Moberly

West Virginia signs junior college transfer Jimmy Bell Jr.

April 18, 2022 GMT

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia has signed junior college transfer Jimmy Bell Jr. for the 2022-23 season.

Coach Bob Huggins announced Bell’s signing Monday. He will have two years of eligibility remaining.

Moberly man pleads not guilty in death of neighbor

October 13, 2021 GMT

MOBERLY, Mo. (AP) — A Moberly man pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the shooting death of a man who he believed was selling drugs to children, prosecutors said.

Jerry Fitzwater, 79, is charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon in the shooting of 49-year-old Mitchell Nickerson on July 8 in Moberly.

Gerald W. Leath

Staff WriterApril 18, 2018 GMT

JOHNSON CREEK -- Gerald "Gerry" W. Leath, 70, of Johnson Creek, passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2018, at his home.

A memorial service with military graveside rites will take place at a later date at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Jacksonville, Missouri.