News Staff The City of Kirksville is offering a new program to help residents plant trees in the right-of-way adjacent to their property. This program reduces costs for residents, beautifies Kirksville and boosts property values.
Residents can apply for a new tree by completing the Residential Street Tree Program application and paying the $100 program cost share fee.
A 41-year-old Moberly man has been charged with felony harassment stemming from a July 27 inciden.
According to the Moberly Police Department, Jarae Jadon Hayes is accused of harassing a 27-year-old Moberly female who was walking in the 500 block of 5th Street around 9 a.m. The victim told police she was walking home with her children from a park near the downtown area. The male, later identified as Hayes, approached her on foot and began following her.
When the woman arrived home, she called her boyfriend to come home from work. The boyfriend located Hayes and called police. Hayes was taken into custody.
Hayes is being held in the Randolph County Jail on a $15,000 cash-only bond.
Moberly School District has finalized important back-to-school nights.
See event dates and times below:
Aug. 2: All school offices open.
Aug. 4: New high school students schedule pickup at MHS, 8 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m.
Aug. 8: MHS freshman schedule pickup (last names A-K, 8-10 a.m.; L-Z, 10 a.m.-noon; MHS senior schedule pickup, 1-3 p.m.
Aug. 9: MHS junior schedule pickup, 8 a.m.-noon.; MHS sophomore schedule pickup, 1-3 p.m.
Aug. 17: MMS open house, 4:30-6 p.m.
Aug. 18: MMS sixth grade jumpstart, 10-11:30 a.m.; MHS freshman jumpstart, 12:30-3 p.m.; NP and SP open house, 3-5:30 p.m.; NCRS open house, 4-6:30 p.m.; ECLC open house, 5 p.m. for afternoon classes, 6 p.m. for morning classes.
Aug. 21: GBE open house, 3-5:30 p.m.
Aug. 22: First day of school (full day).
Kirksville Parks and Rec says Join us for our last Free Community Block Party of the Summer at Brashear Park from 3-5pm on Sunday August 6, 2023. They’ll have Hot Dogs, Lemonade, Cotton Candy, Snow Cones, Water Fights, a Suds Machine, Fire Truck, and Police Car.
The 48th Red Barn Arts and Crafts Festival will be Saturday, September 16th from 9 am to 4 pm in downtown Kirksville. A number of new exhibitors will be participating this year. We are still taking applications for artists, crafters and food vendors. The applications can be found at: kirksvillearts.org.
The City of Kirksville says Here’s a friendly reminder for a previous notice: Hazel Creek Lake will be temporarily closed for all recreational activities on August 7 and August 8 to allow the City to treat the American Lotus plant.
Boating, fishing, and all other activity on or in Hazel Creek Lake will be prohibited during this time period and the boat ramp will be closed. While this treatment process has been deemed safe for recreational activities, time is still needed to allow the treatment process to take place. Hazel Creek Lake is a drinking source lake that provides water for all Adair County residents. This program for treatment of lotus has been approved by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The City will draw water from Forest Lake – the City’s other drinking source lake – during this treatment process. The City is committed to providing quality drinking water to all of Adair County.
For more information, contact the Public Works Department at 660.627.1291.
The City of Kirksville says The first Contour Airlines flight from Kirksville departed at 7:00 am yesterday morning, bound for the Windy City. Those inaugural passengers were set to land at O’Hare at 8:30 am. To plan your next flight, visit ContourAirlines.com.
The City of Kirksville is offering a new program to help residents plant trees in the right-of-way adjacent to their property. This program reduces costs for residents, beautifies Kirksville and boosts property values. Residents can apply for a new tree by completing the Residential Street Tree Program application and paying the $100 program cost share fee. Parks and Recreation staff will plant the tree, with it then becoming the homeowner’s responsibility to take care of from there. This program was designed after the Emerald Ash Borer killed many ash trees in the City. Because of that, priority will be given to properties where ash trees were removed. September 1, 2023, is the deadline to apply for the first planting. As this program is annualized, there will be plantings in spring and fall.
–The Adair County Health Department is hosting its annual school supply drive-through on Friday, Aug. 4, at 1001 South Jamison Street in Kirksville. Staff of the Health Department will be handing out bags from 10 a.m. until supplies run out. The bags contain a variety of school supplies and personal essentials for children in pre-K through Grade 12. Contents differ according to age, pre-K, K-6th grade, and 7th to 12th grade. The back-to-school bags are courtesy of the Adair County Health Department and community sponsors.
The Street Maintenance Division of the City of Kirksville’s Public Works Department will begin mill and overlay work on Leisure Drive, from Manor Road to East McPherson Street, starting Monday, July 31, 2023. The street will have alternating traffic lanes during construction, and will be closed temporarily. No street parking is allowed during the paving operation. This project is expected to be completed by August 3, depending on the weather.