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2 Edina residents hurt in one-vehicle crash on wet highway
SHELBY COUNTY, Mo. — Two young Edina residents were hurt in a one-vehicle accident. It happened at 6:20 Sunday morning in Shelby County. According to a crash report on the Missouri State Highway Patrol's website, a 17-year-old boy from Edina was driving northbound on Highway 151, 5 miles north of Clarence, when he lost control of the car on the wet roadway.
Keokuk man seriously injured after four-wheeler overturns Sunday night in Lewis County
LaBELLE, Mo. — A Keokuk, Iowa, man suffered serious injuries in a crash on a four-wheeler Sunday night. A 2020 Polaris RZR, driven by Joseph Recor, 26, of Keokuk, was northbound on Route K, three miles north of LaBelle, when it overturned while Recor was trying to make a U-turn. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported Recor was transported by Air Evac helicopter to the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia.
Kirksville celebrates Memorial Day, veterans urge protection of its true meaning
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Memorial Day festivities were in full effect at Rieger Armory in Kirksville on Monday. In modern times, the holiday is seen as the unofficial start of summer. Some people choose to spend their day at the lake, others fire up the grill and some begin capitalizing...
Missouri organization hands out poppies, collects donations to help veterans
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — The weekend of Memorial Day is a time to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Missouri's chapter of American Legion passed out poppies in front of Kirksville's Hy-Vee Saturday in exchange for donations. Poppies symbolize the bloodshed on battlefields after a wartime poem "In Flanders...
Horse-drawn buggy and GMC Yukon collide on Highway 63
On May 22, 2024, at approximately 6:00 p.m., a collision occurred on Highway 63, one mile north of Greentop, Missouri. The accident involved a horse-drawn buggy and a 2016 GMC Yukon, according to a report by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. James Schwartz, 21, of Greentop, was driving the horse-drawn...
Heartland residents beat the heat during Memorial Day weekend
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Heartland residents were out enjoying the waters this Memorial Day Weekend as the Kirksville Aquatic Centers Outdoor Pool and Thousand Hills Swim Beach opened for the summer season. With summer vacation starting for students across the Heartland, we wanted to know your favorite parts about summer.
Kirksville schools celebrate staff with awards, honor retiring members at year-end event
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — The Kirksville School District finished up the final week of the 2023-2024 school year by celebrating the teachers and staff at the district. Administrators hosted a "Final Roar" on Friday as a thank-you to the school workers. Each school in the district nominated one teacher from...
Summer exodus of college students in Kirksville hits some businesses harder than others
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — With thousands of students heading out of town for summer break, KTVO is learning more about the impact their departure will have on the city's economy. With not one, but two universities calling Kirksville home, the fluctuating student population in the city has a very large impact on the businesses in town across multiple industries.
Police conduct manhunt for Kirksville fugitive who crashed, then fled on foot
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Multiple law enforcement agencies were conducting a manhunt in Kirksville Wednesday. The on-again, off-again search started shortly after 9:30 a.m. after a fugitive fled a traffic stop attempted by a Kirksville police officer and then crashed into a tree. That wreck happened on Missouri Trail just...
Keep an eye on the sky throughout the Memorial Day weekend
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. and OTTUMWA, Iowa — After seeing an active start to our Friday, more showers and storms are possible on each day of the Memorial Day weekend. The Heartland may see a second round of storm development by mid to late Friday afternoon. Primary concerns with those storms...
Kirksville honors former police chief with one of his biggest passions
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — The Kirksville police and fire departments usually work together, but on Thursday, they squared off in the Battle of the Badges. The friendly competition is a blood drive in memory of former Kirksville Police Chief Steve Farnsworth. "He was an avid blood giver, every time he...
Queen City woman dies 2 days after S.E. Iowa motorcycle crash
NEAR BLOOMFIELD, Iowa — A northeast Missouri woman, badly injured in a weekend motorcycle crash in southeast Iowa, has died. The obituary for Violet Chuites, 39, of Queen City, Missouri, says she died Tuesday at a Des Moines hospital, two days after the crash. The Davis County Sheriff's Office...
Adair County Public Library highlights how composting helps gardens and reduces waste
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — The Adair County Public Library hosted an event on Saturday to help teach a process to help with gardening and the environment. Nina Thomas, a student from Truman State University who works composite outreach program and is an intern at the library, hosted a presentation teaching the basics of composting.
Adair County YMCA to kick off summer meal program for kids in Northeast Missouri
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — According to Feeding America, over 22 million children in the United States depend on school for breakfast and lunch. With school out for the summer across Northeast Missouri, that leaves a guaranteed food source in question for many families. Adair County Family YMCA's summer food program...
Northeast Missouri agency, medical students collaborate to help the elderly
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — The Northeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging (NEMO AAA) and fellows from A.T. Still University (ATSU) worked together on a project this week to help the elderly of northeast Missouri. NEMO AAA works collaboratively with Saint Louis University through the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) grant.
Guardian Hills Veteran Healing Center opens with ribbon-cutting ceremony
The Kirksville Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Guardian Hills Veteran Healing Center on Friday, May 17, at their campus in Greencastle, Missouri. The event included tours of the campus and refreshments. In response to the growing incidence of Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS) in veterans, Guardian Hills Veteran...
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