Burglary reported in Appleton City

On Dec. 29, a St. Clair County deputy took a burglary report on East Fourth Street, Appleton City. 

Deborah Reeder reported several items missing from her business, Riley's Auction House. 

Mrs. Reeder said a money box, laptop, and miscellaneous tools are missing. No information on the value of the items was reported.

Sheriff Keeler urges those with any related information to this cases or any others should contact the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office Tip Line, 417-646-5832, or email to tips@scsomo.org.

Obituary - Dale Lynwood Allen, Sr.

Dale Lynwood Allen, Sr., 89, Adrian, Missouri, died December 31, 2016 at his home. 

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 7, 2017 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian with visitation from 10:00-11:00. 

Burial will be in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian. Memorial contributions may be made to the Masonic-Eastern Star Home for Children, P.O. Box 1327, Freemont, NE 68026.

Obituary - Linda S. Bennett

Linda S. Bennett, age 65, of Clinton, MO, died at Westwood Living Center, on January 3, 2017.

A Memorial service for Linda will be held Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Consalus Funeral Chapel.

Memorial contributions may be made to C.A.R.E and left in care of Consalus Funeral Home, 209 S. 2nd, Clinton, MO 64735.

Condolences may be left online at www.ConsalusFuneralHome.com.

Congratulations is in order

CELEBRATION - Finn Crawford and Isaac Long took 2nd Place in Policy Debate at the Lee's Summit West Novice Tournament. These young men have done very well at this year's tournaments and we are very proud of them!- Photo Courtesy of Harrisonville High School Speech and Debate Team Facebook Page 

Nevada Police Department welcomes new officer

Officer Davin McKinney

Today the Nevada Police Department is excited to welcome Officer Davin McKinney to the Department. 

If you see him out and about please welcome him to our community.

Mark your calendars now

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Another push to ban all texting while driving in Missouri

Ever wonder why the radio controls in your car are easier to access than your heater controls?

A long time ago, automobile manufacturers figured out that people fiddle with the radio more than anything else- so making it more accessible would hopefully keep people from running into something while changing stations.

Since then we've come a long way. Texting is the new reason people run into things and unfortunately, there isn't much auto manufacturers can do about that, so it's up to lawmakers.

Again, the push is on to completely ban texting while driving in Missouri, which currently bars only those age 21 and younger from doing it. 

Last year, there was a whopping number of folks in the Show Me State that were killed because someone was texting. And the numbers show they were certainly not all under the age of 21. In fact, the bulk of texting-while-driving offenders were over the age of 21, indicating that Missouri should consider joining the 45 other states that ban everyone from texting while behind the wheel.

The American Automobile Association is currently lobbying lawmakers to consider changing the law and anticipate some positive movement on the matter later this year.