Montgomery City News

A Pennsylvania man remains in serious condition this morning at University Hospital after crashing his car during a pursuit with the Missouri Highway Patrol.

City and county officials say they would rather bypass the courtroom and sit down and talk about which governmental body should issue liquor licenses in the three-mile area outside of the city limits, but Sheriff D.T. Marshall isn't prepared to budge on the issue.

The Montgomery City-County Personnel Board may have sided with Mayor Todd Strange in the firing of chief property maintenance inspector Eddie Hill, but Hill said he is not going quietly.

The freshman experience at large state universities can still resemble a failed social experiment more than the start of a four-year journey to enlightenment.

The cellblock isn't just a place to serve time. It's also a resting-spot aft er a full day of work for 75 to 100 Montgomery City Jail trusties.

The kids' corner will soon be kid-free. The dogs in the adopt-a-pet segment will bark no more.

Car 18, driven by Austin Hahs of Oak Ridge with Jon McMillen of Friedheim, Mo., crashes into another during the demolition derby Tuesday night at the SEMO District Fair.

There's no doubt that the Thomas White case has been a learning experience for the entire community.

A southwest Missouri boy who was 13 when he fired an assault rifle inside a Joplin middle school was sentenced Friday to 10 years in state custody.

Farmers find aphids in Missouri soybean fields Sep. 2, 2009 COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Farmers are finding aphids in their soybean fields across Missouri, especially along Interstate 70 east of Columbia.

Stacey Robinson, left, of Montgomery City, owner of Robinson Carving Co., and his son, Clint, use chain saws to carve sculptures from logs Saturday afternoon at the Missouri State Fair.

The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce will meet with local officials and representatives at 9 a.m. Tuesday to make an economic development announcement about a business expansion, including an expansion in work force.

A St. Charles County man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of a 78-year-old woman at a campground.

A St. Charles County man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of a 78-year-old woman at a campground.

Fred Fry grows mushrooms in his wine cellar. They look like miniature umbrellas hooked onto a row of logs propped along the walls.

The mushrooms growing along the walls of Fred Fry's wine cellar resemble small umbrellas.

Fred Fry grows mushrooms in his wine cellar. They look like miniature umbrellas hooked onto a row of logs propped along the walls.

Fred Fry, owner of The Mushroom Farm outside Montgomery City, grows shiitake mushrooms on logs inside an old wine cellar.

The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce said Thursday it will no longer at tempt to participate in the search for a new superintendent for Montgomery County Public Schools, but the Montgomery County Commission will con sider whether some members may participate in the on-site in terview process next week.

Freddie Williams Jr., a spe cially trained instructor for the General Educational Develop ment exam, or GED, shows up twice a week for three hours a day to prepare inmates at the Montgomery City Jail for the high school equivalency exam.