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Quick note that Kirksville City offices will be closed on Friday, December 5, 2025, for an employee meeting. Offices will resume regular business hours on Monday, December 8.

The Kirksville RIII school district says Ray Miller’s Garden Classes need some help. They are hoping to make pollinator boxes for their outdoor classroom garden. But they need very specific cardboard tubes–ones that come from the inside of a roll of dog waste bags. If you have any of these, please don’t throw them out. You can drop them off at the Ray Miller Elementary office, the students and the pollinators will appreciate it!

The City of Kirksville says make sure to cook your turkey, not your home, this Thanksgiving. While the holiday is a time for food, family and friends, there are some important items to consider when preparing your feast. If you bought a frozen turkey and plan to fry it, now is the time to start arranging your thawing technique. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it takes 24 hours to thaw every four to five pounds of bird. So, if you have a 16-pound turkey, it will take four days to properly thaw. Frying a turkey that hasn’t been adequately thawed is a major fire risk. Water and oil don’t mix, so any moisture or ice in your bird can cause a violent explosion.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol would like to remind the public that driver examination stations throughout the state will be closed on the following dates:
Thursday, November 27, 2025, and Friday, November 28, 2025.
Normal operations will resume Monday, December 1, 2025.

Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, reminds everyone there will be an increase in traffic over the Thanksgiving holiday. The Thanksgiving holiday is one of the busiest travel periods of the year, with Wednesday and Sunday afternoon/evenings being the most heavily traveled times. Drivers should expect more traffic and the possibility of delays throughout the weekend. Regardless of traffic patterns, safety should remain a priority. The counting period for the 2025 Thanksgiving holiday weekend is from 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 26, 2025, to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, November 30, 2025. Troopers will be participating in Operation C.A.R.E. (Crash Awareness & Reduction Effort), enforcing all traffic laws, and available to assist the public. Over the 2024 Thanksgiving holiday counting period, 11 people were killed and 571 injured in 1,664 traffic crashes. If you plan to travel over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend be aware of work zones, obey all traffic laws, and make sure everyone in your vehicle is wearing a seat belt or secured in the appropriate child safety seat for their size and age. Remember: Missouri is a hands-free state, so put the phone down and buckle up. There is never a reason to speed, drive aggressively, or drive impaired.

The City of Kirksville wants to inform residents of several upcoming office closures for City buildings. In observance of Thanksgiving, all City offices will be closed on Thursday, November 27, and Friday, November 28, 2025. The Kirksville Aquatic Center will be closed on November 26, 27, and 28, 2025, with locker room maintenance being done during that time. Residents who get their trash and recycling picked up on Thursday and Friday will have a one-day delay. Additionally, City offices will be closed on Friday, December 5, 2025, for an employee meeting.

The CIty of Kirksville says a public hearing for the proposed 2026 budget will be held this coming Monday, December 1, 2025, during the regularly scheduled City Council meeting beginning at 6:00 pm. This budget is preliminary and is not considered a finalized document until the City Council has given final approval at its December 15, 2025, meeting. Any revisions made as a result of or after the first public reading will be incorporated into the 2026 budget presented at the December 15 meeting. The proposed 2026 budget is available for review online at Kirksville.gov/p/budget or in the City Clerk’s office at City Hall. For more information, contact the Finance Department at 660.627.1251.

Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, reminds everyone there will be an increase in traffic over the Thanksgiving holiday. The Thanksgiving holiday is one of the busiest travel periods of the year, with Wednesday and Sunday afternoon/evenings being the most heavily traveled times. Drivers should expect more traffic and the possibility of delays throughout the weekend. Regardless of traffic patterns, safety should remain a priority. The counting period for the 2025 Thanksgiving holiday weekend is from 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 26, 2025, to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, November 30, 2025. Troopers will be participating in Operation C.A.R.E. (Crash Awareness & Reduction Effort), enforcing all traffic laws, and available to assist the public. Over the 2024 Thanksgiving holiday counting period, 11 people were killed and 571 injured in 1,664 traffic crashes. If you plan to travel over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend be aware of work zones, obey all traffic laws, and make sure everyone in your vehicle is wearing a seat belt or secured in the appropriate child safety seat for their size and age. Remember: Missouri is a hands-free state, so put the phone down and buckle up. There is never a reason to speed, drive aggressively, or drive impaired.

The City of Kirksville wants to inform residents of several upcoming office closures for City buildings.
In observance of Thanksgiving, all City offices will be closed on Thursday, November 27, and Friday, November 28, 2025. The Kirksville Aquatic Center will be closed on November 26, 27, and 28, 2025, with locker room maintenance being done during that time.
Residents who get their trash and recycling picked up on Thursday and Friday will have a one-day delay.
Additionally, City offices will be closed on Friday, December 5, 2025, for an employee meeting.

The Missouri Veterans Cemetery – Springfield (MVC – Springfield) has received the Operational Excellence Award from the National Cemetery Administration (NCA), a division of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. This prestigious award is given to cemeteries that have met 100% of all seven critical priority measures. The NCA conducts on-site inspections at Missouri’s Veteran Cemeteries. This is the second inspection for which MVC – Springfield has received this award.