The City of Kirksville would like to recognize Teresa Attebery for 40 years of service with the City. Attebery started full-time with the Kirksville Fire Department on December 30, 1984, as the Fire Secretary. Now the Administrative Assistant of the Kirksville Fire Department, Attebery is the longest-tenured City employee. Attebery assists the public and enters data to track department services. She serves on various committees and has been treasurer of the Local Emergency Management Committee since 2004. Attebery is a wealth of institutional knowledge and maintains an ongoing history book of the department. She also oversees the Adopt-A-Child program each year, which helps provide a gift for more than 400 children in Adair County.