KIRX News

Kirksville Mayor Zac Burden has issued a proclamation recognizing Small Business Saturday in Kirksville on Saturday, November 29, 2025. Small Business Saturday offers a day dedicated to celebrating small businesses and acknowledging the vital contributions they make to our community. Kirksville’s small business owners are pivotal to the economic future, driving innovation and job creation. Shopping at local small businesses directly and significantly contributes to the strength and vitality of Kirksville’s economy, supporting continued growth, entrepreneurship, and prosperity of our community. The theme of “Shop Local, Show Love” serves as a reminder to continue supporting small businesses not just on one day, but all year long. The City encourages all residents to support our local businesses that create jobs, strengthen our economy, and make Kirksville a vibrant place to live, work, and visit.

Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins announced a new agreement with the State of Kansas to improve voter roll maintenance and ensure more accurate, up-to-date voter registration records in both states. Under this memorandum of understanding, Missouri and Kansas will securely exchange voter registration information to help local election authorities identify individuals who have moved across the state line but may still have active registrations in their former jurisdiction. With thousands of Missourians and Kansans relocating between the Kansas City metropolitan counties each year, this collaboration will directly support strong list maintenance practices and help reduce duplicate registrations.

The City of Milan Police Department has been awarded a $50,000 grant through the Missouri Department of Public Safety’s Blue Shield Grant Program. These funds will enable us to purchase a new, fully-equipped police vehicle, enhancing our ability to serve and protect our community 24/7. The City of Milan was recently designated as a Missouri Blue Shield Community, a designation that made Milan egilible to apply for grant funding for the program.

The Adair County Fire Department says Please note that fire dues for the upcoming 2026 year are scheduled for mailing. The purpose of these dues is to help offset the costs of essential gear, equipment, trucks, and fuel, thereby facilitating the response of volunteer firefighters to emergency situations.

With the rising cost of everything and the lack of volunteers, the fire departments of Sullivan County have decided to join forces and create the Sullivan County Fire Protection District. This would be a tax-supported district with a levy of $0.30 for every $100 assessed valuation. To begin this process we need to collect 100 signatures to get this on the April 2026 ballot. If this is something you would like more information on or would be willing to sign the petition to put this on the ballot, please contact your local fire department or a fireman or board member. This will include Browning, Green Castle, Green City, Milan and Winigan fire departments.

Two juveniles were injured in a crash in Randolph County on Friday evening. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a 16 year old female was driving a 2000 Ford Ranger on U.S. 63 in Moberly, when the vehicle went off the roadway, overturned, and hit the guardrail, ejecting the 7-year-old male passenger of the vehicle. The 7-year-old, from Moberly, was taken by air evac to University Hospital. The 16 year old driver was taken by Randolph County Ambulance to University Hospital. Neither the driver or passenger was wearing a seat belt.

MoDot says a conceptual study of U.S. 63 corridor improvements in Adair and Schuyler counties, between Kirksville and the Iowa state line, is underway after being added to the Missouri Department of Transportation’s (MoDOT’s) Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP). MoDOT has contracted with Hg Consult, Inc. as the lead consultant, and Bartlett & West, GFT and Single Wing are sub-consultants. The first meeting has been held to determine scope of the study. To help progress with the scope, the surveying and engineering analysis along the corridor is currently underway. The project team will look at the 33-mile section of the corridor to evaluate opportunities for passing lanes and/or shared four-lane and other roadway improvements.

The City of Kirksville’s proposed 2026 budget is available for residents to view online at Kirksville.gov or in person at City Hall. This document is preliminary and is not finalized until the City Council gives final approval. If you would like additional explanations on the process and each department’s plans for next year, the November 10 Study Session goes in depth on those subjects. That meeting can be watched at a link on their Facebook page. There are chapter breaks for each subject to make viewing easier. A public hearing will be held for the first public reading of the proposed budget on December 1

The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) announces criminal charges against Lois Armour, 78, and Patty Armour, 51, both of Paris, MO, for Murder in the Second Degree-Felony Murder. The charges were filed after an investigation conducted by Troop B DDCC investigators and are in connection to the October 12, 2025, officer involved shooting incident in Paris, MO. During the October 12, 2025, incident, an Operation Relentless Pursuit (ORP) task force officer, along with DDCC investigators, responded to an address in Paris, MO, to conduct a follow-up investigative lead regarding a Ralls County murder investigation. Investigators contacted Lois and Patty Armour at the residence. While conversing with authorities, both Lois and Patty Armour misled law enforcement on the whereabouts of a fugitive and murder suspect, Charles Armour, 57, of Paris, MO. Authorities were allowed access to the residence, and during their search, Charles Armour was located. He was killed during an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement. The ORP task force officer was also shot during the incident and transported to an area hospital for treatment of their injuries. The task force officer has since been released from the hospital. Troop B troopers assigned to Monroe County had previously arrested Lois Armour, 78, and Patty Armour, 51, both of Paris, for felony hindering prosecution charges. The charges stemmed after Lois and Patty Armour hindered law enforcements’ efforts to contact/arrest Charles Armour, 57, in reference to an arrest warrant with $50,000.00 bond. Lois and Patty Armour have since been held at the Randolph County Jail on a $100,000.00 cash-only bond. On November 7, 2025, the Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney, Nicole Volkert, formally charged both Lois and Patty Armour with one count each for Murder in the Second Degree – Felony Murder. Both are being held at the Randolph County Jail without bond.

MoDot has announced road work. In Adair County… U.S. Route 63 Northbound – November 12, CLOSED for environmental clean-up at the eastbound turn lane at Route P (Fairview Drive) off of U.S. 63 North between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. In Macon County… U.S. Route 36 – November 17 – 21, LANE RESTRICTION for bridge maintenance from Eagle Avenue to 0.75 mile east of Eagle Avenue over Chariton River between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. A 12-foot width restriction will be in place where crews are actively working.