AREA NEWS

The Missouri State Highway Patrol released a report that on March 14, 2016, a 30 year old male, from Hannibal, Missouri was arrest on multiple charges. Nakeenan F. Washington was arrested in Marion County of Troop B, at 8:08 a.m. for the following charges: Possession of less than 35 grams marijuana;  Possession of drug paraphernalia;…

Missouri’s Annual Statewide Tornado Drill Postponed Until Thursday, March 17   National Weather Service made the change this morning due to potential for severe weather this afternoon and evening in northeast Missouri   JEFFERSON CITY – Due to the weather forecast for northeast Missouri now calling for the potential for severe weather this afternoon and…

The Shrine of St. Patrick in St. Patrick, Missouri, is breaking with tradition and will hold their annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration on Sunday, March 13, 2016. The pictorial cancellation is available through the month of March at the St. Patrick, Missouri USA Post Office and the date changes daily.  The cancellation depicts one large…

  On Thursday, March 17, 2016, Prairieland FS will host a Grain Outlook Meeting at the Grand Hall, 418 Grand Avenue in Memphis, Missouri. Aaron Curtis of MID-CO Commodities will give a market outlook followed by a brief Q&A discussion.  Holly Meteer, Prairieland FS Grain Department Manager and Ryan Miller of Western Grain Marketing will…

  On March 4, 2016, Warner L Wheeler, age 47, of Newark, Missouri was arrested on one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance (Methadone), a class C felony. Wheeler was also ticketed for driving without a valid operator’s license. Wheeler is currently lodged in the Lewis County Jail in lieu of a $10,000 cash…

According to a report by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Thursday, March 3, 2016, at 4:25 p.m., 92 year-old Edward E. Howard of Arbela, Missouri, was driving a 19999 Mercury Mystique that ran off the Highway 136 approximately 1.5 miles east of Memphis, Missouri. Howard was wearing a safety device when the vehicle he was…

Thirty-one year old, James Boomer, of LaBelle, Missouri was arrested in Lewis County, Missouri, on Friday, March 4, 2016, for Felony No Valid Operators License 3rd Offense. Boomer was taken to Lewis County Jail in Monticello, Missouri and was placed on a 24-hour hold.  

Four Lewis County residents were arrested in recent days for DWI charges. On Friday, March 4, 2016 at 10:18 p.m., 59 year-old Steven W. Stinson of LaBelle was arrested by the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Macon County, Missouri, for (1) Driving While Intoxicated and (2) Failure to Maintain the Right Half of The Roadway…

Mayor Amy Turpin advised that The City of LaBelle will be having a Town Hall Meeting (NOT a council meeting) on Friday March 11, 2016 at City Hall at 7 p.m. This will be an open discussion meeting. If anyone in the community has any questions, concerns, ideas or anything they would like to discuss,…

According to a press release from the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, on March 1, 2016, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office and the NEMO Task Force served a search warrant at 105 S 8th Street, La Belle, Missouri after a two month long investigation. Tony N Grove, age 48, La Belle, Missouri was arrested for Possession…