KIRX News

Have you registered for the Kirksville Baseball and Softball Leagues? The deadline is coming on March 30. Practices will start the week of April 21, 2025, for all divisions. Games will begin for all divisions the week of May 19, 2025, with opening day ceremonies for the league scheduled for Saturday, May 17, 2025. The season will conclude the week of July 14, 2025. For more info, contact the Kirksville Parks and Recreation Department at 660.627.1485.

Milan Forest Grove Park Clean-Up Day is coming up on April 12th, at 10 a.m. Help them get ready for the 2025 season. The weather back-up date is April 17th.

Weather permitting, March 25-26, motorists on northbound and southbound U.S. Route 24/61 are advised of nighttime lane closures while crews set girders for the new Missouri Route 6 bridge, 7.6 miles north of Missouri Route 168, near Taylor in Marion County.

U.S. Route 24/61 (northbound and southbound) will be reduced to one lane in each direction and traffic will be diverted up and over the existing interchange ramps. Work is scheduled to occur during overnight hours as follows:

From 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, to 5 a.m. on Wednesday, March 26
From 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26, to 5 a.m. on Thursday, March 27

During this time, access on the west side of the interchange will remain open to allow the following movements:

Westbound MO 6 from southbound U.S. 24/61
Southbound U.S. 24/61 from eastbound MO 6

Kirksville Arts will be offering two workshops on drawing in April. The workshops will be led by Deb Meyers the retired Chair of the Fine Arts Department at Culver Stockton. On April 12th from 1-4 pm, a Beginning Drawing Workshop will be held at the Sue Ross Arts Center. All supplies will be provided. The cost is $35 for KAA members and $40 for non-members. Deb will be teaching basic drawing skills in this workshop, no prior experience is needed. The deadline to sign up for this workshop is April 9th. On April 19th from 1-4 pm a Portrait Drawing Workshop will be held. Participants can bring in a photograph of whoever they would like to draw, this could be a person or an animal all other supplies will be provided. The cost for the second workshop is $35 for KAA members and $40 for non-members. The deadline to sign up for the Portrait Workshop is April 16th. Class sizes for both workshops are limited.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol, a leading law enforcement agency, is now accepting applications for troopers. The Patrol encourages qualified law enforcement professionals to apply and will conduct testing at nine locations throughout Missouri. Those who successfully complete the testing process will be eligible to advance in the selection process for the 125th (Accelerated) Recruit Class. The application deadline is July 1, 2025. The Accelerated Academy is scheduled for 15 weeks. Training will begin on January 5, 2026, and conclude with graduation on April 17, 2026.

Truman State says several offices around campus are now operating from their new location in Kirk Building. Since 2022, Truman has been transforming Kirk into a Student Success Center with a collaborative service model. Multiple departments will work in conjunction to assist students. The Student Success Center will be comprised of: the Career Center; the Student Health Center; Counseling Services; Student Access and Disability Services; the Center for Academic Excellence; the Communication Lab; and the Writing Center. In addition to housing the Student Success Center, Kirk will also eventually be used to provide resources to the community, including workforce development outreach, rural telehealth counseling and academic outreach workshops. All the services in Kirk Building are scheduled to be online this fall. All offices are moved into Kirk Building, with the exception of the Center for Academic Excellence and Tutoring Services, which are expected to move in mid-April and will be located on the second floor. Contact information will remain the same for each office and more information about the services they offer are available on their respective websites.

The Kirksville R-III School District says families of incoming Kindergarten through 9th Graders (2025-26): Our summer school program, Summer Journey, will be held June 2-27, 2025. Bus Transportation Available. Breakfast and Lunch Served, at No Cost to Families. Academic Activities. Enrichment Learning Activities. The program goes for 4 Weeks, 5 Days a Week, Full School Days Paper enrollment packets will be sent home soon.

Weather permitting, March 26, Route D in Ralls County is scheduled to close from Missouri Route 19 to Route B south of Perry for a bridge painting project, located over Lick Creek, 1.2 miles west of Missouri Route 19. All work on this bridge is expected to be completed by early April. On April 1, crews will then move to begin painting on the bridge on Pike County Route D/FF over U.S. 61 near Eolia. Traffic impacts at the interchange will include temporary shoulder closures on Route D and U.S. Route 61 (northbound and southbound) will be reduced to one lane with an 11-foot width restriction until the project is complete.

Ambassador “Sully” Sullenberger, Captain of US Airways Flight 1549, also known as the “Miracle on the Hudson,” will be Truman’s Holman Family Distinguished Speaker in April. Sullenberger became internationally renowned on Jan. 15, 2009, when he and his crew safely guided their disabled jetliner to an emergency water landing in New York City’s frigid Hudson River. All 155 aboard survived. Sullenberger and his crew received international acclaim for their actions, including the passage of a Congressional resolution recognizing their bravery. Sullenberger was ranked second in TIME’s “Top 100 Most Influential Heroes and Icons of 2009.” Sullenberger’s presentation will take place at 7 p.m. April 11 in Baldwin Hall Auditorium. Tickets are free and will be available now.

MoDot says weather permitting, as early as March 26, pavement improvements are scheduled to begin on 18 miles of westbound U.S. Route 36 in Marion and Ralls counties, from 0.7 mile west of U.S. Route 61 at Hannibal to 0.5 mile west of Route Z near Monroe City. This work includes pavement repairs, shoulder improvements, resurfacing and diamond grinding. Initial work will include pavement repairs between 0.9 mile east of Route H to Route Z at Monroe City. In early April, overnight ramp closures are scheduled for the westbound U.S. 36 ramps at the Route Z interchange in Monroe City. The closures will occur between 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.