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A plan approved to fill vacancies on Kirksville city council. The council has set-up a process for a new council member to be appointed, when a seat comes open unexpectedly. The process has several steps: people interested in filling a vacancy on council can apply. Then, council will pick as many as three finalists. Those who make the final cut will address council and the public, then council will choose one to serve until the next election

Covid count: 11 cases of the virus since Friday in Adair county. Making 31 active at the moment. The youngest, a 9 year old girl with the virus…the oldest, a 78 year old woman. Three 17 year old girls also with the virus.

There are two opportunities for residents to get second doses and booster doses of the
Moderna or Pfizer vaccine this week. Moderna shots Tuesday afternoon and Pfizer on Thursday. You have to call the health dept to register.

Adair county will giveaway gift cards, hoping to get more people vaxed. Starting November first, the Health Department will give $50 gift cards good at Hyvee, Walmart or Walgreens to those getting a first shot and then another $50 card for the second shot. Money for the project coming from the state.

A Kentucky man suffered moderate injuries in a wreck just after midnight Friday in Randolph county on U.S. 24 near Clifton Hill. The patrol says 44 year old Jeffrey Palmquist — ran off the road in a Ford SUV, went up an embankment — and became airborne. The SUV hit several trees before landing on its wheels. Palmquist was taken by ambulence to Moberly Regional Medical Center.

The Adair County Health Department has confirmed 10 new cases of COVID-19, with seven cases Thursday and three on Friday. That means 27 active cases at the moment. Females from 15 to 62 diagnosed with the virus…men 19-to-53. And, four of the cases were people who have been vaxed.

You have two opportunities to get a second dose or booster shot of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine this week at the Health Department, The Moderna vaccine will be administered Tuesday, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Pfizer vaccine will be administered Thursday, Nov. 4, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Call to register. 660-665-8491

Kirksville’s Fire Department presents a “Nightmare on Franklin Street.” It’s a haunted house — this Saturday evening from 6-10 — at the fire station on Franklin.

There’s Candy for small children, and the haunted house is for older kids and adults, and it’s free.

Monroe City will need a new police chief at the end of the month. Chief Tyler Wheeler announced his resignation effective at the end of November. Wheeler took over as the city’s police chief in 2017.

The state is fighting forced vaccinations.

Governor Parson is ordering state agencies under his control to defy President Biden’s vaccine mandate. He’s ordered the agencies to work with the state attorney general in legal action against the Federal mandate, and Parson says they cannot require the shot for state workers.

Parson called Biden’s order to require the shots an unconstitutional power grab that the founding fathers warned against.

The new bridge on Highway 11 is open in Adair county. It’s two lanes now…replacing the old narrow one-lane bridge. The half-million dollar project is part of the governor’s bridge improvement program in the state.

In Marion county, a postal truck was rear-ended by a pick-up Tuesday on route 61 south of Palmyra. The impact knocked the mail truck off the road and it over turned. The postal driver, 49 year old Timothy Walker, was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The other driver was identified as 25 year old Juan Hernandez.