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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Kirksville City Hall will be closed Thursday and Friday. Multiple departments will be relocating inside the building. The Administration and Human Resources Departments have been on the first floor for decades. They will now be moving upstairs. In return, the Community and Economic Department, which includes...

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — The La Plata School District is still reeling after a fire damaged a portion of their elementary school on Friday. To help out, schools like Kirksville are jumping in to support their fellow educators and students. "I think it just comes from the heart," said Kirksville...

MILAN, Mo. — The Sullivan County Memorial Hospital celebrated its 70th anniversary on Tuesday. They've been in the same building since day one. Over the years, they've experienced ups and downs, but CEO Martha Gragg says persistence and dedication to the community propelled them to this milestone. "Our motto...

Wichita-based Equity Bank is expanding its presence in Missouri.

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — On Wednesday, A.T. Still University’s Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health celebrated ten years since opening their doors. The first students began classes back in 2013 and graduated in 2017. The school has seen significant growth, with just over 300 graduates in its first...

The Twin Cedars Boys Basketball Squad finally got the pieces together enough to gain its first win of the season on Tuesday in a 68-37 victory over Seymour on Tuesday. Holden Roberts led the Sabers with 24 points while Kaden Kloster scored 13 points. The Sabers will host Lamoni on Saturday.

On Wednesday morning, God called in a gas leak – David was on call. David Keith Wood, 60, of Unionville, MO, passed away on November 29, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his wife and children. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, James and Helen Trent (Ross), and Mabel Wood; his mother, Wanda (Trent) Wood; his father, Daymon Wood; and his niece, Kristen McReynolds.

Missouri cattle producers are facing increased hay costs amid an ongoing drought but can also sell their cattle for higher prices, experts said during a livestock conference. The Missouri Livestock Symposium took place on Friday and Saturday in Kirksville and hosted an agricultural trade show as well as a variety of educational programs. Beef experts on Saturday emphasized the impact of drought on the cattle industry, analyzing market changes and proposing means to protect producers and their cattle during times of drought.

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — A.T. Still University (ATSU) has a standardized patient program that student doctors are required to complete. This experience allows these future doctors to take the skills they've learned in the classroom and apply them in a "real world" setting. Medical students spend years reading textbooks and...

Knox County R-I High School and Quincy University graduate John Dabney has been named to the Missouri Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Dabney will be inducted on Friday, December 8, 2023 at the MFCA Hall of Fame Banquet at Margaritaville on the Lake of the Ozarks. The MFCA Hall...

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Preferred Family Healthcare (PFH) in Kirksville, along with state and local leaders, recently celebrated the opening of Adair County's first Behavioral Health Crisis Center. Mental health is a battle millions of Americans struggle with on a daily basis. PFH worked with Mark Twain Behavioral Health, multiple...

A.T. Still University-School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) student Mariah Taylor, OMS I, crossed the country from her home in Grayson, Georgia, to attend medical school in Mesa, Arizona. Taylor likes what she has found. “Being a student at ATSU-SOMA is like being a member of a big family,”...

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — There were no injuries after three vehicles were involved in a ricochet wreck at the intersection of Highway 63 and Illinois Street in Kirksville on Friday. The crash happened just after 6:20 p.m. Authorities told KTVO that an SUV driven by Mark Butcher, 63, of Gilberts,...

UNIONVILLE, Mo. — Only a shell of a longstanding northeast Missouri business is left after a fire ripped through the building Thursday morning. The blaze at Unionville Print Shop on Highway 136 in Unionville was reported around 8:30 a.m. The business is owned by Pete and Lisa Schmidt. Pete...

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — "It's very common to see an increase in energy bills as we hit the colder months of the year and as customers create festive holiday decorations," said Ameren Energy Efficiency Program Supervisor Wanda Sams. While the weather outside is frightful, the electric bills many Heartland residents...

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — While pet owners may be preparing to board their dogs this holiday season, veterinarians warn pet owners to be prepared. 14 states have reported an unknown, but potentially deadly respiratory virus. Veterinarians right now aren't sure of the cause of the disease, but they do think...

A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences’ (ATSU-ASHS) Occupational Therapy (OT) department hosted its second annual holiday switch-adapted toy giveaway on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, where OT students and faculty helped spread the holiday spirit to children with disabilities. Organized by Briana Bonner, OTD, OTR/L, assistant professor and academic...

I've heard many romanticize about having a white Christmas. My guess is most of those don't have the responsibility of having to shovel driveways, but it's just my theory. What Missouri town is most likely to get their wish this Christmas and have snow covering the ground? #1 has it happen almost 1 in 3 times.

This week in Kirksville, Missouri, there were three incidents that impacted the safety of the community. These incidents include a head-on crash on a snowy highway that injured two individuals, a man accused of stealing his father's debit card and cash, and a fire that caused Truman State University sorority members to evacuate their house and lose personal belongings.

NEAR GREENTOP, Mo. — A Wednesday night fire completely torched a home in rural Adair County. First responders were called to 22837 Buck Creek Road, about six miles southwest of Greentop, Mo., just before 9:30 p.m. Adair County Fire Chief Jeremy Davis told KTVO that the home was fully...