News Staff

A man and woman were seriously hurt on Route M in Macon county Sunday afternoon. The patrol says 21 year old Dawson Meyer of Excello ran off the road in his pick-up and hit a bridge. His passenger 22 year old Carli Switzer was flown to University of Missouri Hospital.

A delay in opening Kirksville’s outdoor water park.

So the indoor pool will extend it’s hours…until 7pm. In addition, the Parks and Recreation Department will have all three wading pools opened daily beginning tomorrow.

The city planned to open the outdoor park Memorial Day weekend but have found there is some infrastructure work still to be done before the water can be treated.

The outdoor water park opened last year in June to rave reviews.

Showing off online means prison time. A Columbia, Missouri man went on Snapchat and showed off illegal drugs and guns. So, Chauncey Howard was arrested on federal charges. He admitted to posing with the items and could get a long prison stretch when he’s sentenced.

A teenager from Moberly suffered moderate injuries in a wreck in Ste. Genevieve county. 19 year old Daniel J. Whitson, lost control of his pick-up Wednesday night and hit a tree. The Patrol says Whitson was not wearing a seat belt. He was taken to Mercy Hospital South at St. Louis.

The Missouri Department of Health has issued a recall of Jif Peanut Butter.
If you have Jif with these product codes, don’t eat it. 1274425-2140425

The product with those code numbers can be associated with salmonella

In addition to the Jif recall, Coblentz Chocolate Company of Walnut Creek, Ohio, is recalling certain peanut butter products due to the potential of salmonella contamination.

The Coblentz Chocolate Company is no longer using Jif Peanut Butter.

The following products have been recalled and should be discarded immediately:

Peanut Butter Spread
Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup
Graham Peanut Butter Sandwich
Ritz Peanut Butter Sandwich
Oversized Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup
Fudge Sampler
Peanut Butter Fudge
Buckeye Fudge
Oversized Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup
Oversized Peanut Butter Pretzel Cluster
Peanut Butter Truffle
Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Corn
Select Gift Boxes: 4 oz. Deluxe Assortment, 8 oz. Deluxe Assortment, 16 oz. Deluxe Assortment, 32 oz. Deluxe Assortment, 8 oz. Assorted Creams, 16 oz. Assorted Creams

A new trial date set for a Moberly woman accused of murder. 30-year-old Angelica Benitez was supposed to go on trial Tuesday. But now it has been moved to August. She’s charged with killing 25 year old Marqukis Hayes in 2020, shooting him in the face, as they drove through a McDonalds. His body was later found miles away in a truck.

Even though Covid not the ignificant problem that it once was it was, the Macon County Health Department is giving out vaccine this Thursday. All three brands available: Johnson & Johnson; Moderna; and Pfizer. Call for an appointment. 395-4711

Vacation season is here. For many it’s a declaration of independence against covid.

But the Adair county health department says not so fast.

Administrator Jim LeBaron says it’s true that there aren’t that many cases, but the virus is still here, and people are still getting sick. He suggests that if you are elderly or have a health condition that makes you more susceptible to severe symptoms — then you may still want to conside precautions such as wearing a mask.

And the federal government has just opened requests for a third round of at-home rapid test kits shipped to you for free. Just go online and ask for them.

Kirksville Police are doing free boating inspections this Saturday at Thousand Hills State Park from 9:30 to 11:30.

They will inspect your boat, no violation tickets to be written, instead the goal is to get your boat ready for safe fun on the water this summer

New voting districts for electing members of Congress are now official in Missouri. The governor signed the plan Wednesday.

The districts are drawn so that Republicans have the advantage is six districts — Democrats in two. That means the state would likely elect six Republicans and two Democrats to the U.S. House.

Missouri is one of the last states in the nation to approve new voting districts.