Thousand Hills State Park holds its annual Archaeology Day this Saturday, Sept. 26, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Beach Shelter, with park staff, archaeologists and volunteers leading activities in and around the shelter. The event is free and open to the public, with…
Category: Alerts
-
New movies at Downtown Cinema 8, plus a free Truman showcase
Downtown Cinema 8 has two movies in its lineup this week that weren’t showing at our last check: Runner and Coyote vs. Acme. Truman State’s Theatre Department also lists a previously unreported free Spring Student Showcase for April. See the full theatre and film update.
-
From collar fix to career call: how one moment sold Robbie Mense on ATSU-MOSDOH
Robert “Robbie” John Mense III, D2, still remembers the exact moment A.T. Still University (ATSU) won him over. Not a lecture or a lab tour, but an admissions team member straightening his collar with a smile on interview day. That small gesture, paired with what he’d already witnessed firsthand from ATSU-Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-MOSDOH) dental students working in Dexter, Missouri, made this school his first-choice program.
-
Northeast Regional Medical Center Continues to Expand Heart Care Access
Kirksville, MO – When your heart needs care, access to advanced technology and treatments can mean all the difference. Northeast Regional Medical Center is bringing new cardiac care options to the community for treatment of heart failure and abnormal or slow heart rhythms. In late 2025. NRMC launched a heart failure program to help detect and combat disease progression using an implantable pulmonary artery (PA) pressure reader. Results are securely sent from the reader to the patient’s heart failure car… …
Read the full release from Northeast Regional Medical Center →
-
Arrest reported in Sullivan County by Missouri State Highway Patrol
The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s public arrest report system currently lists one new arrest in Sullivan County — on DWI and careless-driving charges — with no new arrests posted for Adair, Knox, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler, or Scotland counties as of this writing. Full details, including the case number and charges, are in the Wire’s Missouri State Highway Patrol report.
Source: Missouri State Highway Patrol, public arrest report search — mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP71/search.jsp.
-
New movies open at Downtown Cinema 8 this week
Downtown Cinema 8 has four movies in its lineup this week that weren’t showing at our last check: Primetime, Heart of the Beast, Forgotten Island, and an anniversary encore of Avengers: Endgame. See the full theatre and film update.
-
Adopt-A-Child registration opens October 1
Registration for Adopt-A-Child, a program that provides a special Christmas gift to more than 500 children in Adair County who might otherwise not receive one, opens on October 1. Children ages 0-16 are eligible. Sign up at Community Action Partnership of Northeast Missouri (CAPNEMO), 215…
-
American Legion Post 20’s Kirksville meeting location confirmed
American Legion Post 20, which serves Kirksville and Adair County, meets at VFW Post 2508 (21464 Parallel Rd.) on the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m., according to the Missouri Department of the American Legion’s 2025-26 post directory — the first public confirmation of the post’s meeting location and schedule since this guide launched.
The post, chartered as the MacDougall-Lowe Post, is also listed with a contact email, lowryfjackson@missourilegion.org, on the American Legion’s national post directory.
-
FLATS Trail Half Marathon returns to Kirksville Oct. 3
The Forest Lake Area Trail System’s annual half marathon is back in Kirksville on Saturday, Oct. 3, with an 8:30 a.m. start at the Thousand Hills State Park Marina and a point-to-point finish at Jackson Stables. The 13.1-mile trail course follows the shores of Forest Lake through hills, rocks, roots, stretches of fast singletrack and some water crossings, with seven aid stations along the way, age-group awards and prize money, and custom finisher medals. Online registration is open through Oct. 1 at 11:59 p.m., with race-day details available on FLATS’ own site.
Sources: Forest Lake Area Trail System (FLATS) — kvflats.org/events; race registration via UltraSignup — ultrasignup.com.
-
Use It or Lose It: A Smart Financial Move for Your Healthcare This Year
Kirksville, MO – Many of us are looking for ways to make the most of our household budgets and can sometimes forget that we have healthcare benefits available. Northeast Regional Medical Center (NRMC) reminds residents that your health insurance deductible is an asset that shouldn’t go to waste. Patients often face higher out-of-pocket costs at the start of the year. However, if you’ve already met your deductible, your insurance plan is currently providing its maximum level of coverage. “This is a ‘swee… …
Read the full release from Northeast Regional Medical Center →
Sponsored