The Sullivan Independent News

Local residents have a chance to come out and get a great meal and support the Meramec Community Fair on Monday night, March 15, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
McDonald’s of Sullivan and the Meramec Community Fair have teamed up for McFair Night set for Monday.
Meramec Community Fair Board members will be serving up some great fries and taking your orders on Monday night with a portion of the food sales being donated to the [...]

An arson suspect allegedly involved in the March 3, fire in the 300 Block of Cash St. and in a recent arson in Cuba, was arrested following a vehicle pursuit with Sullivan Police that resulted in an accident.
According to Sullivan Police Chief George R. Counts, on Monday, Mar. 8, at approximately 4:10 p.m. an officer of the Sullivan Police Department attempted to stop a vehicle whose driver was wanted for arson of a residence located [...]

A 26-year-old man from Oklahoma was shot and killed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol early Tuesday morning.
The incident happened on Interestate 44 around the 200 mile marker. The Crawford County Sheriff’s Department initiated a pursuit of the man, which extended into Phelps County. The driver reportedly pulled over, stepped out of his pickup and opened fire. A trooper reportedly fired back, which killed the driver.
No one else was injured and furthers details have yet [...]

Due to a small risk of mini-supercellular tornadoes Tuesday afternoon,
the state-wide tornado drills for both Kansas and Missouri have been
postponed until Thursday,  March 11 at 130 PM.

A 35-year-old St. Clair man was found dead in his Franklin County Jail Cell at 12 a.m., Monday morning, March 8.
Franklin County Sheriff Gary Toelke reported Monday that a deputy was conducting a bed check at the County jail when he discovered inmate Joseph Pena, suspended with a cloth around his neck that was tied to an air vent in his cell. Union Ambulance was called to the county jail but were unable to find [...]

HEALTH CARE ALERT
President Obama is campaigning in St Louis on Wednesday, March 10, as part of a sweep across the country to gather support for his health care initiative. Representative Todd Akin (R-MO) and the top Republican leadership in the House believe that Mr. Obama may have some success in pressuring wavering Congressional Democrats to support his health care plan. The unions and other liberal supporters have been faxing and telephone blitzing wavering Democrats to [...]

A Rosebud teen was fatally injured in a two-vehicle accident early Saturday morning at 2:20 a.m. on Route AC, 3.8 miles west of Highway 185 North.
According to the Missouri Highway Patrol the accident occurred when Craig Stack, 20, Bourbon, was operating an eastbound 2002 Dodge Dakota when an eastbound 1995 Ford Escort, traveling too fast for conditions, operated by Nicholas Helton, 21, Rosebud, when the Helton vehicle skidded into the Stack vehicle. The Stack vehicle [...]

A home in the 300 Block of Cash Street, Sullivan, was destroyed by fire Wednesday night, March 3, at 11:30 p.m.
According to a nearby resident, a loud explosion was heard near the home prior to the fire which engulfed the home. The home was vacant at the time and was reportedly owned by Amber Burt, Sullivan.
The Franklin County Arson Investigator was called to the scene shortly after 12:30 a.m., Thursday morning.
Sullivan Fire brought the blaze [...]

By Sheriff Gary Toelke
On March 2, I received a phone call at my Office from Ms. Margie Berger.   Ms. Berger stated that she was concerned about the way Mrs. Mussemyre was treated by Deputies on the scene during the execution of the search warrant.  Ms. Berger stated that she was told that Mrs. Mussemyre was made to stand out in the cold for hours and could not use the bathroom.  She also stated that she [...]

On March 2, at approximately 2:30 PM., a Franklin County Deputy attempted a traffic stop of a suspicious vehicle on North Bend Loop Road outside of Union when the vehicle sped away.  The deputy observed the vehicle travel down a dead end road.  He then radioed for assistance.  Deputies tracked the vehicle to a residence where it was determined that a male and female passenger fled in to the woods.
Deputies began searching for the subjects [...]