It’s been many years since most Missouri residents got their driver’s license. Yet, the driving experience is significantly different from even a decade ago—changing vehicles, changing technology, changing road rules, and even changing roadways. Area residents can refresh their skills and have the opportunity to save money on their car insurance with the AARP Safe Driver course […]
A Kirksville man was hurt when the sports utility vehicle he was driving went off a road hitting a sign and a tree Southwest of Kirksville. Fifty-five-year-old Thomas Ireland was taken to Northeast Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries. The accident happened Friday afternoon nearly five miles southwest of Kirksville on Route N. The patrol reports […]
Three people from Plattsburg were injured in a wreck five miles east of Gallatin. The highway patrol described injuries as serious for 26-year-old Ashley Waldron and 26-year-old Matthew Morgan; minor injuries for an infant: nine-month-old Caden Morgan. The report noted Ashley Waldron was taken to Liberty Hospital while Matthew Morgan and the infant went to Cameron […]
A couple north Missouri residents filed for district offices on Tuesday, which was the final day to become candidates for the August Primary election. It took until the final day but there’s now a race for Third District State Representative serving area counties of Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan, and part of Adair. Joni Perry of Kirksville […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation and the Forest and Woodland Association of Missouri will host the Missouri Tree Farm Conference in Kirksville next month. The conference April 13th and 14th is open to Missouri landowners and others interested in learning more about the benefits of managing woodland areas on their properties and will focus on […]
Two northeast Missouri residents received minor injuries when a pickup truck went off a road and hit a utility pole southwest of Kirksville late Friday night. The driver, 25-year-old Harold Coy of Brashear, and a passenger, 24-year-old Matthew Whitten of Kirksville, refused treatment at the scene. The accident happened five miles southwest of Kirksville on […]
The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing in Kirksville regarding a natural gas rate case filed by Liberty Utilities Corporation. A Public Service Commission staff public information and question and answer session will be held in Truman State University’s Student Union Activities Room the night of March 27th beginning at 6 o’clock. […]
Three Kirksville residents were hurt in a two-vehicle accident just west of Novinger Friday afternoon. 35-year old Alidor Masingo, 33-year old Tersor Mpeti, and 32-year old Prince Yawenda were taken to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville with moderate injuries. All were passengers in a sports utility vehicle driven by 35-year old Le Petit Bunze […]
The Kirksville Women of Today sponsor an arts and crafts show to raise funds to enable the organization to continue its charitable projects. The 24th Annual Spring Arts and Crafts Show will be at the William Matthew Middle School in Kirksville March 17th from 9 o’clock in the morning to 3 o’clock in the afternoon. […]
A rear end accident created a chain reaction five miles north of Kirksville yesterday afternoon. Four vehicles were involved with two drivers receiving minor injuries. Taken to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville was 23-year-old Abbey Wheeler of Downing. Planning to seek her own medical attention was 82-year-old Ruth Brown of Lancaster. The highway patrol […]
Two Kirksville residents were hurt Saturday afternoon west of Milan when a car ran off a lettered road hitting a sign and a fence. The patrol reports 32-year old Gisele Asuza and 15-year old Noel Nputu were taken to Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan with minor injuries. They were passengers in a car driven by […]
The Kirksville Kiwanis Club will hold a trivia tournament and silent auction next month to support the Dolly Parton Imagination Library Program and other Kiwanis-sponsored programs. The events will be held at the El Kadir Shrine Club the night of March 3rd. The silent auction will begin at 6 o’clock, and the trivia tournament starts […]
The 13th Annual Polar Plunge on February 10 in Kirksville was a splashing success, raising $13,700 to date. A total of 62 brave men and women from around the area donned costumes and swimwear to take a chilly dip into Forest Lake Swimming Beach in Thousand Hills State Park. Their Reason for Freezin’… the athletes […]
The Highway Patrol reports residents from Green Castle and Kirksville sustained injuries in a one-vehicle accident two and a half miles south of Green Top Thursday evening. Nineteen-year-old Delaney Snyder of Green Castle drove north on U. S. 63 when she reportedly swerved to miss a dead deer in the road. Then the car ran […]
The Highway Patrol reports two Kirksville residents sustained minor injuries when the sports utility vehicle in which they traveled overturned two miles east of Green Castle Tuesday morning. Thirty-eight-year-old Jean Sambayi of Kirksville drove west on Highway 6 when the SUV lost control on the ice-covered road and ran off the left side of the road before […]
A Kirksville teenager is facing a charge of rape following an indictment issued by the Adair County Grand Jury. 18-year-old David Allen Woods is scheduled to appear Tuesday, February 6 at the Adair County Circuit Court in Kirksville on the charge of rape in the first degree or attempted rape. Media reports indicate authorities are […]
A Kirksville, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for embezzling more than $380,000 from the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity in Columbia, Mo. Burt Louis Beard, 63, of Kirksville, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough on Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, to two years in federal prison without parole. The court also […]
Third District State Representative Nate Walker of Kirksville believes Governor Eric Greitens should resign. In a statement released Tuesday, Walker says he was proud to be one of the first supporters of Eric Greitens for governor, and he believes Greitens accomplished many things in his first year that will benefit the state for decades. However, […]
A Kirksville woman and her daughter were injured Sunday night when their car went out of control on slick U.S. Highway 63, three miles north of LaPlata ran off the road and overturned. The highway patrol said the driver, 40-year-old Crystal Hamilton, received moderate injuries and a passenger, 14-year-old Julia Haley, received minor injuries. Both […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Kirksville woman sustained moderate injuries when her car struck a sports utility vehicle in Boone County Thursday morning. Thirty-six-year-old Chira Weyant attempted to make a left turn from the driving lane of southbound 63 about 1000 feet south of Rolling Hills Road when her car hit 39-year-old Anna Luecke’s SUV. […]
