A naval officer who grew-up in Kirksville is being honored for her work as a Navy judge advocate. Tracy Reynolds, picked by the Judge Advocates Association as its 2021 Outstanding member. A judge advocate is an attorney who helps those in the military with various legal issues. Reynolds graduated from Kirksville High School in 1995 and Truman State in 1999. She is being honored for a record of superb professional accomplishments, service to the community and to the legal profession
“Lunatic Fringe” Covid Comment Upsets Some
More controversy involving the St. Louis county health director.
Dr. Faisal Khan sent an email to staff telling them to ignore the “lunatic fringe” opposed to the county’s mask order and vaccines. That has outraged some politicians in the county who call the remarks inapprorpiate. It comes after Dr. Kahn made a lewd gesture at a group of angry anti-mask protesters after he spoke at a County Council meeting.
State AG Suing Moberly School District
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is suing the Moberly School District. He says they’re violating the state’s Sunshine Law violations by forcing parents to fill-out a form if they want to record meetings about a child’s individual learning plan. But Moberly’s school supt disagrees. He says the paperwork is just a consent form to let them know parents are recording the meeting
Local Gas Prices High — Will Biden Order Bring Them Down?
The average price of gas around Kirksville is $3.09 a gallon. President Biden is releasing oil from America’s emergency stockpile — hoping that will bring down gas prices — which are at least $1.30 a gallon higher than this time last year. The president’s popularity has gone down…as gas prices…and other prices have gone up.
New City Engineer For Kirksville
A new city engineer for Kirksville.
Adam Dorrell gets the job, replacing Len Kollars who retired. Dorrell has been with a local engineering firm, and he has 20 years of experience. The city engineer manages a wide range of projects from roads to wastewater and other aspects of the city’s infrastructure.
Police Not Happy With Missouri Gun Law
The Missouri Police Chiefs Association is asking for changes to a law that says Missouri cops cannot enforce federal gun laws. A letter from the chiefs said that the state law makes it harder to fight crime. The law was enacted in case the Biden Adminstration put restrictions on private citizes owning guns. The police group says lawmakers need to make clear that police can be involved enforcing some federal gun laws…but doesn’t seem likely lawmakers will make any changes anytime soon.
Audit Says: Sullivan County Just “Fair” Handling Taxpayers’ Money
An audit of Sullivan county government is concluded. State Auditor Nicole Galloway gives the county a grade of “fair”. That’s a step up from the last audit of Sullivan county which was rated as “poor” back in 2017. The auditor says improvement is still needed in several county offices. For example, keeping track of funds in the prosecutor’s office. The report says the prosecutor has also been slow sending out restitution payments to crime victims. Other deficiencies in county spending were also found that the auditor says needs to be corrected
University System Will Force Employees To Get Vaccinated
Most employees of the University of Missouri System will have to be fully vaccinated against covid by Jan 4th. The system is obeying President Biden’s order that says all federal contractors have to be vaccinated. The university system has about 76 million dollars worth of federal contracts. Students are not affect by the order — unless they also work for the university.
Kirksville Man Caught With Stolen Items From Walmart
Stealing from Walmart in Kirksville.
20 year old Nathaniel Evans is accused of stealing more than $700 in merchandise from Walmart. Police got a description of the car he left in and recognized it from a prior encounter. Evans was arrested at a home on West Elizabeth where police recovered the stolen items. Evans a criminal background with prior theft and shoplifting charges.
License Office May Open Again
The license office in Kirksville may open again. The state says four bidders have filed to run the business. The state will look over all of the proposals though it’s not clear how long that will take. Meantime…you’ll have to go to other towns to do business with the DMV