Category: NEWS – Randolph County
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Moberly employee recognized by Job Point
Job Point of Columbia is recognizing a mid-Missouri employee for its Award of Excellence. Kyle Oliver, an employee of the Moberly Pizza Hut, has been employed by the restaurant for about two years. He started there on a work exploration through Job Point despite having no prior job experience.
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JBS Foods shuts down one line at Moberly plant
Meat processor JBS Foods of Moberly is in partial shutdown this week after being cited by the United State Department of Agriculture. In a Facebook post on Thursday, the bacon plant said it would fully reopen soon after being cited by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service. No word on how many of the…
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Newcomb brought up on assault charges in Moberly
Charges were filed Thursday in Randolph County Court against a Moberly man accused of attacking a victim during an arranged set up, using a crowbar to intimidate the victim, and causing physical injuries to victim during a dispute regarding child sex abuse. The victim came into the Police Department Wednesday night at 8:54pm, with a…
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Moberly man injured in single-vehicle crash
A 46-year-old Moberly man suffered moderate injuries in a single-vehicle accident early Saturday morning. The crash occurred at 2:15am, on US 24 two miles east of Clifton Hill, when he swerved his 2020 BMW X7 to avoid another vehicle. He then ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a telephone pole. He…
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Firefighter Hurt Battling Moberly House Fire
A Moberly firefighter was taken to the hospital with minor injuries while battling a house fire Thursday morning. Crews were called to the 300 block of Taylor Street, where they found heavy fire and smoke coming from the second floor and attic. The family inside made it out safely. An interior search was conducted, but…
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Historic School Transformed into Senior Living
A former Moberly school has stepped into a new role as a home for dozens of local residents. The old Moberly Junior High has been transformed into the Tannehill Senior Apartments, a 40-unit, $22 million housing project led by the North East Community Action Corporation. The complex at 101 North Johnson now offers affordable one-…
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Moberly man steals two vehicles
A 19-year-old Moberly man has allegedly admitted to stealing two vehicles yesterday and ramming one of them into the garage doors of two separate businesses. Raymond Thomas was charged today (Tuesday) in Randolph County Court with second-degree burglary, stealing a vehicle, first-degree property damage and first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle. The probable cause statement…
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Heston charged with Higbee assault
A Thursday night disagreement between a couple has led to the arrest of a 26-year-old Glasgow man. Noah J Heston was arrested for a assault. According to a probable cause statement, a Randolph County Sheriff’s Deputy was dispatched to a Higbee residence at 10:29 last Thursday night. where a couple had gotten into an argument…
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Michael Timmons charged in death of child
A second person has been charged in connection with the death of a child in Randolph County in January 2026. Yesterday (Thursday) prosecutors charged Michael S. Timmons with five counts of First Degree Endangering Welfare of Child Creating Substantial Risk. He is the second person charged in the case, after authorities were called to a…
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Moberly Water Outage, Boil Advisory Today
A scheduled water service outage will take place this today, in Moberly as crews connect a new section of the city’s water main. The outage will impact the 300 and 400 blocks of North Avenue and all of Wheeler Street, and nearby areas may also be affected. Once service is restored, residents who experienced low…