Four seriously injured in accident near Rich Hill

Four persons, including two children were seriously injured in a single car accident East of Rich Hill on route B, 6/10 of a mile West of county road 7305 yesterday afternoon. According to the report, a 1999 Jeep Cherokee driven by Jeffery S. Tenpenny, 45, of Nevada was Westbound when the vehicle left the roadway, struck a fence and overturned, ejecting all four occupants. The children, Jordan M. Heard, 12, and Skylar S. Watts, 7, were transported to Children's Mercy hospital. Tenpenny, along with passenger Lorinda M. Lukenbill, 55, were both transported to Research Medical Center for treatment. The report states that no one in the vehicle was wearing a seat belt.