The Missouri Department of Economic Development has announced northern Missouri companies are expanding and creating jobs. Thermoformed plastic food container manufacturer Sonoco Plastics plans to create 16 new jobs in Chillicothe. The company is a five billion dollar global provider of consumer packaging, industrial products, and packaging supply chain services. Operations consist of its global […]
Tag: Kirksville
Kirksville man dies when truck overturns on Highway 63
A Kirksville man was killed Tuesday afternoon when the truck he was driving ran off Highway 63 and overturned. Pronounced dead at the scene, one mile north of Kirksville was 80-year-old Gene McVey of Kirksville. The highway patrol report noted he was not using a seat belt. The highway patrol troopers received assistance from Adair […]
Four area residents arrested over the weekend
Trenton resident Shawn Alan Wells was arrested Friday on a felony charge of stealing as well as a warrant for alleged failure to appear in court on a previous charge. The 37-year-old faces charges of appropriating a refrigerator and a cook stove that were described as the property, on April 7th, belonging to Sarah Holtclaw. Bond […]
Bred heifer buyers think short grass, bid $1,598 average at Palmyra sale
Hot, dry weather with short grass growth slowed bidders at the spring sale of Show-Me-Select replacement heifers in northeastern Missouri, Saturday, June 2 with 134 calving-ease bred heifers averaging $1,598 in the final of four spring sales in the state. The heifers will calve this fall. “It was a tough but successful sale,” said Daniel […]
Missouri Legislature approves House Bill 1428
State Representative Nate Walker of Kirksville reports the legislature approved a bill he supported, which ensures vacancies in important county offices are filled in a timely manner. House Bill 1428 is meant to avoid situations where a vacancy causes a county office to shut down. The bill requires the county commission in all non-charter counties […]
Kirksville man injured when car collides with motorcycle
The Highway Patrol reports a Kirksville man sustained serious injuries when a car collided with his motorcycle Wednesday evening. Twenty-two year old Drew King traveled east on Missouri 11 six miles north of Brashear when a westbound car, driven by 22-year-old Emily Schleffinger of Crystal Lake, Illinois, crossed the center of the road and struck […]
Free skin cancer screenings to be held in Chillicothe
Cleaver Dermatology of Kirksville will provide a free skin cancer screening clinic at the Livingston County Health Center in Chillicothe next month. Two dermatologists will perform the screenings by appointment only June 20th from 10 o’clock in the morning to 3 o’clock in the afternoon. The health center reminds the public that skin cancer can […]
Liam Hazen Recognized by Missouri House of Representatives
Liam D. Hazen of rural Adair County served during the Second Regular Session of the 99th Missouri General Assembly as an intern in the legislative office of 3rd District State Representative Nate Walker. Liam was part of the Missouri State Intern Program and Truman State University intern team serving at the Missouri State Capitol this […]
Green City teen hurt in crash south of Kirksville
A Green City resident was hurt Saturday night when the sports utility vehicle he was driving overturned south of Kirksville. Eighteen-year-old Noah Kimmel was taken by private vehicle to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville with minor injuries. The accident happened about three miles south of Kirksville on highway three when Kimmel swerved to miss […]
Wingshooting for the Hunter Workshop to be held in Kirksville
The Missouri Department of Conservation will hold a free workshop to help migratory and upland bird hunters improve their hunting skills with non-toxic shot. A Wingshooting for the Hunter Workshop will be held at the Northeast Regional Office in Kirksville June 23rd from 9 o’clock in the morning to 3 o’clock in the afternoon. The […]
Newtown-Harris Board of Education approves teaching appointments
The Newtown-Harris R-3 Board of Education approved several employees for next school year at its meeting Monday evening. Rachael Spence will be the kindergarten through 12th-grade counselor. She has worked with the Missouri Division of Family Services for 10 years, primarily in Sullivan and Linn counties. She received her bachelor’s degree in social work from […]
Kirksville student semifinalist for United States Presidential Scholars program
A Kirksville High School student was selected as a semifinalist for the United States Presidential Scholars. Richard Ma was one of nine Missouri students selected as a semifinalist. U. S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’s office announced two other Missouri students as members of the 54th class of the U. S. Presidential Scholars. Interim Commissioner […]
Tractor-trailer truck crashes on Highway 136
A Unionville truck driver was taken to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville following an accident late Wednesday afternoon two miles west of Livonia. The accident report listed 74-year-old Dorvin Ledford with minor injuries. The highway patrol reports Ledford was eastbound when the tractor-trailer he was driving ran off the left side of Highway 136 […]
Kirksville woman hurt in rollover crash in Putnam County
A Kirksville resident was injured in a rollover accident Monday afternoon in eastern Putnam County three miles north of Glendale. Twenty-five-year-old Mackenzie Schramm was taken by ambulance to Northeast Regional Medical Center of Kirksville. The highway patrol reported she was using a seat belt and listed her injuries as minor. Ms. Schramm was driving southbound […]
Milan man injured in crash on Route OO
The highway patrol reports a Milan man was injured last night in a single vehicle accident approximately six miles north of Milan. The patrol listed injuries as serious for 52-year-old Shawn Mosele of Milan who was transported by ambulance to the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. Mosele was driving a pickup southbound when the […]
North Central Missouri College Ag Club officers elected
The North Central Missouri College AG Club/PAS chapter has elected officers for the 2018-19 school year. Elected to office were: President Jamee Scearce Stewartsville, MO Secretary Mariah Fox Galt, MO Vice […]
Area residents to receive the Lieutenant Governor’s Senior Service Award
Lieutenant Governor Mike Parson has announced the winners for the Lieutenant Governor’s Senior Service Award. The award promotes and highlights the positive accomplishments Missouri’s senior citizens provide to their local communities. Area winners include Peggy Chrow of Kirksville, Patty Dannar of Cameron, Cynthia and Mark McBee of Hamilton, and Larry Polley of Cainsville. The winners […]
Missouri Department of Conservation seeking volunteers
The Missouri Department of Conservation is seeking experienced anglers to help teach youth and families to fish. MDC will offer a training session at the Northeast Regional Office in Kirksville to prepare new volunteers to lead its Discover Nature—Fishing programs. The training will be the night of May 9th from 6 to 9 o’clock and […]
Missouri added to list of states with Qualified Opportunity Zones
The United States Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service has announced that Missouri has been officially added to the list of states with Qualified Opportunity Zones. The program is designed to spur investment in economically distressed communities with tax incentives for investors and was created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts […]
State “Opportunity Zones” to include area communities
Governor Eric Greitens and Senator Roy Blunt announced Wednesday the locations of 161 low-income areas that will see added incentives for investment. The “Opportunity Zones” include Cameron, Kirksville, and Sullivan County and were determined with the help of local input. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 made the Opportunity Zones possible. Areas with […]