Tag: Bowling Green
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Missouri State Representative Chad Perkins On KXEO Morning Show
Missouri State Representative Chad Perkins was the featured guest on AM 1340 KXEO and the Am I Awake Morning Show today. Perkins represents District 040 including Monroe, Pike, Lincoln, and Ralls Counties. He answered questions about Medicaid expansion in Missouri and the Senate race in 2022 for Roy Blunts seat.
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Champ Clark Bust Among Artwork Damaged During In Capitol During Riot Last Week
The statue of a Northeast Missouri man who almost became president was among artwork damaged during a protest at the Capitol last week. Representatives of the group that oversees Champ Clark’s historic home in Bowling Green were notified on Friday, two days after the violence. The extent of harm done to the Champ Clark bust…
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Monroe County Prosecutor Seeking To Revoke Probation Of Sex Offender Recently Arrested For Incident In Vandalia
The Monroe County prosecutor is looking to revoke the probation of a convicted sex offender that was arrested in Audrain County recently. According to court records Prosecuting Attorney Talley Kendrick Smith filed an order in Monroe County District Court to order 71 year old Ronald David Leake to serve a one-year term in the Monroe…
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Secretary Of State Jay Ashcroft Delivers Personal Protective Equipment To Audrain County Courthouse For June Election
Missouri Secretary Of State Jay Ashcroft is delivering personal protective equipment to local election authorities across the state today. Ashcroft made his first stop in Mexico at the Audrain County Courthouse this morning where he delivered face masks, hand sanitizer and other protective items for the June 2nd General Municipal Elections. Ashcroft says when it…
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Missouri Secretary Of State Jay Ashcroft Will Deliver Polling Place Supplies Starting Next Week With First Stop In Mexico
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft will begin delivering polling place supplies to local election officials for upcoming elections next week. The first stop on Friday, May 15th will be in Mexico at the Audrain County Courthouse at 8am. Other stops include Paris, Palmyra, New London, Bowling Green, Warrenton and Montgomery City. During the day…
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Local FFA Chapters Receive State Recognition
Mexico, Paris, Centralia, Community R-VI in Laddonia, Ashland, Bowling Green and Monroe City FFA chapters all received a Gold Emblem. Only 10 percent of state chapters receive a top chapter designation each year.
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One Seriously Injured In Crash Near Vandalia
A Bowling Green woman sustained serious injuries in a crash with a tractor-trailer on U.S. 54 yesterday [Sunday] afternoon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the crash happened one mile east of Vandalia, near the Ralls County line. The incident occurred when the tractor-trailer, driven by 39 year old Dustin Gibson of Vandalia slowed to…
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Two Arrested In Multi-County Chase
Two people are facing numerous charges after a multi-county pursuit yesterday. [Wednesday] According to the Pike County Sheriff’s Office, the driver of a vehicle, identified as Cole R. Couch of Bowling Green, fled when a deputy attempted to stop him regarding an ongoing investigation. Couch led deputies on a lengthy pursuit through Pike, Ralls and…
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Bowling Green Schools On Lock Down
The entire Bowling Green R1 campus was placed on lock down today [Tuesday] following a threat. The lock down was the result of a student threat to another individual at the high school. The schools were dismissed under police watch. The subject involved in the threat was apprehended.
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Area Schools Earning Top Honors At Missouri FFA Convention
Many organizations are being recognized for top awards at the Missouri State FFA Convention that started yesterday (Thursday) in Columbia. The Mexico FFA chapter placed 19th out of 347 in the state earning a Top Chapter Award. Other Schools receiving Top Chapters Awards are Community R-VI placing 27th, Bowling Green earned 24th place, Centralia placed…
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Bowling Green Apartment Fire
One firefighter was taken to a hospital for observation after an apartment complex fire early this morning [Friday] in Bowling Green. Authorities are working to uncover the cause of a fire that was reported at around 4:48. Twenty people in seven apartments were affected by the blaze. The building, located at 100 Creekside Drive is…
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Apartment Complex Fire In Bowling Green
One firefighter was taken to a hospital for observation after an apartment complex fire early this morning [Friday] in Bowling Green. Authorities are working to uncover the cause of a fire that was reported at around 4:48. Twenty people in seven apartments were affected by the blaze. The building, located at 100 Creekside Drive is…
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Bowling Green Community Mourns Death Of High School Senior
The Bowling Green Community is mourning the loss of a high school student and star athlete who died in a car accident last (Friday) night. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, senior Kaleo Dade was driving his vehicle on Route E when he hit a deer and slid off the road. Dade died on the…
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Fatal Crash in Pike County Kills Bowling Green Man
A Bowling Green man has lost his life after a one car accident in Pike County yesterday (Tuesday). The Missouri Highway Patrol reports it happened just after midnight yesterday (Tuesday) on US Highway 54 West of US Highway 61. A vehicle began to slide on an ice covered bridge, left the road and overturned. The…
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Bowling Green Man Now Serving On U.S. Navy Missile Destroyer
A graduate of the Clopton High School is now serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason. Bowling Green, Missouri native,and Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Firkus is a fire control man aboard the warship, based in Norfolk, Virginia. Firkus credits success in the Navy to many of the lessons learned…