News Staff

Camping class set for November 21st

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Camping is a great way to disconnect from the world’s stresses and re-connect with the natural world around us. Camping trips can also provide family memories that will last a lifetime. People who want to learn more about how to camp and where to go can get information at the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) virtual program “Best of the Ozarks: Camping” on Nov. 21. This online program, which will be from 6-7 p.m. and is suggested for ages 16 and up, is being put on by the staff of MDC’s Springfield Conservation Nature Center. People can register online.

Three hurt in Randolph County crash

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Three people were seriously hurt in a single-vehicl crash in Randolph County early Sunday morning. This was on Route Y, seven miles east of Jacksonville. The Highway Patrol says 19 year old Matthew Wheeler of Jacksonville was driving a Honda Talon 1000x, northbound, too fast for conditions, and ran off the side of the roadway, and overturned, then hit a tree. Wheeler was taken to Samaritan Hospital in Macon. two passengers, 19 year old Tiffany Green of Centralia and 19 year old Jerek Henage of Moberly, were taken to Moberly Regional Medical Center.

Hannibal crash leaves serious injuries

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Serious injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Hannibal on Sunday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 40 year old Tyson Hubbard was driving a Chevy 1500 truck southbound on Warren Barrett Drive at Bear Creek, when he crossed the center line, and hit a Nissan Rogue head-on. The driver of the rogue, 64 year old Michael Bradley, was seriously hurt and was taken to Hannibal Regional Hospital. Hubbard also suffered serious injuries and was taken to Blessing Hospital in Quincy.

Kirksville Schools app has been updated

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The Kirksville R 3 school district anounces – the district’s app has been updated in both its Apple iOS and Android versions. Apptegy has been working to improve functions and navigation. To ensure that everyone has the newest version, we recommend deleting the old app and downloading the “Kirksville Schools” app again from either the Apple App Store or the Android Play Store. We also recommend you enable notifications.

Imagination Library is open

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The State Department of Education says all Missouri children under five years old are now able to register for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. There is no deadline to register. The Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by providing age-appropriate books each month to children free of charge. In order to receive books, a parent or guardian must register their child on the Imagination Library national website. Books will be mailed directly to the homes of registered children every month. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has already been available in some areas of the state thanks to the great work of the 57 local affiliates that distribute books to more than 17,000 Missouri children. Those children currently registered will be automatically enrolled in the new statewide program.

One dead in Marion County crash

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A fatal crash in Marion County on Saturday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 79-year-old Clarence Morris of Quincy, Illinois, was driving a Mercury Montego northbound on Marion County Road 139, four miles south of Durham, when he suffered a medical event, ran off the right side of the roadway and overturned. Morris was pronounced dead at University Hospital.

Mayor declares National Hospice and Palliative Care Month

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Mayor Zac Burden signed a proclamation recognizing November 2023 as National Hospice and Palliative Care Month in Kirksville. For more than 40 years nationally, hospice has provided comfort and dignity to millions of people, allowing them to spend their final months at home surrounded by loved ones. The hospice model involves an interdisciplinary, team-oriented approach to treatment, including expert medical care, quality symptom control, and comprehensive pain management as a foundation of care. Hospice of Northeast Missouri, a service of Hannibal Regional Health Systems, is a non-profit hospice whose sole focus is on quality of life for patients and their caregivers and is rated 5 Stars by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Road work set for Marion County

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MoDot says Area travelers will begin to see activity as preparations are in place for preliminary work to begin on a bridge replacement project located on Missouri Route 79, over Bear Creek, Norfolk Southern Railroad and Warren Barrett Drive, 0.4 miles north of Route T in Hannibal in Marion County. Weather permitting, work will begin on November 15, including surveying, clearing and grubbing, the construction of a work pad and foundation inspection holes for the drilled shafts. While preliminary work will have no impacts to traffic, the closure of the Sodalis Nature Trail, within the project limits, will be necessary until the project is completed next Fall. Substantial work on the bridge replacement will begin later this year or early 2024.