News Staff Re-drawing voting districts.
A committee in the Missouri House approved a Congressional redistricting plan — and the way the districts are drawn — Republicans will continue to control six of Missouri’s seats in Congress, while democrats would have two.
The full house will take-up the issue next week.
Road work in Kirksville in the coming year. The city is ready for a mile stretch North Baltimore to be resurfaced and for a turn lane to be added. The two-million dollar project was awarded to S&A Equipment. Work to start sometime this year.
Debate yesterday in the Missouri House, on a bill that would ban teaching critical race theory in K-12 schools.
The theory teaches that America was founded on racism. The Republican sponsor of the bill, Nick Schroer, says the law would prevent kids from being flooded with a certain train of thought.
Monday was a big day for new covid cases in Adair county. 60 cases reported. 38 females and 22 males.
The largest number of cases were reported in the 21-30 age group, followed by those 11 to 20.
On Tuesdays in January vaccine clinics for adults at the health department and Thursday…kids can be vaccinated from 3-5pm. You have to call to set-up an appointment.
In Macon county, 159 new cases of the virus in the last week. That’s 48 more than the week before. And nine of those cases were people with the virus for the second time.
He’s been caught. A 22 year old man wanted for killing two people and wounding two others last month in Kirksville.
AJ Glover was captured by U.S. Marshalls and state patrol Monday afternoon. Another man charged in the case was previously arrested — 52 year old Ray Rijos.
Still no word on a motive in the murders that happened at an apartment on West Dodson. One of those killed was an 18 month old boy along with another man. While a man and woman were wounded.
Wearing a mask in buildings at Truman state is still required for now. Even those vaccinated will have to mask-up. The university says it will review the policy again near the end of January.
A wreck blamed in icy roads on Sunday afternoon. The state patrol says 33 year old Chyane Fox traveled off the left side of Route C near Kahoka and flipped over. She was taken to Blessing Hospital with moderate injuries.
Adair county closed the week on Friday with another 40 cases of Covid 19.
That goes with 130 cases in the previous three days last week. The youngest reported case on Friday, a 10 month old boy. And 35 cases reported last week were in people who had been vaccinated.
Hospitals feeling the affects of the surge. The number of people in the hospital with Covid in Missouri continues to climb. On Friday, 3,235 people were hospitalized with the virus statewide — beating the prior record — and leaving only about 15% of the state’s hospital beds available.
The Kirksville RIII school board will get two new members, but voters will not have a say in the matter.
Mikey Bishop and Julie James-Sneddon filed to run for two open seats on the board, but no other candidates filed. So, no need for an election. Bishop and James-Sneddon will be sworn-in.
They will replace Gayla McHenry and John McConnell who were up for re-election this year, but both decided not to run again.
Covid keeps spreading in Adair county. The health department report 32 new cases Thursday…meaning 130 cases in just three days this week. Ten of the Thursday cases were kids in the K-12 schools. And the youngest reported with the virus on Thursday were two five year old girls.