Daviess County News

The accident occurred when a 1969 grain truck driven by David Leeper of Gallatin, Mo., lost the left rear tandem of his vehicle.

Topic: Announcements College News : GED Meeting At Jamesport Published Online Oct 16, 2009 - 11:50 AM The Northwest Region Workforce Investment Board / North Central Missouri College will hold an informational meeting in Jamesport for persons interested in attaining their General Equivalency Diploma.

A new animal shelter servicing four Northwest Missouri counties could become a reality within a year and a half, according to organizers.

Three Pacific Northwest universities face a federal lawsuit that accuses them of using, without permission, a Canadian inventor's patented process to build a better yellow mustard seed.

The Missouri auditor's office said Wednesday that it will examine state rules governing grain deals after two alleged grain fraud schemes cost farmers tens of millions of dollars this year.

The daughter of Danial Rinehart, who is accused of murder and incest for fathering her children, called her childhood a tragedy.

Topic: Headline News Area News : More Charges Filed In Grain Case Published Online Jul 02, 2009 - 11:24 AM More charges have been filed against the former owners of the Gallatin Grain Company.

Large hail caused extensive damage in parts of Daviess and Holt counties Sunday night.

More than 100 northwest Missouri farmers who lost money to a Gallatin grain elevator will receive about 12 cents on the dollar under a state Department of Agriculture proposal to pay out the bonded portion of the elevator's debt.

Area grain farmers listened Thursday night to state officials explain a process for returning money they invested in a defunct Daviess County elevator.

Quentin Fleming, 5, checks out books from the Downtown Library. The St. Joseph Public Library summer reading programs start June 1. June begins the traditional summer reading programs for young people at Northwest Missouri libraries.

Larry C. Larson on Tuesday held back a second challenge from Bonnie Sue Cooper in the do-over election for Clay County western commissioner.Larson received 51 percent of the votes, compared with Cooper’s 48 percent.

The state of Missouri has filed criminal charges against the former owner of a Gallatin, Mo., grain dealership, alleging he stole from numerous farmers.

Topic: Headline News Area News : Gallatin Man Charged In Grain Fraud Incident Published Online Apr 30, 2009 - 11:34 AM A total of 25 felony charges have been filed against a Gallatin man in connection with the closing of the Gallatin Grain Company and its inability to pay debts last February.

The Humane Society of Missouri hosted a special Rescue Dog Adopt-A-Thon Saturday at the Westport Area Center in Maryland Heights.

Topic: Courthouse News Circuit Court : Daily Record 4-17-09 Published Online Apr 17, 2009 - 01:23 PM CIRCUIT COURT Division I Judge Jack Peace James I. Dunn, 26, Moberly, pleaded not guilty to the following charges and had his case set for May 14: assault of a law enforcement officer, driving while revoked, increasing speed while being passed, ...

Another group of abused dogs rescued from a string of puppy mill busts will be up for adoption this morning.

The Humane Society of Missouri has been granted custody of 102 dogs that lived in an illegal puppy mill in Daviess County on April 3, which means some adoptions can begin next week, the group said Friday.

A Jackson County judge made the ruling Thursday. The Humane Society is caring for the dogs in St.