The Adair County Health Department in Kirksville on Saturday reported a 40-year old man related to the Smithfield Foods Plant in Milan and a 66-year old man are the latest cases of COVID-19 in Adair County since testing began. The two new cases of COVID-19 bring the total count to 42 cases, with, 30 people […]
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Kirksville Police diffuse incident following domestic disturbance call
The Kirksville Police Department reports it peacefully defused a barricaded suspect in the area of Ely and Pierce streets Thursday. A 46 year old white male from Kirksville was taken into custody following the incident in reference to a domestic disturbance. The police have not released the person’s name. Officers responded to a report of […]
Adair County Health Department reports two new cases of COVID-19, total case count now 39
The Adair County Health Department reports two new confirmed positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the county’s total case count to 39. One of the two new positive cases is an employee at an area meat processing plant, and the other is not. The individuals are females ages 58 and 27. The Adair County Health Department […]
Milan man arrested on drug allegations
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Milan man in Adair County Thursday morning on several drug-related allegations. Thirty-one-year-old Joel Peralta was accused of felony possession of methamphetamine, possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana—prior drug offense, and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia—prior drug offense. He was also accused of failure to register […]
Adair County Health Department reports 5 new COVID-19 cases bringing total to 37
The Adair County Health Department reports five new confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 for the county. They involve four males ages 50, 36, 27, and 22 and one 39-year-old female. All are related to area meat processing plants. The total number of confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 for Adair County is 37. The health department […]
31-year-old woman who works at meat processing plant latest case of COVID-19 in Adair County
A 31-year-old female working at a meat processing plant is the latest resident in Adair County identified as testing positive for COVID-19. Adair County has 30 confirmed cases of the virus since January 1, 2020, with 18 individuals in isolation, 12 recovered, and no deaths. Jim LeBaron, the administrator of the Adair County Health Department, […]
Adair County Health Department confirms 5 additional cases of COVID-19
The Adair County Health Department reports five more cases of COVID-19 were confirmed Saturday in Adair County bringing the total number of cases to 27 since January 1st. The new cases were men ages 24, 35, and 43 and women ages 21 and 34. All five were tested at Complete Family Medicine in Kirksville. The […]
Four Adair County residents testing positive for COVID-19 employed at Milan packing plant
The Adair County Health Department reports four Adair county residents, who are employed at Milan, are among the eight workers who have tested positive for the coronavirus. Testing was conducted this week at the Smithfield Foods Plant in Milan as part of the states’ expanded effort to test workers who may be infected with the […]
Missouri Department of Conservation confirms 46 new cases of Chronic Wasting Disease
The Missouri Department of Conservation has confirmed 46 new cases of chronic wasting disease from its monitoring and testing efforts for the 2019-2020 CWD surveillance year. The new cases include eight each in Linn and Macon counties and three in Adair County. The new findings bring the total number of cases in Missouri to 162. […]
Northern Missouri hit with double whammy as Winter Storm Warning and Winter Weather Advisory issued
Scattered rain showers are expected to transition to a rain-snow mix then over to all snow across far northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri by early Thursday morning. Periods of snow will continue through Friday morning. Several inches of snowfall is possible across northern Missouri with lighter amounts further south. Given the time of year, snowfall […]
Kirksville man injured in crash on Route V
The Highway Patrol reports a Kirksville man sustained minor injuries when the car he drove struck an embankment in Adair County Monday night. A private vehicle transported 72-year-old Ernest Lafferty to the Northeast Regional Medical Center of Kirksville. The car traveled north on Route V before running off the right side of the road at […]
Missouri reports over 2,700 cases of COVID-19
The state of Missouri reported over 2,700 hundred positive test results for COVID-19 with 39 deaths across the state as of Tuesday afternoon, April 7, 2020. The Missouri Hospital Association reports, on its website, at least 439 people are hospitalized because of their COVID 19 condition. The rest are believed to be, or have been, […]
Linn County Health Department now reports 3rd case of COVID-19
Linn County has reported its third positive test for the COVID-19. The health department on Sunday said an individual is self-isolating to decrease the possibility of exposing others, but no other information is being released. On Saturday, the Linn County Health Department had announced its second positive case of COVID-19. That person, according to the […]
Hurdland woman injured when van goes airborne over a creek
A northeast Missouri resident was hurt when the van she was driving traveled off Highway 6 in eastern Adair County and went airborne over a creek. Thirty-six-year-old Amanda Ayer of Hurdland was taken to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville with moderate injuries. The accident happened Saturday morning one mile east of Brashear as the […]
Linn County Health Department confirms first case of COVID-19
The Linn County Health Department has confirmed the first positive case of the Coronavirus. The test result came from a private lab. The health department of Linn County reports the patient is self-isolating to decrease the risk of exposing others. The department also stated it will provide no other information regarding the report. The health […]
Grundy County Commission presented updates on COVID-19 from various agencies
The Grundy County Commission heard reports on Tuesday regarding COVID-19. Grundy County Emergency Management Director Glen Briggs said Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Declaration 4490 is now open, and applications are due by April 25th. The major disaster declaration regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri was declared Thursday and involves public assistance being used to […]
Grundy County Health Department closes doors to the public; services by appointment only
Beginning today, (March 31), the Grundy County Health Department is no longer open for walk-in services, and the doors will be locked. By appointment only, the department will issue birth and death certificates, children’s immunizations, and WIC services. The Grundy County Health Department staff is still working and you may call the office at 359-4196 […]
Coronavirus Update: Missouri verifies 106 people test positive for coronavirus
On March 9, the state announced Missouri’s first likely case of the coronavirus. The latest information verified by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services shows that 106 people have tested positive in the state for COVID-19. The most cases – 23 – currently originate in St. Louis County. Missouri has had three coronavirus […]
Adair County Health Department in Kirksville reports first case of Coronavirus
The Adair County Health Department is reporting a confirmed case of Coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19, in Adair County. The confirmed case, according to the health department, is travel-related as the individual had just returned from Chicago. The department reports the individual was exposed there, then traveled to Kirksville by car. The individual developed symptoms during the […]
Winter Weather Advisory issued for portions of northern Missouri
Light snow will begin to fall Saturday morning across northern Missouri as a weather system pushes into the area from the west. Snowfall will likely stick early on grassy surfaces initially then begin over paved surfaces as the snowfall rate picks up in the late morning. The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued […]