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MoDot says weather permitting, as early as March 26, pavement improvements are scheduled to begin on 18 miles of westbound U.S. Route 36 in Marion and Ralls counties, from 0.7 mile west of U.S. Route 61 at Hannibal to 0.5 mile west of Route Z near Monroe City. This work includes pavement repairs, shoulder improvements, resurfacing and diamond grinding. Initial work will include pavement repairs between 0.9 mile east of Route H to Route Z at Monroe City. In early April, overnight ramp closures are scheduled for the westbound U.S. 36 ramps at the Route Z interchange in Monroe City. The closures will occur between 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.

The Kirksville Police Department is participating in Northeast Regional Medical Center’s “Jars of Love” peanut butter drive! We will be collecting jars of peanut butter to donate to The Food Pantry of Adair County. If you would like to donate, you can drop off jars of peanut butter during normal business hours (8 AM to 5 PM, Monday-Friday). Kirksville Police will also be present at the “Fill the Truck Event” in the Hy-Vee parking lot between 11 AM and 2 PM on Saturday, March 22, 2025.

MoDot says Weather permitting, a resurfacing project located on Route DD in Randolph County, from U.S. Route 24 in Moberly to the end of state maintenance, is expected to begin March 24, 2025.
The $2.4M contract, awarded last year to Capital Paving & Construction, LLC of Columbia, Missouri, includes additional resurfacing projects in Randolph County that are scheduled to begin immediately following the completion of Route DD. All work is scheduled to be completed by mid-May.

Route D – from Route C near Huntsville to Route BB
Route BB – from Missouri Route 3 to Route A near Moberly
Traffic will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction at the location where crews are actively working.

Weather permitting, March 24, Shelby County Route J is scheduled to close over Tiger Fork, 0.6 mile west of Route W near Bethel, as work begins on a bridge replacement project estimated to be completed by late May. Bleigh Construction Company was awarded the contract last month in the amount of $860,516. All work is weather dependent and schedules are subject to change.

The Kirksville Parks and Recreation Department is offering Ballfield Banner Sponsorships for the 2025 KBSL and Little Sluggers Seasons! Your business or organization will have a 4ft x 8ft full color mesh banner on display at the North Park Sports Complex. Banners will be displayed from May 1st – September 1st. The cost of banner sponsorship is $450 per year for new banners, or $350 for a banner renewal, including the cost of printing.

The City of Kirksville is excited to invite residents to a ground-breaking ceremony for the new terminal at Kirksville Regional Airport at 4:30 pm on March 17, 2025. Hear from the federal, state and local leaders who helped make this project happen and learn more about what this new building can offer. Additional details such as the construction timeline will also be announced.

After nearly 39 years of service to local United States Postal Service offices, customers, and residents, Edina Postmaster Chris Harrison is retiring.

Harrison, a well-known USPS staffer, spent his last day on the job at the Edina Post Office on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. His official retirement date from USPS is expected to be this summer. Until then, he will be on leave.
The Edina postmaster spent his career climbing the USPS ranks locally and has spent decades leading postal teams across the region.

The City of Kirksville says that construction of a new trail at North Park will begin the week of March 17th.

Work will commence alongside Emmett Street before progressing throughout the park. There will be times during construction in this area that Emmett Street will have one-way traffic. There will also be no street parking in the area during this phase of construction.

A single-vehicle crash early Monday morning left a man with minor injuries after his truck struck a cow in the roadway on Highway U, six miles north of Highway 136.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 4:40 a.m. when a 2023 Ford F-250 traveling northbound struck the animal. The truck sustained total damage and was towed from the scene.

The driver, a 25-year-old man from Unionville suffered minor injuries and was transported by private vehicle to Putnam County Memorial Hospital for treatment.

Blaten Conrad-Alan Kemble, 20, Ponca City, entered no contest pleas in Kay County District Court to a host of charges filed in three different felony cases.

On July 28, 2023, Kemble was charged with knowingly concealing stolen property. In that case he is now convicted of stealing a vehicle from the 300 block of Lansbrook. In that case he is sentenced to five years in prison and one year in the county jail.

In a second case filed on Nov. 7, 2023, Kemble is now convicted of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and possession of a weapon on school property. In that case he reportedly pulled a knife on school employees. In that case he is sentenced to 10 years in prison.