Road And Highway Operation

Traffic stop leads to drug arrest, felony charges (07/25/11)
The Prosecuting Attorney of Saline County charged James Patrick Rohrer with four class B felonies for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. The Missouri State Highway Patrol stopped a vehicle driving eastbound on Interstate 70 for a window tint violation, speeding and an obscure license plate. ...

Flooding causes road closures (07/05/11)
Three Saline County roads have closed due to Missouri River flooding. The Saline County Commission announced the closure of Lavender Lane, Lynx Avenue and Ivory Trail, all North of Missouri Highway F and east of Miami, at their regular meeting on Tuesday. The Commission asks residents respect the closure...

Sweet Springs approves liquor licenses, road improvements (06/13/11)
The Sweet Springs board of aldermen approved two liquor licenses at their regular meeting on June 13. Dollar General's request for a license caused a minor debate. Alderman Jim spoke out against the lack of security at the store. He claimed the counters there were often left unsupervised...

Portion of highway to close in north Saline County (04/13/11)
A section of Route ZZ will be closed from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 18, according to MoDOT. Crews will replace culverts under the roadway, located six miles north of Missouri Highway 127. Motorists are asked to plan alternate routes during that time...

One fatality after two-vehicle crash (01/04/11)
A two-vehicle crash at 2:36 p.m. Monday, Jan. 3, proved fatal for one Saline County resident. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Ruby Romine, 74, of Slater, was driving a 1989 Buick northbound on U.S. Highway 65. Romine attempted to turn left onto Fairground Road, according to the report, and failed to yield to a southbound vehicle...

Saturday crash results in minor injuries for Marshall man (12/20/10)
A Marshall man came out with minor injuries after a crash at 11:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, John E. Plattner, 55, of Marshall was heading Eastbound on 250th Road, west of Fox Avenue, when his 2007 Ford struck a bridge after running off the right side of the roadway. The Ford overturned and came to rest in a creek, according to the report...

Sections of College Street, Lafayette Avenue to close for water main repair (11/22/10)
Work on a water main will soon have motorists taking another route through the center of Marshall. Marshall Municipal Utilities will have to close down a portion of College Street and Lafayette Avenue, and are anticipating beginning Monday, Nov. 29...

Road closing (10/15/10)
Several blocks on the East side of Marshall will be closed Friday, Oct. 15, and Saturday, Oct. 16. APAC will be laying asphalt on a section of Arrow Street between Brunswick and Lincoln, according to a representative of Municipal Services. The primary focus is repaving Conway Street; Arrow will be redone to match Conway...

County commission announces road closing (05/06/10)
Saline County Commissioners announced the temporary closing of 275th Road between Holly and Harvest avenues at their meeting Thursday morning, May 6. Commissioners said the road has not been draining well and is therefore washing away. Several loads of gravel have been added, but have not improved the situation. Now county road crews will install tiling in an attempt to deal with all the water...

County commission approves new lease for road graders (05/04/10)
At the Saline County Commission meeting Tuesday morning, May 4, commissioners approved a new six-year lease of five road graders for the county road and bridge department. The county will trade in its current five graders and receive the new ones from Tri-State Construction Company in Ashland some time in July. The reason for the switch is mostly an economic one, Southern District Commissioner Richard "Dick" Hassler said...

Community Cancer Center campaign nears goal as July deadline looms (05/02/08)
"There's no doubt in my mind we will make it." Fitzgibbon Hospital CEO Ron Ott said Thursday, May 1, that he's convinced the Cancer Center Campaign will be a success. "We have a wonderful community here and they won't let it fail," he said. With 90 percent of the needed funds in hand, Ott and Fund Development Officer Gayle Carter firmly believe they will meet a July 11 deadline to claim $200,000 in additional funding from The Mabee Foundation...

Rural fire districts redraw boundaries to prepare for enhanced 911 (05/02/08)
With the upcoming countywide 911 coming online, Saline County rural fire districts have met and changed their boundaries in order to encompass areas that were once not covered by any fire department. "Everybody's area has changed somewhat with the exception of Glasgow, Malta Bend and Waverly. Theirs didn't change," said John Rieves, captain of Marshall's Fire Department...

3 from Grand Pass injured in collision with truck (05/02/08)
A two-car accident involving a tractor-trailer left three Grand Pass residents with injuries on Wednesday, April 30. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 1998 Pontiac driven by Sonja R. Lohse, 41, of Grand Pass, was traveling southbound at 8:45 a.m. on Missouri Highway 23, about four miles north of Concordia, when she crossed the center line and struck a northbound 2002 Peterbilt truck driven by Eugene E. Volker, 41, of Humboldt, Neb., according to the report...

MoDOT begins asphalt patching work on U.S. 65 (04/29/08)
The Missouri Department of Transportation announced that asphalt-patching operations began on U.S. Highway 65 in Saline County Monday, April 28, at 10 a.m. and will be completed Friday, May 2, at 4:30 p.m. The repairs will begin at the Lafayette county line and continue east, ending at Business Route 65, according to MoDOT officials...

Marshall woman recalls work with famed heart surgeon DeBakey (04/29/08)
Just a few days ago, Dr. Michael DeBakey, a pioneer in cardiothoracic surgery, received the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation's highest civilian honor. He adds the medal to a very long list of honors bestowed on him throughout his long career. At the ceremony in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, fellow Texan, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, said of DeBakey, "(In receiving this award) he joins the company of George Washington, Winston Churchill and Thomas Edison."...

MoDOT begins asphalt patching work on U.S. 65 (04/28/08)
The Missouri Department of Transportation announced that asphalt-patching operations began on U.S. Highway 65 in Saline County Monday, April 28, at 10:00 a.m. and will be completed Friday, May 2, at 4:30 p.m. The repairs will begin at the Lafayette county line and continue east, ending at Business Route 65, according to MoDOT officials...

Sweet Springs aldermen approve street projects (04/28/08)
The Sweet Springs Board of Alderman selected the street overlay projects for this year's budget at its meeting Monday, April 14. Hank Taber, superintendent of public works, presented the board with a list of potential streets to include in the 2008 overlay project. The list has more than a mile of city streets that need repair...

Newscope/County commission provisionally accepts bridge project bid (04/01/08)
Widel Inc. appears to have submitted the winning bid on a bridge project on Wildcat Road. The Saline County Commission approved the bid of $296,606.85 pending bond verification from the engineering firm the county is working with. The Widel bid was the lowest of six bids received. The highest was for more than $403,000...

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