Higginsville News

Geoff Rands/Democrat-News Ellen Shinkle, Missouri Valley Community Action Agency community volunteer and public relations manager, center, stands and speaks to members of the Saline County InterAgency Council about MVCAA's services during their meeting Tuesday, Jan.

Five people were injured in a two-vehicle accident Thursday in Johnson County. Melissa M. Mahnken, 30, of Holden, was taken by ambulance to Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence with minor injuries.

A new set of transportation priorities for Saline County includes four needs, according to county Pioneer Regional Trails Planning Commission documents released by Transportation Advisory Council member Dale Zank.

Topic: Obituaries Submitted Obituary : Dr. Grace T. McReynolds Published Online Jan 20, 2010 - 02:20 PM Surrounded by family members, Grace M. McReynolds went to meet her Lord on Tuesday, January 19, 2010, from her home at the Baptist Home in Chillicothe.

If you want to talk about antique tractors while they're in a pulling contest, do it outside, Carl Buckner advises.

The Christmas break is now in effect, and no one could probably use a two-week hiatus more than the Marshall wrestling squad.

Richmond officials will take their time finding a few good men who can help end some long-standing city pool issues.

Two people have died in a fiery head-on crash near Lexington.The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash happened early Sunday on Missouri 13 south of the Lafayette County seat.The patrol says 32-year-old Ronald A. Mason of Lexington was driving the vehicle that crossed the center line and collided with the vehicle that 59-year-old James F.

Two Lafayette County men died in a head-on collision Sunday morning on Highway 13, just south of Slusher School Road.

Senior citizens are usually considered much wiser in the ways of the world. But when it comes to the world of computers, kids are light years ahead of their grandparents.

Topic: Births, Weddings & Anniversaries Weddings : Ellis-Jennings Wedding Published Online Nov 12, 2009 - 11:03 AM The National Confederate Park Civil War-era chapel at Higginsville was the setting for the Saturday, May 30, 2009, wedding of Kristen Lea Ellis and Justin Ray Jennings.

After a stop in Lafayette County to face charges there, William P. Willbanks, 40, of Higginsville, will be spending the next seven years in Missouri Department of Corrections as the result of a sentence handed down by Circuit Court Judge Dennis A. Rolf Monday, Nov.

The historic Lexington Brewery Building that has housed Las Carretas Mexican Restaurant for the last several years was destroyed in an early-morning fire this Thursday.

HIGGINSVILLE, Mo. a ' Two people were seriously injured in an ATV accident in rural Lafayette County early Sunday.

Two occupants of a small plane apparently were unharmed after the aircraft crashed into Higginsville Lake Monday morning, according to the manager of Higginsville Industrial Municipal Airport.The plane took off from the airport, said Kelly Ralston.

A small plane crashed into a Higginsville lake Monday morning. But neither person inside were hurt.

Liberty man charged in death after fightA 23-year-old Liberty man has been charged in the death of a man in Northmoor early Sunday, according to a detective.Platte County prosecutors have charged Jack Martin with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident with death or injuries involved, said Leroy Williams, a detective with the Northmoor police ...

Police confirm a plane went down Monday morning at Higginsville Lake, also known as Higginsville Reservoir.

Mr. and Mrs. Lou Tempel, of Sedalia, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Wednesday.

Governor Nixon announced that 16.1 million dollars in funding will be unfrozen and used for projects at the seven Missouri veterans homes.