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Minor Injuries Reported In Two Semi Accident
Two semis collided on Hwy. 27 Tuesday afternoon blocking traffic in the northbound lane for several hours. The accident occurred at 3:03pm, about four miles south of Wayland According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, a 2008 Kenworth with a flatbed trailer, driven by Kory J Feldman of Epworth, Iowa, struck the rear end of a…
Read MoreSemi Accident Closes Northbound Highway 27
A collision between two semi tractor trailers has closed northbound Highway 27, about 2 miles south of the Running Fox/Hwy 61 interchange. The accident happened at about 3:00pm. It appears both trucks were in the northbound lanes. Damage to the trucks seems to indicate that the truck with the flatbed trailer struck the rear of…
Read MoreFamily Escapes Kahoka Trailer Fire Unharmed
A Kahoka family escaped their burning mobile home unharmed on Thursday evening, September 17. According to Kahoka Assistant Fire Chief Mick Wood, the call came in at about 8:13pm. Fire crews were dispatched to Mac’s trailer court, where the trailer in the southeast corner of the park, owned by Alex Shaw, was fully engulfed. “It…
Read MoreResults Of DWI Saturation Conducted In Knox County
Knox County, Missouri – Captain James E. Wilt, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, announces the results of a DWI (driving while intoxicated) saturation conducted in Knox County. The saturation was conducted from 11 p.m. on September 12, to 3 a.m. on September 13, 2015. During the enforcement operation, officers patrolled specific areas with a…
Read More29th Annual Knox County Corn Festival Parade – Photos & Video
The 29th Annual Knox County Corn Festival was held in Edina, Missouri, Friday through Sunday, September 11-13,2015. Watch the parade and see the photos! Click here to see over 200 parade photos via our Facebook page!
Read MoreKnox County All Veterans Memorial Unveiled During Corn Festival Opening Ceremony – Video
The new Knox County All Veterans Memorial was unveiled Friday afternoon, September 11, 2015, in front of the Knox County Courthouse. The ceremony to unveil the memorial also marked the start of the 2015 Knox County Corn Festival. Watch a recorded live streamed video of the full ceremony below. The ceremony begins about 12 minutes…
Read MoreRemembering 9/11
Fourteen years ago, September 11, 2001, was a cloudless, fall-like, morning in western Iowa. At the time, I was the Circulation Director of the Daily Nonpareil, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. It was a normal morning until I got called into the publisher’s office. The first plane had just hit the World Trade Center. At that…
Read MoreMacon Police Department News Releases, September 10, 2015
On 08/28/2015, an employee of a business in the 100 block of North Rubey Street reported property damage occurred at the business caused by a passerby. The employee gave the officer a description of the suspect, who was last seen walking away from the area in a southerly direction. Upon locating the suspect a short…
Read MoreUnveiling New All Veterans Memorial Will Be On Patriots Day, Friday, Sept. 11, To Open Corn Festival
On Friday, September 11, 2015, which is Patriot’s Day and the opening day of the Knox County Corn Festival, a very special dedication and unveiling will take place in front of the Knox County Courthouse. The new Knox County All Veterans Memorial will be uncovered to the public in honor of all veterans who served,…
Read MoreSturm Arrested Following Pursuit and Manhunt
On September 8, 2015, at approximately 1255 hours, Clark County Sheriff’s Office, Chief Deputy Shawn Webster, attempted to make a traffic stop on a 2001, White Chevrolet Impala, when he identified the driver as Jesse J. Sturm, age 26, of Kahoka, Missouri, who had an active felony arrest warrant. Mr. Sturm refused to pull over…
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