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Monday is the 4th of July holiday. City offices will be closed. But you can take a swim at the Kirksville Aquatic center…in the morning from 6-9:30 and in the afternoon from 12-5. The city wading pools will be closed. And again…a reminder from Kirksville police that fireworks are legal thru July 5th — only … Continue Reading Fireworks and Swimming For The 4th

Embarrassing arrest for an Adair county commissioner. Mark Thompson is accused of ripping down a campaign sign for Presiding Commissioner Mark Shahan. The charge is a misdemeanor. If convicted, Thompson could do jail time…or be fined.

A $20-thousand dollar reward is offered in Scotland county, in an effort to catch two guys who stole farm equipment from Ed’s Machinery. One of the men brought in a cashier’s check for the equipment — but it turned out to be a bad check.

Macon county health department has a covid vaccine clinic this Thursday. You have to make an appointment. In Adair county…the Health Department administers the Pfizer vaccine for youngsters on Thursday from 3-5:30, and starting this Thursday, they will have vaccine for kids as young as six months. In the past seven days in Adair county … Continue Reading Covid Counts Up In Adair County. Local Shot-Clinics This Week

Road work that will affect your drive: Water main work on East mill starts today (Wednesday). As a result, a section of East Mill Street will be closed from 8p Thursday until 1am Friday. That closure is from the intersection of Eas Mill and North New Street, and runs o the gravel parking lot in … Continue Reading Road Closure Thursday Night In Kirksville.

Deadly Amtrak crash in Chariton county. At least three died…and more than 40 injured…when the train hit a dump truck at a crossing that had no lights or crossing arms. Two of the dead were on the train and one victim was in the truck. Eight cars flipped off the track, landing on their sides. … Continue Reading Investigation Into Chariton County Train-Truck Crash

If you’re stocking-up on fireworks for the 4th, Kirksville police remind you to know the rules. Lighting fireworks inside the city limits will be legal starting on June 30, and you can continue to use them through July 5th. But they’re only allowed between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. and only on on your own … Continue Reading Fireworks For The 4th? Might Want To Buddy-Up To Your Neighbors

AAA says the price in Missouri is averaging $4.65 a gallon. In Adair and surrounding counties, it’s about $4.59 a gallon. President Biden is proposing that we stop paying the 18-cents/per gallon gas tax for awhile to save a little money. Congress has to approve. But even some democrats are saying, the tax holiday won’t … Continue Reading Gas Taxes. Federal Tax May Go Down. Missouri Tax Goes Up

A new television ad from disgraced former Governor Eric Greitens is getting plenty of criticism. Greitens is runnig for Senate. In the ad, he is armed, and appears to be with a swat team. He says that he is hunting liberal Republicans known as RINO’s. The Missouri Fraternal Order of police is blasting the ad, … Continue Reading Guns And Greitens. New Polictical Ad Drawing Fire

July 4th is two weeks away and the state patrol is out with an early reminder that troopers will be on the roads and on the waterways — in force — looking for speeders, drunk drivers and other dangerous behavior that can cause accidents. During last year’s July 4th holiday, four people died and 220 … Continue Reading Speeding Tickets and Fireworks. Troopers Ready For July 4th