Transportation Accidents

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...

3 Waverly men receive injuries in Thursday morning accident (05/01/08)
A two-car accident south of Waverly Thursday morning, May 1, left two Waverly teenagers with minor injuries and a 50-year-old Waverly man with serious injuries, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Marshall man reflects on Napton's past (04/30/08)
Although drivers passing quickly by Napton in southeast Saline County may not see it, taking a closer look reveals the history of a town that was the county seat from 1831-1838, when court was held in a hewed log tavern built on a sloping bank of Salt Fork Creek valley...

Marshall family seeks help after fire (04/29/08)
A Marshall family of four was left homeless Saturday, Aprill 19, after a fire gutted their home on Clara Street. The Marshall Fire Department received a call at 3:21 p.m. regarding a structure fire at 738 W. Clara St. Fire Chief John Rieves said the fire stared in the basement laundry room. Paula Glor's daughter, Lindsey, discovered the fire coming from an operating dryer...

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...

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...

Bonner Springs teen killed in collision on I-70 April 27 (04/28/08)
A Bonner Springs, Kan., teen was killed early Sunday, April 27, and six people were injured in a two-car accident on Interstate 70 west of Sweet Springs, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol. Joshua K. Gaffney, 14, was pronounced dead at the scene by Saline County Coroner Willie Harlow. Next of kin have been notified, according to the report...

Stamp prices to increase 1 cent in 2 weeks (04/28/08)
The price for a First-Class Mail stamp will increase by one cent to 42 cents on May 12, according to the U.S. Postal Service. The price of each additional ounce will remain 17 cents. However, customers may use Forever Stamps on their first class letters, regardless of when they purchased the stamp, USPS officials said...

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...

Hillsboro woman suffers minor injuries in 1-car accident on I-70 (04/26/08)
A Hillsboro woman suffered minor injuries after she apparently fell asleep at the wheel shortly before 7:30 a.m. Friday, April 25, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Viki L. Bouska, 50, was eastbound near the 84 mile marker when she lost control of her 2001 Chevrolet and it went off the left side of the road. She overcorrected and went off the right side of the road, struck a guard rail, then went across the median and came to rest facing west, according to the report...

Hillsboro woman suffers minor injuries in 1-car accident on I-70 (04/25/08)
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2 Marshall men hurt in 2-car accident on County Road 103 (04/25/08)
Two Marshall men received minor injuries Thursday, April 24, in an accident on County Road 138, 0.3 miles west of County Road 103. The accident occurred at about 5:05 p.m. as a 2005 Dodge, driven by Danny R. Auer, 62, of Marshall, was heading westbound on County Road 138 and began skidding off the west side of the roadway. ...

Wells discusses the ethics of service at 'Ethics in Action' award ceremony (04/02/08)
Missouri Valley College hosted its Fifth Annual Awards Luncheon celebrating the 2008 "Ethics in Action" award winner, Diehm's Tire Service, on Tuesday, March 25. William Grace, associate professor of business administration and Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) chapter advisor at MVC, began the program by introducing the guest speaker for this year's event...

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...

Blue Springs woman receives minor injuries in accident Sunday on I-70 (03/31/08)
Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers responded to a one-car accident at about 6:24 p.m. on Interstate 70 Sunday, March 30, which left a Blue Springs woman with minor injuries. Jamie D. Link, 20, was traveling eastbound on I-70, 2.5 miles west of Route YY, in her 2008 Toyota when she was attempting to overtake a vehicle and then observed another vehicle in the path and overcorrected, according to the report...

Garage fire spreads to house in Marshall early Monday (03/31/08)
Marshall Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 664 W. Thomas St. at 1:36 a.m. Monday, March 31. Fire Chief John Rieves said the fire started in the garage of a vacant rental property. The fire quickly spread to the attic of the house the garage was attached to...

Salisbury man killed March 29 in wreck on Highway 41 in Saline County (03/30/08)
A Salisbury man was killed in a one-vehicle accident on Highway 41 at Salt Fork Creek in Saline County shortly after 6 a.m. Saturday, March 29, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol. Thomas V. Garner, 55, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident by Saline County Coroner Willie Harlow, according to the MSHP report...

MoDOT seeks bids for Glasgow ferry service (03/28/08)
On Friday, March 21, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) advertised a request for bids (RFB) to provide a ferry service at Glasgow during the upcoming bridge closure. Following a required two-week advertising period, MoDOT will open bids for the service on April 4 at 10 a.m...

InterAgency Council reviews activities (03/27/08)
Saline County InterAgency Council held their monthly meeting Tuesday, March 25, to hear updates from each entity within the council. Saline County InterAgency Council Chairman Kathy Walker, and chairman for the family support division, said they had to do some reappointing of positions, as two council office holders have been transferred to other areas within the state. ...

MoDOT: I-70 bridge work in Saline County rescheduled (03/19/08)
The Missouri Department of Transportation has postponed the work on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 over Blackwater River bridge, originally scheduled for March 17, due to inclement weather. The work is now expected to begin March 24 at 6 a.m. While the work is being done, traffic will be reduced to one lane over the bridge for a three-week period beginning each Monday at 6 a.m. ...