A Putnam county school bus collided with a trash truck yesterday morning. Happened on Highway 136 near Unionville. The Patrol says the two vehicles were too close in a curve and hit each others side mirrors. No kids were on the bus. Neither driver had any significant injuries.
A 12 year old boy suffered moderate injuries in an ATV wreck. Happened on private property in Hannibal. The Patrol says the boy lost control and the vehicle rolld on top of him. Name not given.
Replacing an old bridge on Route 6 over the Chariton River in Adair county.
The state plans a public meeting to provide information on the project. It’s next Thursday, October 6th — from 5:30-7 at the Novinger Fire Station. It is a drop-in where MoDot people will share a schedule for the work, along with closures and other details.
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Again that meeting set for October 6th from 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
It’s that time of year. The State Highway Patrol says deer are more active right now, which means more run-ins with cars.
And the Patrol says don’t swerve to avoid a deer because that could lead to a much more serious wreck.
Last year, drivers in Missouri had more than 37-hundred traffic crashes with deer. Three people died and more than 400 were hurt.
A truck driver died Sunday morning in a wreck that the Patrol says was caused by a medical problem.
The 58 year old driver suffered some kind of issue; and ran off the road near Milan on Highway 6. He was pronounced dead at the scene, identified as Roy Harris of South Carolina.
And a head-on crash just before two Sunday morning on Missouri 151 in Monroe county. The patrol says that 51 year old Charles Walter ran off the road, over corrected, and ended up in the other lane where he hit a car.
That vehicle driven by 25 year old Samuel Pearman. Both drivers taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
Kirksville police say be careful when you park downtown. Make sure you haven’t parked in a restricted area. There are many events going on in downtown Kirksville over the next couple of months. Police say you should look around for signs and/or traffic cones that will alert you to parking restrictions.
Fatal wreck Thursday on highway 36 near Macon. The State Patrol says a big rig was stalled in the road — when it was rear-ended by a 71 year old woman in an SUV. She’s identified as Mary Kliethermes of Independence.
She died at the scene. The truck driver had only minor injuries.
If you’re doing some fall yard work — put this date on your calendar for the City’s Fall Brush and Limb Pick Up next month.
It’s October 3rd through the 7th. City crews will begin picking up tree limbs and large brush on Monday, October 3rd. The work is expected to take all week, but to guarantee pickup, your brush must be curbside by 7:00 am, Monday, October the 3rd.
Limbs no longer than 10 feet — no wider than 18 inches in diameter.
Kirksville city council put off a major healthcare decision until the next meeting. Hannibal Regional Healthcare wants to buy 240 acres for a new health care facility. But the land has to be rezoned.
Council expressed excitement over more health care in town — which doesn’t sit well with Northeast Regional Medical Center. The CEO says it will hurt their business if a new facility opens.
Just the clothes on their backs — that’s all a local family has left after a week-end house fire. That’s according to a Go Fund Me page set up for Johnnie Howell, her partner Justus, and their three young daughters. The fire happened on their youngest child’s birthday. Their house on Highway 129 near Unionville burned to the ground. The family was not home at the time
Kirksville city council will consider a report Monday evening on housing in Kirksville that was prepared by a consultant. The report says the city will be short of rental homes and apartments by nearly 800 units over the next five years — with the shortage hitting low income families the hardest.
The report has several recommendations including trying to encourage developers to start building.