The victim of an apparent shooting last night (Tuesday) in Sturgeon is in a local hospital. Boone County Sheriff’s Deputies went to a shots fired call around 6:18 last night outside of the Heuer’s Country Store and Cafe that is permanently closed and located at 15471 Old U.S. 63 in Sturgeon. One man was shot,…
A Sturgeon man pleads guilty in an Indiana courtroom to charges stemming from a fatal accident last July in Indianapolis. According to online court records, 57-year old Bruce Pollard was charged with 3 counts of reckless homicide, 7 counts of reckless driving causing bodily injury, and one count of reckless operation of a vehicle in…
Impending inclement winter weather is causing a host of cancellations today. Mexico Public Schools, St. Brendan in Mexico, Williams Center in Mexico, Callaway Head Start, Centralia R-6 and Centralia Head Start. The Callaway Senior Center in Fulton. The Audrain County Historical Society is closed today. The CMCA- Family Resource Center in Callaway County, Columbia College,…
The Community R-VI Lady Trojans defeated the South Callaway Lady Bulldogs 37-27 last (Saturday) night to take first place in the Sturgeon Tournament. Their last first place finish in the tournament was in 2004 and this marks only their second championship title from the Sturgeon Tournament since 1985. To get there, they defeated New Bloomfield…
A recent state audit is finding that the City of Sturgeon mismanaged funds. According to the audit released by Nicole Galloway on December 17th, the city improperly transferred 2 certificates of deposit from the cemetery fund to the general revenue fund. The audit also found the city’s budget, financial reporting and accounting records are in…
The Boone County fair will be leaving Sturgeon after 4 years. The announcement was made this week by the Boone County Fair Board president Jeff Cook, that the fair would be returning to its previous home in northeast Columbia. Cook says the county giving the city of Columbia the fairground to be run by Columbia…
A Sturgeon teen is recovering from moderate injuries after a one car accident in Audrain County last (Tuesday) night. According to the highway patrol it happened on County Road 116, just west of Route Y. 16 year old Lowell W. Hoskins lost control of his vehicle on the gravel road and overturned and was ejected….
A Sturgeon man was formally charged today with three counts of reckless homicide and one count of reckless operation of a vehicle in a highway work zone in Indiana today. [Thursday] Bruce Pollard is accused of speeding in a work zone causing a crash that killed 29 year old Alanna Koons and her 18-month-old twin…
The opening day of the annual Boone County Fair starts today (Tuesday) in Sturgeon. Fair-goers will have to deal with extreme heat as an excessive heat watch is in effect for the area until Saturday. Boone County Fire Protection District will have people on site at the fair to deal with heat-related emergencies, plus two…
A Sturgeon man is facing charges of that include reckless homicide after a fatal, fiery crash on an Indianapolis freeway over the weekend. According to Indiana State Police the crash yesterday (Sunday) after a semi tractor-trailer hit the back of a line of vehicles backed-up in traffic due to construction. The first car hit caught…
The Sturgeon Board of Alderman has voted for a second time to remove Police Chief Greg Halderman from his position today. [Tuesday] The city terminated Halderman’s employment in May of 2017 amidst allegations of inappropriate behavior and alcohol abuse. In March, a Boone County Judge ordered Halderman be reinstated with back pay. Today’s vote was…
The attorney of former Sturgeon Police Chief Greg Halderman is accusing the city of violating the law again. According to Halderman’s attorney Andy Hirth the city placed Halderman on administrative leave the night before he was to be reinstated. On Friday last week a judge ruled the city reinstate Halderman and provide back pay. On…
A judge is ruling that the city of Sturgeon must reinstate their former Chief of Police Greg Halderman. According to court records the ruling was made on Friday by Circuit Judge Jeff Harris. He ruled that the city of Sturgeon did not comply with procedural requirements of a contested case when they removed Halderman from…
Two people were seriously injured in a fiery car crash [Wednesday] in Moniteau County around 10:45 this morning According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 30 year old David Hashagen of Sturgeon failed to negotiate a curve and overcorrected twice before leaving the left side of the road and struck a tree. The car came…
The Sturgeon R-V Schools Superintendent is getting a three year contract extension. The Sturgeon School board voted to give Geoff Neill the extension at their board meeting held earlier this week. Neill is in the first of a two year contract currently. He replaced Shawn Schultz last year who took a job with the Henry…
