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Profile: Vikki Fowler, Manager of the Corner Cafe

Raised in Kirksville, Missouri, Vikki Fowler thought she was coming “for a while” to help the owner of the Corner Café, Frank, who had owned it for eight years. They are longtime friends, and he knew her ability to manage and get things done. Four years later, she’s still here, working hard to keep the café at its best.

Kirksville, MO · 1d
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‘More with less’; Missouri prepares A-F school grades amid deepening funding gap

Missouri · 10h

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Wapello County Recorder encouraging property owners to sign up for the new Iowa Land Records Notification System

OTTUMWA, Iowa - Iowa recently rolled out a new system that notifies owners about transactions involving their properties — especially the ones they didn’t know they had authorized in the first place. Wapello County Recorder Lisa Kent has been advocating for a program like the new statewide Iowa...

Wapello County, IA · 11h
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United Auto Workers Release Statement Regarding Ottumwa Works Closure

An anonymous group of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 74 members from the Ottumwa Works John Deere plant issued a public statement to express what they say are growing concerns regarding their union’s current strategy and representation. The statement reads:. “As dues-paying UAW members at John Deere Ottumwa Works,...

Ottumwa, IA · 1d
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Kirksville teen wins Extreme Cowboy Association World Championship at finals

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — After nearly a decade of competition, Paityn Blunk, 17, of Kirksville, has earned a world championship title. Paityn recently competed at the Extreme Cowboy Association World Finals in Glen Rose, Texas, where she won the Youth World Championship and earned top-seven finishes in two additional divisions.

Kirksville, MO · 2d

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Van Buren County Extension’s Inaugural Family Bingo Fundraiser Draws More Than 50 Attendees

Van Buren County Extension hosted its first family bingo fundraiser on Sunday, November 8th, at the Fair View Barn, drawing more than 50 youth and adults for an afternoon of games and community support. Participants played 10 games of bingo with prizes ranging from $20 to $100. Attendees also had...

Van Buren County, IA · 22h

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New northern Missouri deer drop-off sites aim to boost Share the Harvest donations

NORTHEAST MISSOURI - Hunters across northern Missouri will have new opportunities to donate venison this deer season through a pilot program designed to make participation in Share the Harvest more convenient. The Missouri Department of Conservation and Share the Harvest have established five new deer drop-off freezer locations in Carroll,...

Missouri · 1d

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Missouri state treasurer stops in Kirksville on statewide MO ABLE awareness tour

KIRKSVILLE, Mo.— When Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek took office in 2023, the MO ABLE program only had roughly 2,000 accounts. That figure has since doubled. It now carries nearly $80 million in managed investments combined. Malek stopped in Kirksville to tour Adair County SB-40’s Learning Center and spread...

Missouri · 12h

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Northeast Missouri student groups receive grants to combat hunger

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Several northeast Missouri youth organizations have been awarded grants through the Missouri Farmers Care Foundation's Drive to Feed Kids program to help address food insecurity in their communities. Local recipients include Atlanta FFA and FCCLA, Knox County FFA, FCCLA and Student Council in Edina, North...

Edina, MO · 1d