology report released today (Thursday) is showing psychoactive drugs to be the main contributing factor in a 2017 Boone County fatal plane crash. The National Transportation Safety Board released its final analysis of the crash and say toxicology test results indicated that…… Continue Reading
Columbia House Fire Kills Dog
Columbia House Fire Kills Dog The cause of a fire in Columbia yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon is unknown. According to fire officials a large single family home caught fire in the Thornbrook subdivision where flames were coming from the kitchen area. No one was in the home at the time of the fire however a dog…… Continue Reading
Nine Deaths On Missouri Highways During Christmas Holiday Weekend
Nine Deaths On Missouri Highways During Christmas Holiday Weekend The Missouri State Highway Patrol says nine people are dead due to traffic crashes during this year’s Christmas holiday weekend. Last year there were seven deaths. The patrol says there were 294 total crashes, with 80 injuries, and 106 DWI arrests. The Christmas counting period started…… Continue Reading
Update on Fulton State Hospital Expansion
Update on Fulton State Hospital Expansion The expansion project at the Fulton State Hospital is on schedule with patients ready to move in this summer according to a spokesperson for the hospital. The new building will be named after former Governor Jay Nixon and called the Nixon Forensic Center. The expansion will have 300 beds,…… Continue Reading
Hannibal City Manager To Resign In March
Hannibal City Manager To Resign In March The Hannibal City manager will be leaving in March,2019. Jeff LaGarce made the announcement last week that he will be resigning as Hannibal city manager on March 15th after 12 years so he and his wife can move to St. Louis to be closer to family. LaGarce is…… Continue Reading
Holts Summit Man Arrested For Stealing Rifle From House
Holts Summit Man Arrested For Stealing Rifle From House A Holts Summit man is facing charges after being arrested for stealing a rifle from a house in Fulton. According to Fulton police they were notified of a stealing on Schultze street yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon around 3. During an investigation officers say 38 year old Boyer…… Continue Reading
Mexico Board of Education Votes To Approve Elementary School Reconfiguration
Mexico Board of Education Votes To Approve Elementary School Reconfiguration The Mexico Board of Education is giving a green light to elementary school reconfiguration in the district. The board passed the measure 5-2 in a vote last (Tuesday) night. The measure will send Pre-K through Kindergarten to McMillan, and first through fifth grade will be…… Continue Reading
Holts Summit Police Will Continue Coverage for New Bloomfield Next Year
Holts Summit Police Will Continue Coverage for New Bloomfield Next Year Holts Summit Police Department will provide coverage to New Bloomfield once again in 2019. An agreement came yesterday (Tuesday) morning during a New Bloomfield Board of Alderman meeting. The cost to the town is thirty five thousand dollars over one year. As part of…… Continue Reading
