Traffic heads-up: Several streets and buildings will close next week in Kirksville for the tearing down of the water tower. Starting next Monday — for a week — parts of South Main, West McPherson and West Jefferson will close as the tower comes down.
The water tower is 68 years old, it was built in 1954. A new million-gallon tower was built in 2020 and has since taken over the duties of the old tank in providing water.
The United Way fall fundraising campaign starts soon. And this year, the co-chairs of the campaign are from AT Still Universtiy.
Ramey Weichelt and Amanda Selby will head-up the campaign. Weichelt is Manager of the A.T. Still’s University Thompson Campaign Center. Selby is Assistant Director of Residential Admissions at the school.
Kirk Tran, the city bus service in Kirksville, is raising its rates by a dollar. So, a trip in the city limits goes from $2 to $3 dollars. Outside the city limits, the cost goes up to $4.
A court case involving Adair county commissioner Mark Thompson will move to Lewis county.
Thompson is charged with steating campaign signs belonging to Presiding Commissioner Mark Shahan. Now, one of the charges will be heard in Lewis county. A second sign-stealing case is still on the calendar for court in Adair county, but could be moved.
A Kirksville business owner is chipping in $5,000 hoping to catch an accused killer.
Mark Henry owns Midwest Windmill. On Facebook, he pledged $5,000 to help catch 38 year old Jesse Rongey. That brings the total reward to $10,000.
Rongey accused of killing 54 year old Stephen Munn and mutliating the body. Investigators think Rongey is likely to be hiding in area woods. Thousand Hills park has been closed because of the manhunt. It reopens today, though wooded hiking trails are still closed.
Thousand Hills State Park will open again this Friday — though wooded trails will not.
The park has been closed as officers hunt for accused killer Jesse Rongey. They believe Rongey is likely hiding out in area woods. He’s accused of killing and mutliating 54 year old Stephen Munn
Changes this school year in free meals and reduced price meals for Kirksville R-iii schools.
The system has put out a chart, so that parents can apply for free or reduced prices lunches. The cost of the meal depends on how much a family makes and how many children they have.
For example, a family with one child that earns $340 a week, can get free breakfast and lunch for the child. If that family earns $484 a week, then the child would qualify for a reduced price. Families will have to provide income and other information to be enrolled in the program.
The Missouri State Patrol is urging students and drivers to get ready for school to start.
Last year there were 794 wrecks involving school buses — with one person killed — and more than 200 hurt. The Patrol says drivers need to slow down around schools zones, crosswalks and other areas where kids are walking or waiting for buses.
And the Patrol is asking parents to remind kids to cross the street only at crosswalks
Four teenagers were hurt in a wreck in Ralls county Saturday afternoon on US 61.
The patrol says an SUV — driven by a 17 year old girl — blew a tire. The vehicle hit a ditch and flipped over. None of the kids were wearing seat belts. Two girls who were passengers — ages 15 and 16 — were seriously hurt and flown to the hospital.
The driver, and a 15 year old boy had moderate injuries.
Traffic alert: The eastbound lane of Washington Street in Kirksville will be closed at Marion Street beginning Monday for ten days. You’re asked to use alternate routes during the work.
And, road repairs coming to some Kirksville neighborhoods. The city has a federal grant of a half million dollars to make street improvments in some low income neighborhoods.
The city will contribute just over a million to the project for South Orchard, West Friedman, West Hildreth and West Shelby. Improvements will allow better access for some city services.