News Staff

Three serious accidents in the area over the past week-end. One of them, a double fatal.

In that wreck, a man and his son were killed Saturday morning on Route J in Adair county. The patrol says 80 year old Robert Patchin and 54 year old Charles Patchin died…when their truck ran off the road…went into the air and hit an embankment. Both men thrown out of the pick-up. The younger Patchin was driving and neither of the men wore a seat belt.

A Kirksville man was badly hurt Saturday in a motorcyle wreck on Highway 63 in Macon County. The State Patrol says 23 year old David Sizemore ran off the road and was thrown off. He was not wearing a helmet. He’s listed with serious injuries at University Hospital.

And another accident Satruday afternoon near Green City. A pick-up truck trying to pass, hit a farm tractor that was making a keft turn on Highway 129. The 25 year old drving the truck, Jerold Robertson had moderate injuries. The man on the tractor, not hurt.

The Chariton Valley Association is celebrating 40 years of service. The CVA serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Association provides employment, residential, and community services for people with disabilities. Support services for those in need range from a few hours of care each week to care 24 hours per day.

The group employees almost 200 people. The 40th anniversary event will be Tuesday the 17th at the DuKum Inn from 5 until 7pm

Would you like to involved in decisions involving the airport and decisions concerning transportation projects in Kirksville?

Well, you can.

The city b\council will appoint someone to the airport and Transporation Commission. You can apply, online at www.kirksvillecity.com/citizensserve — the deadline is 5pm on May 27th.

In Scotland county, a man wrecked a pick-up on Route A, and he was thrown out as the truck turned over. The patrol says 24 year old Caleb Doyle was seriously hurt. He’s going to be charged with stealing the truck as well as driving while intoxicated.

If you’re making week-end plans, the Kirksville Kiwanis Club Farmers Market opens this Saturday on North Elson by the courthouse. From now through October, the market will open on Saturdays from 7 until noon.

Special training for sixteen members of the Kirksville Fire Department — they have finished a technical rescue training course. It is training that prepares responders to handle incidents such as search and rescue at high angles.

It was a 56 hour course that included a day-long practical exam.

What road work would you like to see in Adair county?

The county’s Transportation Advisory Commission is asking for opinions. The group recommends projects to the state department of transportation, and a couple of recent projects came from the commission’s input to the state.

So between now and May 13th, you can contact the city manager’s officer, or member of the advisory commission with your thoughts.

She will stay locked-up. Natasha McBridem who is charged in a wreck in Quincy in 2020 that killed four people, including three young children from Kirksville. The kids were visiting their grandmother and she was also killed when McBride crashed into their vehicle.

Her lawyers asked that she let out of jail on bond, but she is still locked-up on $5million dollars bond, charged with murder. She has pleaded not guilty, and has another hearing on May 24.

If you see an animal in the road, swerving to avoid it can be dangerous. That was the case in Clark county onSunday afternoon on county road 55.

The patrol says that 37 year old Andrew Clark swerved to avoid an animal in the road and over turned. Not buckled in, he was seriously hurt. So was his passenger, 60 year old Joe Allard.

Place your bets. In Kansas, lawmakers passed a bill to allow sports betting. The goal is to raise money and try to lure the Kansas City Chiefs from the Missouri side…to the Kansas side of the area. The bill allows people in Kansas to use cellphones or computer apps to bet on sporting events and to place bets at state-owned casinos