AREA NEWS

Here is the Knox County Corn Festival Full Schedule: The schedule can also be found on the Corn Festival Facebook Page.

Hannibal, MO – On Thursday, August 30, 2018 the Anti-Crime Enforcement Squad (ACES) executed a search warrant in the 600 block of Lyon Street, in Hannibal, Missouri.  A significant quantity of methamphetamine was located.  The following people were taken into custody: Antanet L Hawkins, 21 of Hannibal, manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance and resist arrest…

By Marlana Smith   Two residents were affected by theft on Thursday morning, August 30, at 3:30 a.m., in Leonard. Jim and Donna Belt, had a 1996 220 Bayou Kawasaki four wheeler stolen from their home. Jim said, “It [four wheeler] was under a carport just 25 yards behind [west] my house. The four wheeler…

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, AUG. 24, 2018 – The U.S. Drought Monitor map was updated today and is on the department’s Drought website at https://dnr.mo.gov/drought.htm. Dry to exceptionally dry conditions continue to prevail in Missouri. Seventy-one counties are in D2 or greater status. This is a decrease from 86 counties last week. Twenty-four counties remain in…

Timeline Press Releases from the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office August 22, 2018 On August 21, 2018 at 12:16 p.m. the victim was pronounced deceased at the St. Louis Children’s Hospital. An autopsy will be conducted at the Boone/Callaway County Medical Examiners Office in Columbia, Missouri in the near future. The matter will be referred to…

Today, in response to worsening drought conditions throughout the state, Governor Parson announced the availability of water for family farms at 28 Department of Conservation areas and five Department of Natural   Resources state parks. Governor Parson also announced the creation of a lottery for farmers interested in haying, free of charge, on almost 900 acres…

Who:              Veterans and their families What:             Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital and the Columbia Vet Center are teaming up to provide area Veterans with services such as Veterans Health Administration enrollment, and counseling for post-traumatic stress disorder and military sexual trauma. Through use of the Mobile Vet Center (MVC), a 37-foot-long mobile resource unit,…

Edina, MO – Farmers and livestock producers are faced with a multitude of drought related dilemmas from hay shortages to dried up farm ponds. Members of the University of Missouri Extension staff have scrambled to put together a drought meeting for the Northeast Missouri region. Agriculture and livestock producers are invited to attend and obtain…

  Hetzler Joins Homebank Staff HOMEBANK is pleased to announce that Larraleigh Hetzler of rural Lewistown, Missouri, has been named Loan Assistant for HOMEBANK of Canton, Missouri. In this position, she will work closely with HOMEBANK’s Marcia Hardin to assist customers in the processing and facilitation of loan applications and closings. A graduate of Westminster…

Ozark Steakhouse Closing August 31, 2018 According to a public statement from the Heartland Community there have been significant changes in the past year at the Heartland Community, where they continue to look for ways to become more effective and stay true to their core mission—providing a place where men, women, and children can find…