News Staff An increase in a food allowance for those in the WIC nutrition program. They will see a temporary cash increase for buying fruits and vegetables.
The benefit goes to $25 for children; $44 for pregnant and postpartum women; and $49 for women who are breastfeeding.
WIC is a federally funded program to provide healthy food for low income women and children.
Hy-Vee is recalling cheese products that may be contaminated with listeria.
They are:
Cranberry Brie Torte (Brie Hostess) / 02-47309-00000
Apricot Brie Torte (Brie Hostess) / 02-47310-00000
La Bonne Vie Domestic Double Crème Brie (cut & wrapped) / 02-46794-00000
La Bonne Vie French Double Crème Brie (cut & wrapped) / 02-46795-00000
Bon Appetite Gift Basket / 75450-12681
Deluxe Delights Gift Basket / 75450-12588
Triple Crème Brie, Montamore Cheddar, and Aged Gouda Cheese Board / 02-47260-00000
Sparkling Fruit and Cheese Board / 02-45920-00000
If you have recently purchased these — throw them out — or return to the store for a refund.
Three new bridges getting new names to honor soldiers who died serving their country.
The bridge over Business Route 63 will honor Sgt. Brandon Maggart. The bridge over Patterson Street will be named for Matthew Lewellen. And the bridge over the railroad in La Plata will be named for PFC Adam Thomas.
Sign-up begins today (Monday, October 3rd) for the annual Adopt-A-Child Christmas Program, for kids in Adair county who may not otherwise get anything for Christmas.
Parents or guardians of children who need a helping hand, can sign-up at the Salvation Army through December 2nd. To learn more you can contact the Fire Department at 665-3734
New name for highway in Macon.
A stretch of Highway 63 is now Army Sergeant Hugh Dunn highway. Dunn earned two Purple Hearts and a Silver Star during a battle in Germany where he lost his left hand and part of his arm. He died two years ago at the age of 98.
Road were signs unveiled yesterday. Hugh Dunn is also in the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame and the Missouri Coaches Hall of Fame.
A Putnam county school bus collided with a trash truck yesterday morning. Happened on Highway 136 near Unionville. The Patrol says the two vehicles were too close in a curve and hit each others side mirrors. No kids were on the bus. Neither driver had any significant injuries.
A 12 year old boy suffered moderate injuries in an ATV wreck. Happened on private property in Hannibal. The Patrol says the boy lost control and the vehicle rolld on top of him. Name not given.
Replacing an old bridge on Route 6 over the Chariton River in Adair county.
The state plans a public meeting to provide information on the project. It’s next Thursday, October 6th — from 5:30-7 at the Novinger Fire Station. It is a drop-in where MoDot people will share a schedule for the work, along with closures and other details.
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Again that meeting set for October 6th from 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
It’s that time of year. The State Highway Patrol says deer are more active right now, which means more run-ins with cars.
And the Patrol says don’t swerve to avoid a deer because that could lead to a much more serious wreck.
Last year, drivers in Missouri had more than 37-hundred traffic crashes with deer. Three people died and more than 400 were hurt.
A truck driver died Sunday morning in a wreck that the Patrol says was caused by a medical problem.
The 58 year old driver suffered some kind of issue; and ran off the road near Milan on Highway 6. He was pronounced dead at the scene, identified as Roy Harris of South Carolina.
And a head-on crash just before two Sunday morning on Missouri 151 in Monroe county. The patrol says that 51 year old Charles Walter ran off the road, over corrected, and ended up in the other lane where he hit a car.
That vehicle driven by 25 year old Samuel Pearman. Both drivers taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
Kirksville police say be careful when you park downtown. Make sure you haven’t parked in a restricted area. There are many events going on in downtown Kirksville over the next couple of months. Police say you should look around for signs and/or traffic cones that will alert you to parking restrictions.