KIRX News

Utility autopay customers will be transitioning to a new online gateway. The City of Kirksville is completing a transition to a new Online Gateway for utility customers currently using recurring ACH payments / autopay to improve security and transaction efficiency. If you are enrolled in autopay for City utilities, you will receive an email with important information regarding updating your City utility billing account profile and payment information. For more information, you can contact the Finance Department at 660.627.1251.

Missouri State Parks campgrounds are now accepting same-day reservations up to 7 p.m. on the day of your planned arrival. Check out availability and make a reservation at www.icampmo.com or call 877-422-6766.

There are several opportunities to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Northeast Missouri this week.

A.T. Still University’s Kirksville Family Medicine is hosting a vaccine clinic today from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be provided at no cost and by appointment only. Email covidvaccinesignup@atsu.edu or call 660-626-2191. Anyone age 18 and older is eligible.

The Adair County Health Department has scheduled another curbside vaccine clinic tomorrow, May 5, from 2-4 p.m. at the Health Department facility in Kirksville. The clinic is open to all individuals age 18 and older who live or work in Missouri and who have not yet completed their COVID-19 vaccine series. The Moderna vaccine will be administered. If you receive your first dose tomorrow, the second dose will be administered June 2nd at the same scheduled time. Register with the Sign-Up Genius
link on the Adair County Health Department website or Facebook page.

The Sullivan County Health Department will also be hosting a vaccination clinic tomorrow from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at North Central Missouri Electric CO-OP in Milan The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will be administered. The clinic is open to anyone age 18 and over. See their Facebook page for the numbers to call to pre-register.

A new officer has been hired by the Kirksville Police Department. Officer Dale Broadwell began his duties with KPD on April 26th. He is a graduate of Adair County R-1 High School, and a 2021 graduate of the Law Enforcement Training Institute police academy in Columbia.

May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, preliminary 2020 statistics indicate there were 173 crashes involving a motorcycle. In these crashes, 157 people were injured and 11 people were killed. MSHP says it’s important for motorcyclists to take an active role in their safety.

A driver in a rollover crash had to be air-lifted to a hospital. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident happened Friday morning south of Jacksonville, in Randolph County. State troopers say 62-year-old Marlene Thrasher, of Shelbina, suffered a medical complication while driving southbound on Highway 63. The vehicle overturned off the road. Thrasher was seriously injured and was transported by air to University Hospital.

Law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty were honored during a memorial service at the State Capitol Saturday. Eight officers who died in the line of duty during 2020 were added to Law Enforcement Wall of Honor. Recently Confirmed Historical Line-of-Duty Deaths include S. Dent Owen – On Jan. 3, 1929, Monroe City Marshal S. Dent Owen died from injuries suffered in a head-on collision on Highway 36 while driving a vehicle that had been stolen and that he had recovered during an investigation. The families of the fallen and representatives of law enforcement agencies from across Missouri participated in Saturday’s ceremony, with Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe and Attorney General Eric Schmitt delivering remarks.

Friday was Arbor Day, and the City of Kirksville announced that they recently planted forty-nine new trees at P.C. Mills Park, Memorial Park, McKinney Bark Park, and Spur Pond, which were funded in part through the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Tree Resource Improvement and Maintenance grant program. As a Tree City USA community, the TRIM grant has assisted the City with the planting of trees throughout parks and public spaces, while also educating citizens about tree planting and continued maintenance.

A bridge replacement project is set to begin today on Missouri Route 149 in Adair County. Crews will close Missouri Route 149 at Shuteye Creek, located three miles south of Adair County Route D near Connelsville, for bridge replacement. The project could take up to 90 days of work. Once complete, Shuteye Creek will be 24 feet wide and have two-foot shoulders, while allowing two-lane traffic to cross.

The Restaurant Revitalization Fund application portal opens on Monday, May 3 at 11:00 a.m. However, you can register for an account starting today. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, online application will remain open to any eligible establishment until all funds are exhausted. Register for an account at restaurants.sba.gov. This program provides emergency assistance for eligible restaurants, bars, and other qualifying businesses impacted by COVID-19.