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.