Saline County News

Federal transportation officials have given Missouri officials the green light to rebuild Interstate 70 across the state to include lanes only for trucks.

The terrible tragedy at Fort Hood today has made me once again look with awe upon our heroic Veterans.

At their meeting Tuesday morning, Nov. 3, Saline County Commissioners announced a statewide budget reduction for county assessors in Missouri of $1.99 per parcel of land.

A Sweet Springs man suffered an accidental death while cutting wood Monday, Nov.

Construction work for Interstate 70 in Saline County is rescheduled for Nov. 2. Pavement repair will be Monday from 7:00 a.m. to 5 p.m., and traffic will be reduced to one lane beneath the Route EE/K bridge.

Over the weekend, President Obama declared the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, epidemic a national emergency, which allows hospitals to move emergency rooms offsite in order to help separate H1N1-infected and noninfected patients.

Bond has been set at $20,000, cash only, for Rashaad K. McDonnough, 22, of Marshall, who was charged Wednesday, Oct.

Gavin Hannah, 17, of Marshall, pleaded guilty in Circuit Court Monday, Oct. 26, to class D felony property damage in the first degree and to the unclassified misdemeanor of minor visibly intoxicated.

Westbound Interstate 70 will be shut down to one lane from Wednesday until Friday in Cooper County, west of Columbia, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.

Kirksville attorney Thomas R. Oswald, 84, pleaded guilty today in Saline County Circuit Court, a short time after jury selection had already begun in his trial.

Interesting news and features published in our print edition and e-edition October 21.

From left to right Howard County Commissioner Lowell Eaton; MoDOT Assistant District Engineer Kevin James; Glasgow Mayor Fred Foley; state Sen.

Robert Wolf swallows a blazing sword, just one of the many stunts and illusions show-goers will see at the Howl-O-Ween show benefiting The Lighthouse Shelter Saturday, Oct.

Nelson R. Gabriel, 41, of Marshall pleaded guilty in Pettis County court Thursday, Oct.

Newly hired telecommunication specialists and other staff for the SalineCounty E911 Dispatch Center stand with 911 commission directors outside the dispatch center Thursday, Sept.

Michael W. McElroy, 45, unknown address, is in custody at Saline County Justice Facility, charged with class C felony burglary in the second degree.

The public is invited to the 2009 Century Farms Celebration to be held Thursday evening, Nov.

On Tuesday, Oct. 13, the first 300 doses of H1N1 vaccine arrived in Saline County and were distributed to four area health facilities.

Ryan L. Ulmer, 33, of Nelson, has been identified as the man arrested Saturday, Oct.

A Houstonia woman suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Salint County Saturday morning, Oct.