Does your daily commute take you north on Route D? If so, you may want to find a different route in the next coming weeks. With the soar in fuel costs, a detour taking motorists to Route 71 HWY is an unlikely alternative. But in reality that could be the only one available. MoDOT plans to shut down Route D’s populated stretch of roadway in an effort to reconstruct while saving dollars in the long run.

Three Belton men have been charged and arrested in the theft of three vehicles in Cass County on May 15 and 16th. During that time, it was reported that a 2007 Chevrolet Impala was stolen from the area of 175th and Allendale Dr, a 1990 Ford F150 was stolen from 227th and Cleveland, and a third vehicle, a 1999 Ford Taurus, was stolen in the 8900 block of 226th St. A fourth vehicle was reported stolen to the Cleveland Police Department during the same period; charges are pending in that case. Pictured, left to right: Jeremy Cooper, 27, Cristhian Mansilla, 18, and Daniel A. Tattershall, 17.

A Cleveland, Missouri woman was injured in single vehicle accident in Cass County on Thursday, June 5, 2008. The accident occurred at 3:57 p.m. on Missouri Highway 2, at Lake Annette Road.

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