The United Way of Northeast Missouri raised $2,897 at their Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament at the Dukum Inn.
A record amount.
50 players participated, that’s also a record for the tournament. 1st Place Winner was Phillip Carnes, 2 nd Place was Gale Stock and 3 rd Place was Corey Waddle.
Practicing for snowy weather. You may see snow plows and other MoDOT vehicles on state routes today (Thursday). They’re practicing for the coming winter.
The Missouri Department of Transportation is training plow drivers — because many are new, sincd MoDot has a high turnover rate. The state says they have a critical shortage of qualified plow operators going into the winter season
In Adair county, covid and the flu are on the rise.
From October 2nd through the 8th, there were 80 positive tests for flu, compared with 28 cases for the same period last year. The health department urging residents to get the flu shot.
As for covid, 37 cases counted between October 11th and 17th. That’s an increase of three over the previous seven days.
Traffic note: Construction continues on the new sidewalk along North Baltimore Street at the intersection of Northtown Road and Rosewood Drive. The construction of the sidewalk requires work around the islands at these intersections —- and that means delays which may require temporary lane closures. Please use alternative routes during the day. The work should be done by November 4th.
Kirksville city council approves a rate hike for sewer bills. An increase in the usage fee.
The city manager says that for a residential customer — that uses about 1,500 gallons — the monthly bill would go from $46.44 to $46.96, or 52-cents more.
Keeping explicit library-books out of kids hands. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft proposes new rules for Missouri libraries. He wants to require libararies to have written policies on what material is age appropriate, and then have a plan to keep inappropriate material away from minors.
Ashcroft said he is not banning any books — instead, he said if a libary has a book with adult imagery, it shouldn’t be available to kids. Ashcroft’s office controls state money for libraries as well as handling federal and state grants.
You will have to show a photo-ID to vote in Missouri next month. A judge has thrown-out a lawsuit challenging the ID requirment.
If you don’t show an ID, you can cast a provisional ballot — that will be counted if you return with the ID…or if your signature can be verfiied.
State patrol needs troopers. You can apply to take the initial test and if you are successful on it, you will continue in the process. Starting salary for a trooper is just over $53,000 a year. You can apply online at www.motrooper.com.
Property tax hike for Adair public library. The library wants voters to approve an increase of 12-cents per $100 dollars of property-value. It would be the first increase since the mid-80’s.
The average home in Adair county, valued at 118,000 would see a tax hike of $140 a year for the library. The library will be have a meeting to provide information on the afterooon of October 29th.
Now you can access the Adair county health department thorugh an app on your phone. The new app is available in the App store or on Google Play. You can use it to find everything from clinic hours to health department services to forms that may be required.
The health director says that with most people using smartphones, the app is necessary to make it easier to do business with the department