A Moberly man was charged this week by a federal grand jury with stealing over $280,000 in COVID funds. 32-year-old Steven W. Hendren was charged with three counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. Hendren is accused of pretending to be a landlord on applications for rental assistance to the Missouri…
The Moberly School District has added 13 new buses to its fleet. The Moberly School District partners with First Student for transportation services. Moberly Schools superintendent Christina Wright says First Student purchased 13 new Thomas C2 buses from Midwest Bus Sales. First Student will keep a few of the older buses to use as trip…
It was a busy night of high school basketball on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. Logan Rosenfelder helped lift the Centralia Panthers boys past Van-Far, 58-57, off an alley-oop layup in the closing seconds of the game. Other games at the Centralia Tournament included Hallsville defeating Macon 60-28. Centralia will play Hallsville on Thursday in the…
A Columbia teen accused in the shooting death a Moberly man on Sunday will be charged with murder. According to reporting from ABC 17 News, Randolph County Sheriff Aaron Wilson said that a 16-year-old boy from Columbia will be charged with second-degree murder and robbery in the death of 22-year-old Ethan March. A 15-year-old girl…
The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office released the identity of the victim who died in a shooting south of Moberly on Sunday, November 10, 2024. According to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, deputies found 22-year-old Ethan March dead from an apparent gunshot wound after responding to a residence south of Moberly just after 5:15pm on Sunday….
An investigation is underway after a man was reportedly killed in Randolph County during the afternoon hours of Sunday, November 10, 2024. According to Randolph County Sheriff Aaron Wilson it happened just off County Road 2605 south of Moberly, where a 22-year-old man was killed. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office reports, two juveniles are in…
A Macon woman has died after a two-car accident in Macon County during the evening hours of Tuesday, October 29, 2024. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol it happened on US 63, four miles south of Macon, when a vehicle driven by 55-year-old Sandra D. Williams of Macon backed out of a private driveway…
Water service will be interrupted today, October 11, 2024, due to a water main repair. Customers affected are in the following areas: • 900 through 1000 Blocks of Henry Street Water service was restored once repairs were completed. If you experience low water pressure, or have no water, in your area there will be a…
The following press release was sent out on October 10, 2024. The five remaining schools in the North Central Missouri Conference (NCMC)—Hannibal Public Schools, Kirksville School District, Marshall Public School, Mexico Public Schools, and Moberly School District have made the difficult decision to dissolve the conference, effective at the end of the 2025-2026 school year….
An Auxvasse woman suffered moderate injuries in a one-car accident in Randolph County during the early morning hours of Sunday, October 6, 2024. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol accident report it happened on County Road 1130, 5 miles northwest of Huntsville. A vehicle driven by 18-year-old Donna J. Wall of Auxvasse traveled off the…
A Columbia woman is facing charges after an arrest by Moberly Police on Friday in connection with a kidnapping investigation from the week before. According to a news release, 33-year-old Allison Escobar has been charged with kidnapping and assault in Randolph County from an incident on Rollins Street in Moberly on September 20th. Police said…
The Moberly Police Department reports the arrest of a man following a standoff on Thursday, September 26, 2024. According to the news release, on September 20, the Moberly Police Department was made aware of a possible kidnapping and assault that happened at a home on Rollins Street. The victim was rescued by the Moberly Police…
Two people are facing kidnapping charges after an arrest by Moberly Police. According to a news release from the Moberly Police Department, on Friday afternoon, a family member called Moberly Joint Communications and said a victim was being held against their will. Moberly Police Department’s SWAT and the North Missouri Drug Task Force were able…
