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A 42-year old Amish man from Canton Missouri was killed yesterday afternoon when the horse drawn buggy he was driving was rear-ended on highway 61 just south of Canton.

August 31, 2012 By rickf Leave a Comment

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports  a utility truck driven by 52-year old Michael J. Fulton of Williamstown was northbound attempting to merge into the exit lane from highway 61 to highway 16 when the truck rear-ended a northbound Amish buggy driven by 42-year old Chris Yoder of Canton.  Yoder was thrown from the buggy and pronounced dead Thursday evening at Blessing Hospital in Quincy.

Yesterday’s accident happened at 4:35 in the afternoon.  Yoder’s death marks the 27th traffic fatality in the troop “B” area this year.

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Rick Fischer is one of two original employees who started out at KMEM when the station signed on the air 30 years ago in 1982. Fischer currently serves as KMEM's News and Programming Director. Over the years Fischer and the KMEM staff have been honored by the Associated Press for contributing news stories, and by the Missouri State Teacher's Association for news coverage of education topics. Fischer was named in February of 2012 to the University of Missouri's prestigious Leader's Roll of Honor for his support of University of Missouri Extension programs. Fischer and the KMEM staff were recognized by Missouri Lt. Governor Joe Maxwell's office for their committment to volunteerism when KMEM was named Missouri's Number One Small Market Station of the Year a few years ago, in recognition of their committment to promoting Volunteerism. Fischer is a 1981 Graduate of Iowa Wesleyan College, Mt. Pleasant, IA, where he graduated with a B.A. Degree in Theatre Arts/English and a strong background in Communications. Fischer has been a member of the Iowa Wesleyan College Alumni Board of Directors since 2006.

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