News Staff The Missouri patrol arrested 39-year-old Jake Miller of Kirksville on Saturday night. He’s accused of driving drunk.
The patrol says he was also charged with being an habitual intoxicated driver; plus driving while his license was revoked. In addition, he was accused of resisting arrest
You might say she is Kirksville’s chief cheerleader. Carolyn Chrisman — the head of Kirksville Regional Economic Development, or KREDI. Chrisman is stepping down on July 7th. She’s been executive director since 2012 — working to bring businesses and jobs to the area. She oversaw two expansion
projects, Kraft Heinz and Western’s Smokehouse.
She says looks forward to serving in other capacities in the future.
A Brookfield man is accused of sexually assaulting a young girl. 52 year old Russell Alan Pirkey is facing multiple felonies. He was locked up initially on $100,000 cash only bond.
Local election final: A write-in candidate will be the Mayor of Green City. David Fields won with 57 votes
He beat Marjorie DeGreef by one vote — she had 56 votes.
The State Patrol is charging a Moberly man with murder for causing a wreck last week.
Officers say that 47 year old Steven Garrett crossed the center line last Thursday on Route M. He plowed into another vehicle — killing Maya Stilwell.
She was pregnant. So Garrett is charged with two counts of 2nd degree murder.
A fatal crash on route M near Moberly. A car driven by 47 year old Steven Garrett drifted across the line and hit another car head-on that had three people inside — one passenger in that car died — 22 year old Maya Stillwell of Moberly. A two year old girl in the car had moderate injuries as did the driver, 23 year old Conar Maylee. The patrol says the driver who caused the wreck, 47 year old Steven Garrett also had moderate injuries.
And a fatal wreck in Kahoka yesterday afternoon. The patrol says that 48 year old Arlen Irvin was killed when he made a left turn in his pick-up truck and pulled into the path of another pick-up. Irvin was not wearing a seat-belt. The wreck happened on US 136 at Missouri 81. The driver of the other vehicle not injured.
If you mingled with some stars at the Pickers Festival in Macon last week-end — you may have been exposed to Covid.
The health department says that a prominent person at the event — who interacted with the pubic — has Covid and could have spread it. The department did not name the person — though we know that six people who starred in “Little House on the Prairie” were advertised as being there.
So if you were there mingling with the stars, keep an eye out for possible Covid symptoms, or take a test.
Put a tax on marijuana. Voters yesterday overwhelmingly approved a 3% tax on pot sales in both the city of kirksville and in Adair county. A 3% tax on weed in both.
Other election results: two incumbents re-elected to the Kirksville city council. Jennifer Walston and Rick Steele.
The winners in the school board race — incumbents Nan Davis and Jeremy Houser — also elected to the board, Amy Clendennon.
Other races of interest: On the Novenger R-1 school board Chante McKim, Troy Smith, and Aaron Chapman won.
The Brashear R-2 school board, the winners are Michael Robeson, Monte Fisher, and Sarah Erwin. And Brashear School Prop-2 also passed easily.
Keep an eye on the sky — a risk of severe weather across 16 states on Tuesday and our area is part of that outlook. Another powerful weather system is taking aim at our part of the country with severe weather ranging from winds and hail to the possibility of powerful tornadoes. So, stay alert and we’ll keep you posted.
In Kahoka, an 81 year old woman who was backing out of a parking space, hit a 74 year old woman who was walking by. The elderly driver also hit another car. The injured pedestrian — Rosalie Smith of Kahoka — was flown to Blessing Hospital with moderate injuries. The driver who caused it, Virginia Webster, had minor injuries.