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Summer fun heats up in northeast Missouri state parks

Kirksville · Kirksville

Summer fun heats up in northeast Missouri state parks

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The summer fun heats up in northeast Missouri as several state parks and historic sites plan activities for the whole family! • Saturday, July 5, 9-11 p.m. – Dark Sky Program at Thousand Hills State Park. Thousand Hills State Park, located at 20431 State Highway 157 in Kirksville, will host a dark sky program. Join the park team and representatives from Truman State University at the Point Shelter to explore the stars and sky above. Telescopes w…Read Article

Special Olympics athletes medal at state games

Olympics · Kirksville

Special Olympics athletes medal at state games

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Excited about their time at the Missouri Special Olympics State Summer Games this year held in Kirksville, six local athletes showed off their medals and talked about their experience last week at the Nodaway County Services event…See the Story

Kirksville man injured after vehicle overturns on Highway 63

An 88-year-old man from Kirksville was injured Wednesday afternoon when his vehicle overturned on Highway 63, one mile north of Cairo. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident happened at 4:10 p.m. as the man was driving a 2019 Toyota Camry northbound. The vehicle ran off the roadway into the median, struck a […] The post Kirksville man injured after vehicle overturns on Highway 63 appeared first on KTTN-FM 92.3 and KGOZ -FM …Kirksville · Kirksville Read Article

Suspect Accused of Robbing Kirksville Jimmy John's at Gunpoint

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A northeast Missouri man is accused of robbing a Kirksville sandwich shop at gunpoint.Methamphetamine · Kirksville See the Story

SO takes part in Summer Games

Special Olympics athletes and their coaches took part in the Summer Games for track, May 30 through June 1, at Kirksville. There were 12 athletes and they brought home 15 gold, eight silver, five bronze and seven fourth place finishes. The post SO takes part in Summer Games appeared first on Nodaway News.Gold · Kirksville Read Article

Hinako Kamdda Sustains Injuries in Accident on Patterson Street [Kirksville, MO]

Kirksville Driver Involved in Baltimore Street Traffic Crash Kirksville, MO (June 13, 2025) – Hinako Kamdda, an international student, was injured in an accident on Patterson Street Thursday afternoon. The pedestrian crash happened around 4 p.m. at the intersection with Baltimore Street.Kirksville police officers said 85-year-old Doris Fountain of Kirksville was turning from Patterson Street […]Kirksville · Kirksville Read Article

Kirksville driver hurt as Jeep goes airborne then flips multiple times

A 30-year-old man from Kirksville was injured late Monday night after his vehicle became airborne and overturned multiple times along Highway 11, approximately two miles southwest of Kirksville. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 11:55 p.m. when the southbound 2018 Jeep Compass failed to stop at a stop sign. The […] The post Kirksville driver hurt as Jeep goes airborne then flips multiple times appeared first o…Kirksville · Kirksville Read Article

2025 State Summer Games Celebrated in True SOMO Spirit

KIRKSVILLE – From setting personal records to rocking it out at the dance, Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) athletes made the most of their time at the 2025 State Summer Games. The Games brought roughly 1,000 athletes, coaches, volunteers and Unified partners from across the state to Kirksville, May 30-June 1. SOMO was thankful to have Truman State University as this year’s host venue. This year’s theme was Hollywood Nights! “The competition and…Kirksville · Kirksville Read Article

Child welfare in Missouri: The family police are fear-bombing a reform effort

Missouri's "child welfare" agency, the Children's Division, offers a lesson in how to sabotage reformMissouri officials’ work undermining a reform effort makes clear that such efforts will have only limited success unless mandatory reporting is, at a minimum, curbed Last week The Journal, a publication of the Kansas Leadership Center looked next door to Missouri as part of a project exploring “health solutions” in that state. They published an…Kirksville · Kirksville Read Article

Kathryn Elizabeth Lumsden Moots & Martin Stephen Moots

Kathryn Elizabeth Lumsden Moots, born December 15, 1951, in Kirksville, Missouri, and Martin Stephen Moots, born November 7, 1947, in Farmington, New Mexico, passed away on October 26, 2024, and January 4, 2025, respectively. They are together again. Kathryn, known as Kathie, was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Maywood and Melrose, suburbs […] The post Kathryn Elizabeth Lumsden Moots & Martin Stephen Moots appeared first on KTTN-FM 92.…Kirksville · Kirksville Read Article

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