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MoDot says Weather permitting, a resurfacing project located on Route Y in Pike County, from Business Route 61 in Bowling Green to the end of state maintenance, is expected to begin on October 17 and is anticipated to be complete by December 1.
The $4.7M contract includes several additional resurfacing projects which are scheduled to begin in spring of 2024,with all projects completed by November 1, 2024:
Audrain/Montgomery County, Route AA – From Route BB to Missouri Route 19 in Wellsville.
Audrain/Montgomery County, Route BB – From U.S. Route 54 to Missouri Route 161.
Montgomery County, Route A – From Missouri Route 19 to Missouri Route 161.

MoDot says The Livingston County Route C bridge over the Shoal Creek Drainage Ditch, northwest of Dawn, is open following a bridge replacement project. L.G. Barcus and Sons, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, began the project to replace the 89-year-old historic pony truss bridge in March 2023. The roadway was reopened to all traffic yesterday, Oct. 10.

A 57-year-old man from St. Charles, Missouri, was seriously injured after his vehicle hit a deer yesterday. The Missouri State HIghway Patrol says Michael James was driving a Harley Davidson motorcycle on Lace Avenue, three miles east of Excello in Macon County, when his motorcycle hit a deer in the road, and James was ejected from the Harley. He was transported by air to University Hospital in Columbia.

For the fifth year in a row, Truman State University has received a Tree Resource Improvement and Maintenance (TRIM) grant from the Missouri Department of Conservation. TRIM grants offer cost-share funding for government agencies, schools and nonprofit groups to manage, improve or conserve trees on public lands. The 2023-24 grant is specifically for the removal of unhealthy and invasive trees on campus for pedestrian safety, and the amount total is more than $27,000. In October, Truman is scheduled to receive free trees from Forest ReLeaf of Missouri. The local Conservation Department has organized a community effort in northeast Missouri to have a truck load of trees brought to Kirksville through Project Communitree, some of which will be planted on campus.

A 55-year-old man from Kahoka was seriously injured in a crash that happened on U.S. 136 near Kahoka last night. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Kevin Todd was in a 2013 KymCo Super 8, when it ran off the side of the road and overturned. He was airlifted to Blessing Hospital.

The City of Novinger says the Chariton River Bridge is now open. It had been shut down on September 11th and was expected to reopen by October 9th.

The City of Kirksville’s new online utility billing site is now live. You can view it by heading to www.municipalonlinepayments.com/kirksvillemo, or by the usual methods on KirksvilleCity.com. Once on that page, click on Utility Billing. Then click Sign In Or Sign Up. That is where you will create your account for the site. Once completed and logged in, click Add Account to connect your service address to your account. For the account number, you will enter the number that is listed on your September bill, which will be in your mailbox soon. Your bill will have a QR code that, if scanned, will take you directly to the Account Setup page. Enter Kirksville in the second box on that page. Now that your account has been created, you can see your current bill and make a payment. You can also enroll in auto-pay or schedule a payment.

From October 7 – 12, Governor Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson will travel to Japan for an international Trade Mission. Japan is a top source of foreign direct investment and key trade partner for Missouri, with more than $455 million in exports in 2022. Consistent with Governor Parson’s infrastructure and economic development priorities, the goal of the Trade Mission is to build relationships with key international figures to promote Missouri’s strong capacity for trade. Meetings are scheduled with company representatives that have existing relationships in Missouri to thank them for their investments in the state and companies without a presence in Missouri to encourage them to consider Missouri for future investments. The $455 million in goods exported to Japan in 2022 show the importance of international trade to the state’s economic success. Among the goods exported, processed foods, chemicals, and electronic products were among those in highest demand.

The annual Adopt-A-Child Christmas Program is designed to provide a special Christmas gift for more than 400 children in Adair County, ages newborn to 16, who otherwise might not receive a gift.
Sign up for Adopt-A-Child begins TODAY, October 2, 2023, and lasts through December 8, 2023. Sign up can be done at the Community Action Partnership of Northeast Missouri (215 S. Elson St.) on Tuesday and Wednesday, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, or by calling 660.665.9855 between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm from Monday through Thursday. Only the child’s legal guardian may apply. Please provide proof of guardianship, SNAP benefits and number, names and ages of children in the household (can be obtained through the Adair County Family Services Office in Kirksville).
Adopt-A-Child is sponsored by the Kirksville Firefighters Local 2952, 93.7 FM KTUF, and the Community Action Partnership of Northeast Missouri! For more information, contact Teresa at the Kirksville Fire Department at 660.665.3734!

The Missouri State Highway Patrol would like to remind the public that driver examination stations throughout the state will be closed on Monday, October 9, 2023, in observance of Columbus Day. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, October 10, 2023.