News Staff

In the Adair County Health Department’s latest COVID-19 report, there were seven newly confirmed cases Tuesday and another eight cases yesterday, pushing Adair County’s overall case count past the 3,600 mark. Register for today’s curbside COVID-19 vaccine clinic by calling 660-665-8491.

The Adair County Health Department has another curbside COVID-19 vaccine clinic and one more curbside flu vaccine clinic scheduled for this week. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine will be administered at the Health Department offices on South Jamison, tomorrow from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Schedule an appointment by calling 660-665-8491. Consent forms are available outside the clinic door or at the time of your appointment. The annual flu vaccine will be administered to residents ages 3 and older this Friday, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. A limited supply of regular doses is available, and registration is not required. If you are age 65 or older and need the high-dose flu vaccine, call the Health Department. Consent forms are available at the Health Department or under the “Forms” tab on the health department’s website.

Yesterday marked 10 years since the devastating downtown fire in Shelbina. On October 19, 2011 at 10:28 P.M., Shelbina Firefighters were dispatched to the area of Rash’s Barber Shop, for the report of a fire behind the building. Firefighters entered the Sam’s Auto Part’s building, but after some time inside, had to evacuate due to rapidly growing fire conditions. Outside, fire crews not only battled the blaze, but the wind with gusts up to 25 MPH. The city’s water towers were drained to half capacity, so water had to be hauled in from the Shelbina Lake with tankers. A total of approximately 419,000 gallons of water was used on the fire, with 96,000 gallons being hauled in from the lake.
A total of 10 fire departments responded to the scene. You can watch a video with some clips from the fire posted on the Shelbina Fire Protection District’s Facebook page.

Bids have opened for a new license office in Kirksville. The current office will be closing on November 5th. The bid process will remain open until October 29th.

Troop B investigated 10 injury crashes for the week of October 10 thru October 16. With 13 people being injured as a result of those crashes. 10 occupants of those vehicles were unrestrained which is a 77% unbuckled occupancy rate.

As Adair County’s overall case count inches toward 3,600, the age of people with new infections is also rising. Of the 30 new cases reported October 9-15, only 33% were residents age 30 or under, reversing a trend that began with the Delta variant. Eleven percent were in the K-12 schools sector and 8% in the higher education sector. Seventeen percent were breakthrough infections involving fully vaccinated individuals. Seven-day totals from Aug. 28 through Oct. 15 declined successively from 108 to 84, 67, 60, 38, 36, and last week’s total of 30 new cases. County health officials say the decline is promising, although there is potential for increases as temperatures drop and people spend more time indoors. The Adair County Health Department continues to recommend that all county residents ages 12 and older get vaccinated against COVID-19 and the Delta variant.

The United Way of Northeast Missouri is at 43% of its goal. As of Friday, United Way of Northeast Missouri’s 2022 Campaign stands at $76,200. This total is $13,000 more than last year at this time and $8400 more than two years ago on October 15th. The current donation total is due in part to ATSU raising a record $21,240 during its drive for United Way. ATSU Drive Chair Patricia Sexton praised the commitment of seventy donors to the drive. She commended ATSU and its employees for being dedicated to helping the community. The 2022 United Way Campaign set a goal to raise $180,000. The drive will raise funds to support 11 area not-for-profit agencies during their 2022 fiscal year of operations. Donate online at: liveunitednemo.org

A couple of accidents in Northeast Missouri over the weekend resulted in injuries. An accident in Monroe County on Saturday just after noon resulted in one person having moderate injuries. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crash report. the incident happened three miles south of Paris on Highway 15. A pickup was stopped to turn into a private driveway when another pickup, driven by 35-year-old Caleb Marquettte, struck the first pickup. Marquette was transported by ambulance to a hospital.

A crash in Macon County on Saturday morning left the driver with minor injuries. A vehicle driven by 38-year-old Jason Farris, of Marceline, was traveling on Highway C at Hertz road, four miles south of Bevier, when he drove off the right side of the roadway, struck the ditch, and overturned, coming to a rest on the passenger side.

The Adair County Health Department on Friday confirmed six new cases of COVID-19. Cases involve females ages 27 and 39, and males ages 33, 44, 68 and
75. There are currently 36 active cases and 3,514 people who have left isolation. Among the new cases are two who reside at the same address and two breakthrough cases.

The Sullivan County Health Department reported three new COVID-19 cases on Friday. They have a total of 1,218 cases with seventeen deaths and twenty-four active cases. The new cases were determined to be community related.

Bridge on Route 11 in Adair County to Reopen SoonThe bridge on Route 11 in Adair County at Steer Creek will reopen soon. Widel, Inc., of Blackwater, Missouri, was awarded over $350,700 for the project. This bridge is included in Governor Mike Parsons $351 million Focus on Bridge program, which will repair or replace 250 bridges across the state. MoDOT crews are putting in new asphalt approaches and the bridge will open by the end of the month, weather permitting.