A Missouri man who served more than 40 years for a crime he did not commit, is now suing the company that provides medical care to prisoners.
Kevin Strickland says the care provided by Corizon LLC left him dependent on a wheelchair and he can no longer stand very long at a time. He says Corizon employees and prison workers repeatedly denied his requests to be treated for spinal issues.
The Macon County Health Department will have vacccine clinics this week and next week.
A Pfizer vaccine clinic is this Wednesday, January 19, and a Moderna vaccine clinic is this Thursday, January 20.
In addition — a week from Thursday, the 27th — the Macon Health Department will have all three vaccines available from 1 to 6. That’s the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson shots.
In Moberly, a 68-year-old man was hit and killed by a car that was backing out of a private parking lot. Name of the pedestrian not yet given. It happened on Easter Outer road on Saturday afternoon. A 27 year old man was the driver, his name not given. No charges filed.
There is nothing quite like a warm blanket.
And you can help make blankets for local kids who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need. The annual Linus “Make A Blanket” Sew-In event is coming up at the Kirksville Moose lodge next month on the 19th.
You don’t need sewing experience. If you can learn to tie a square knot, you can help make blankets.
Donations of new cotton fabric, acrylic yarn, fleece and other blanket-making supplies will be accepted during the event.
The North Central Missouri Chapter of Project Linus has delivered over 16,000 blankets to
area children in need.
Kirksville’s sewer system has some issues. Ground water and storm water are getting into the system. So to find out how that’s happening, the city will use smoke, to find where openings are located.
So you may see smoke at several locations tomorrow. The tests force candle smoke through the sewer system. And the city says you should run water into drains to keep smoke from entering buildings during this process.
The Adair County Health Department confirmed another 55 cases of covid on Thursday. That’s the third day in a row that new cases have hovered around 60.
Seven of the new cases in K-12 school, and 14 of them — or 25% — were in people who were already vaccinated. Two five year old girls also among the newest cases.
Next Tuesday health dept has an adult vaccine clinic schedule and next Thursday a pediatric clinic for kids the get the vaccine.
Snow Emergency declared for the city of Kirksville because of snow and ice. The emergency rules begin at 5 Friday afternoon — meaning that all vehicles parked on designated Snow Emergency Routes, including streets in the Downtown — must be moved within two hours, or by 7:00 Friday evening.
Vehicles not moved will be ticketed or towed. The Snow Emergency is in effect until further notice.
Re-drawing voting districts.
A committee in the Missouri House approved a Congressional redistricting plan — and the way the districts are drawn — Republicans will continue to control six of Missouri’s seats in Congress, while democrats would have two.
The full house will take-up the issue next week.
Road work in Kirksville in the coming year. The city is ready for a mile stretch North Baltimore to be resurfaced and for a turn lane to be added. The two-million dollar project was awarded to S&A Equipment. Work to start sometime this year.
Debate yesterday in the Missouri House, on a bill that would ban teaching critical race theory in K-12 schools.
The theory teaches that America was founded on racism. The Republican sponsor of the bill, Nick Schroer, says the law would prevent kids from being flooded with a certain train of thought.