Tag: New Florence
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Tractor Trailer Catches Fire At Fuel Pumps At Love’s Truck Stop In New Florence
No injuries reported after a tractor trailer caught fire at the fuel pumps at the Loves Truck Stop in New Florence on Sunday, June 2, 2024. The Montgomery Fire Protection District responded to the fire and the fire was contained to the fuel island. The diesel pumps were closed until after clean up and inspection…
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Two Area Students Earn Missouri Corn Growers Association Scholarships
Two area students are receiving scholarships from the Missouri Corn Growers Association. Tucker Robnett of Laddonia, a senior at Community R-6, is receiving a one thousand dollar scholarship to help pay for his continuing education at Mizzou where he plans to pursue a degree in agribusiness management. Hannah Grosse of New Florence is also receiving…
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Lynlee Renick Drops Appeal
The woman convicted in the 2017 death of her husband in New Florence is dropping her appeal. Lynlee Renick, convicted in December of 2021 in the death of her husband Ben, a snake breeder in New Florence, voluntarily dropped her appeal as of Monday according to online court records. The appeal was filed October 21st…
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New Florence Interchange Work Lane Closures Needed In Early January
Continued work on the Highway 19 / Interstate 70 interchange will requeire lane closures in the next two weeks. Next week, beginning Tuesday, I-70 will be reduced to one lane in each direction between mile markers 174 and 176 while barrier wall construction is done. All ramps at Highway 19 will remain open during the…
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Jury Begins Deliberation In 2017 Montgomery County Homicide Case
The fate of Michael Humphrey is now in the hands of twelve jurors from Cape Girardeau County. Humphrey is accused in the murder of New Florence reptile breeder Ben Renick in 2017. Testimony today included a Missouri State Highway Patrol investigator who testified as to interviews with Humphrey regarding the murder weapon and where it…
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Montgomery County Murder Trial Continues In Mexico
Day two of the Michael Humphrey murder trial is now over. The state called three witnesses today, two Missouri State Highway Patrol investigators and a banking official from the bank of Ben Renick’s. Michael Humphrey is accused in the murder of New Florence reptile breeder Ben Renick in 2017. Humphrey’s ex-girlfriend and the wife of…
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Fire Crews Battle Blaze In New Florence
A multiple alarm fire in New Florence this morning seriously damages a service business. According to a Facebook post from the New Florence Fire Protection District, the fire was at Pierson and Sons on the north service road. Crews from New Florence, Montgomery, Jonesburg, Wellsville, Warrenton, Callaway, Big Springs, Rhineland, Hermann and Marthasville battled the…
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Train Derailment In New Florence
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department is reporting a train derailment in New Florence this (Sunday) morning. The derailment happened around 7:25 and at this time there have been no injuries reported and no hazardous materials have been identified. Main Street and some secondary roads are closed. Photos courtesy of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department Facebook…
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MoDot Meeting In New Florence To Discuss Highway 19 Bridge Replacement
A meeting with Missouri Department of Transportation officials concerning the replacement of the Highway 19 bridge over I-70 is planned for tomorrow (Tuesday) night. The open-house style meeting will let residents stop by and visit with MoDot officials and see the four options being considered for the bridge replacement. According to the MoDot website, construction…
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Man Charged In Auxvasse Burglaries
The Callaway County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has charged a 21 year old New Florence man in relation to multiple burglaries and the theft a vehicle in the Auxvasse area on November 2. According to the Callaway Sheriff’s Office, Shawn Buck allegedly burglarized two homes and stole a vehicle from a third residence. Buck is being…
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MSHP Honors Two For Heroic Actions
The Missouri State Highway Patrol honored Julie Nordman and her husband Randy Nordman posthumously the Honorary Trooper Certificate today [Friday] in New Florence. According to the nomination, Randy and Julie Nordman saved lives on March 7, 2016. Randy Nordman was fatally shot by Pablo Serrano-Vitorino during an altercation that caused Serrano-Vitorino to lose the bullets…
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Highway Patrol To Give Honorary Trooper Award
A New Florence woman and her late husband will be honored by the Missouri State Highway Patrol for their actions during a confrontation that protected the public and assisted police in the arrest in a man who had killed 4 people less than 12 hours earlier. Julie Nordman, and her late husband Randy Nordman, will…
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Serrano-Vitorino Death Investigation Report Released
A death investigation report for a man accused of killing 5 people, including one in Montgomery County in 2016, was released over the weekend. According to the report, 43 year old Pablo Antonio Serrano-Vitorino was found hanging from a bed sheet from a metal light fixture in his cell. Dried toilet paper was found to…
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Montgomery County Crews Assist Horse In Distress
Deputies in Montgomery County were instrumental in helping a horse in distress this morning. [Thursday] According the Sheriff’s office, deputies were dispatched to the New Florence area when the horse became hung up inside a trailer. Deputies learned the horse had somehow straddled a divider and was stuck. Through the teamwork of deputies, New Florence…
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Man Dies In I-70 Crash
A Hazelwood man has died after a car crash on Interstate 70 near New Florence just before 7:00 last night. [Tuesday] The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 83 year old Ali Mahmud was parked in the passing lane of westbound 70 and was rear-ended by 68 year old Kevin Jackson of Lawrence, Kansas. Mahmud was…