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Today during an open session, the Pettis County Commission announced the appointment of Chris Hoke to be the next Building and Grounds Director for the County of Pettis, effective June 28. During the event, the Commission also recognized outgoing Building and Grounds Director Bret Manuel and thanked him for his...

This article is compiled from reports issued by the Pettis County Sheriff's Office. Pettis County Deputies were dispatched to the Four Seasons Living Center, 2800 Highway TT in Pettis County on Wednesday night. When Deputies arrived, they made contact with the reporting party and staff for the facility. One of the staff identified a resident as the victim, and stated he had been assaulted by three other residents of the facility. She also stated she had video of the assault. Deputies watched the video while they were at the facility. In the video, the victim was in a smaller common area of the facility. As he was standing near a table, he pushed a plant from a pot off the table and onto the ground. This is when Adam Fisher, 30, of the facility, entered the video. Fisher, who was wearing a red #23 jersey, walked up to the victim and kicked him in the groin. The victim fell to the ground, and against a wall. Fischer then walked up to the victim while he was laying on the floor and kicked him in the right side. Fisher then stepped on the right side of his face/head. Fischer then walked away and out of camera range. Then, a male identified as Aurellio Rodriguez, age unspecified in the report*, walked towards the victim. Rodriquez then kicked the victim in the head as he was still laying on the floor. Rodriquez then walked away. A third male, Franklin Evans III, age unspecified in the report*, walked toward the victim and kicked him in the buttocks. Evans then walked away and out of camera view. The victim was then transported by medics to the BRHC for his injuries (before the arrival of Deputies). Deputies made contact with Fisher, Evans, and Rodriguez, and all three were arrested for Domestic Assault. All three men were transported to the Pettis County Jail, and were placed on a 24-hour hold.

MoDOT is in the process of rehabilitating the US 65 northbound bridge over Muddy Creek in Pettis County. The bridge is located 0.2 miles north of John Road and 0.3 miles north of Smelser Road. MoDOT will be performing work on the superstructure and guardrail as well as constructing a new bridge deck.

More than 350 volunteers assembled at Katy Park last Saturday morning to kick off a “Day of Action” that involved 34 projects in and around Sedalia. The event was organized by United Way of Pettis County Executive Director Rachelle Simon and her board over the past several months.

The project to rehabilitate the northbound bridge of U.S. Route 65 over Muddy Creek in Pettis County now has the highway moved to the southbound bridge. The Missouri Department of Transportation has closed the northbound bridge five

Wondering how you can make a difference in the life of an at-risk child? Birthday Blessings is holding their second annual July Toy Drive to meet needs and spread cheer in Missouri foster community. Locally, they provide services to about 105 kids in state custody through the 18th Circuit Children’s...

A Pettis County sex offender is headed to federal prison. Dustin Colvin, 35, of Sedalia, pleaded guilty in January to two counts of receiving and distributing child pornography. He was sentenced last Thursday to 35 years in federal prison. Colvin’s fiancé, Serena Dowling, 24, of Sedalia, pleaded guilty in March...

The Aug. 6 primary election is officially six weeks away, as absentee voting begins Tuesday, June 25. Numerous contested statewide and county races and several ballot questions are in the August primary. Pettis County Clerk Nick La Strada reminded voters that the primary is for each party to elect its nominee for the November general election.

A LaMonte man was in the Pettis County Jail, accused of drug trafficking. On Friday, June 21, at 3:04 pm, Pettis County Sheriff's Office deputies and detectives with the Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at a residence in the 20700 block of West Prairie Grove in LaMonte.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 14-year-old driver has died after a crash early Friday in Pettis County, according to an updated Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The teen girl, whose name was withheld from the highway patrol crash report, was driving a Ford Fusion southbound at Route K and McCubbin Road, just south of Houstonia. The post Teen driver dead after crash in Pettis County on Friday appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

Charges are pending against a Pettis County man after law enforcement find more than an ounce of methamphetamine and Fentanyl in his home. William Apel, 70, of LaMonte, was taken into custody on Friday afternoon after deputies and detectives with the Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force served a search warrant at his home in the 20,000 block of West Prairie Grove Road. During a search of Apel’s property, deputies found about 29.5 grams of suspected meth. During a field test, the substance showed it was positive for a combination of meth and Fentanyl. Apel is facing possible charges of second-degree drug trafficking, delivery of a controlled substance, and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia as a prior drug offender.

A 14-year-old girl from Pettis County died Friday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash. The crash report from MODOT says a Houstonia teenager was travelling southbound on State Highway K and Mcubbin Rd, before she lost control and struck a culvert, just before 1 a.m. Friday morning. The crash report states...

PETTIS COUNTY, Mo. -- A Houstonia juvenile is dead after a one-vehicle crash in Pettis County Friday morning. According to a highway patrol report, a 14-year-old female from Houstonia was operating a vehicle southbound on Highway K near McCubin Road when the vehicle traveled off the left side of the roadway and struck a culvert.