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Benton County Farmers' Market seeks vendors
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:23:44 -0700
The Benton County University of Missouri Extension Center will host the fourth annual Warsaw Farmers’ Market from May 12 to Oct. 13. The market will be open from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays and from 7 a.m. to noon on Saturdays in the Orscheln parking lot at 1551 Commercial St. in Warsaw.
Partly Cloudy
Sat, 19 May 2012 18:23:34 -0700
Two people were ejected from their motorcycle and had moderate injuries on Saturday in Benton County.
High Speed Chase Ends in Benton County
Fri, 11 May 2012 11:15:32 -0700
MORGAN COUNTY - A Sedalia man remains in jail after a high speed chase ended in Benton County Thursday morning. The Morgan County Sheriff's Office was informed that fugitive, Joshua J. Gresham, 27 of Sedalia, was seen driving a white Plymouth car toward Stover, Missouri.
Benton County Group Makes Final Push for Booze Sales
Sat, 12 May 2012 17:35:03 -0700
The group Keep Dollars in Benton County wants voters to decide in the November election if they want retail alcohol...
Warsaw woman injured in Benton County accident
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:38:28 -0700
A Warsaw woman was injured in a vehicle accident at 8:18 p.m. Tuesday in Benton County. Susi N. Hale, 63, was driving west on state Route BB when she drove off the right side of the road and hit an embankment, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report.
Windsor woman injured in Benton County accident
Sun, 06 May 2012 22:08:24 -0700
A Windsor woman was injured in a vehicle accident at 11 a.m. Saturday in Benton County. Dorothy A. Case, 73, was driving westbound on Route P, east of Route E, when she traveled off the road and struck a culvert, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report.
Car chase through Morgan, Benton and Pettis counties ends in crash, arrest
Fri, 11 May 2012 10:59:52 -0700
Local police apprehended a fugitive in a high speed chase through three counties May 10 after officers responded to a reported sighting of Joshua J. Gresham, 27, of Sedalia Thursday morning. According to a press release from the Morgan County Sheriff's Office, Gresham was wanted for an outstanding warrant from the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole for a parole violation and on two ...
High-speed chase ends with fugitive's arrest
Fri, 11 May 2012 11:03:49 -0700
Man had drugs, cash when arrested. He was involved in another multi-county pursuit on April 24.
Realtor: Home rental scam on Craigslist
Thu, 03 May 2012 09:58:06 -0700
Deborah Benton, a long-time real estate agent in Baldwin County, said she has had at least three calls from people interested in renting some of her listed properties. The problem: the homes aren't listed for rent - they're listed for sale.
Johns Hopkins born
Fri, 18 May 2012 21:14:54 -0700
Date of Event: Saturday, May 19, 2012 Year: 1795 Teaser: American businessman, philanthropist, and abolitionist Johns Hopkins is born in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Born a Quaker, Hopkins' family freed all their slaves, and Hopkins ardently supported abolition and the Union during the Civil War. After making millions of dollars in investments, Hopkins founded Johns Hopkins University and ...