Roger A. Cupp, 54, Marceline, was arrested by the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control on Friday, Dec. 23, for felony sex offenses ranging from Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Child, Child Molestation - 1st Degree, Statutory Sodomy - 1st Degree, and Possession of Child Pornography. He was being held on $100,000 bond.
2021 ushered in the beginning of an exciting and energetic year for Marceline with new residents, new housing construction, and new business openings - a renaissance if you will – the likes of which we haven’t seen in years! The influx of out of-state license plates and new faces brings new investments in the community as well as business and employment opportunities. Why Marceline? Many factors can be attributed to this trend, including high-speed internet access, tourism, quality education, lower cost of living and the results of the city’s ongoing efforts to ensure a high quality of life through reliable utilities, good roads, and safe and clean neighborhoods. We are very optimistic this growth will continue in the coming year with the sound of heavy machinery, saws and hammers filling the air.
The Marceline Fire Department (MFD) recently announced the organization was awarded a grant from MFA corporation in the amount of $2,000 to be used for equipment and training in grain bin rescue. The grant was written by MFD firefighter Brian Mosier. Shown accepting the award is MFD Firefighter Levi Kelly and MFA BPLP Manager Garrett Antoine. This spring firefighters be teaming up with local farmers and MU Fire and Rescue training division to train on the equipment on how to rescue and extricate an individual that is having a grain bin emergency. (COURTESY)
Through end of November 2021, Missouri has spent $4.82 billion in federal stimulus dollars intended for COVID-19 response from CARES Act and other programs, according to State Auditor Nicole Galloway.
The Linn County Commission met on Dec. 14 with Commissioners Glen Murrain, Josh Muck and County Clerk Suzan Stephenson present. Acting Presiding Commissioner Muck called the meeting to order. The agenda for was reviewed.
IT'S A BOY!!!! Alex Zimmerman arrived Dec. 10, 2021, to make his home with Warren Zimmerman, Meadville, and big sister, Carlene.
No one was killed in a traffic crash during the 78-hour counting period, for the 2022 New Year holiday which began at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, and ended at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. There were no boating crashes or drownings over the 2022 New Year’s holiday counting period, according to a press release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Senate President Dave Schatz and former House Speaker Elijah Haahr are expected to be deposed later this month in a lawsuit alleging that a former House employee was fired for raising concerns about a lack of COVID-19 safety measures.
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Someone had a warning for New Yorkers visiting former President Donald Trump's new hometown — leave if you are "woke." Palm Beach Police say someone placed fliers over the weekend on New York-licensed cars parked on the wealthy island reading, "If you are one of the those 'woke' people --- leave Florida. You will be happier elsewhere, as will we."
The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters as it confronts the omicron surge, with the Food and Drug Administration allowing extra Pfizer shots for children as young as 12.