The City of Kirksville presented Community Action Partnership of Northeast Missouri (CAPNEMO) with a $36,500 check at Monday’s city council meeting to help fund an expansion of local childcare services.
CAPNEMO plans to combine the city’s contribution with a grant from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to renovate a former preschool building it owns on Locust Street, creating additional infant and toddler daycare slots. The city council voted last year to set aside the funds in its 2026 budget; the money comes from Kirksville’s marijuana sales tax, half of which is directed toward community development.
Councilmembers Kabir Bansal, Cindy Mayberry, Zac Burden and John Gardner presented the check to CAPNEMO Executive Director Traci Lawrence and Head Start Director Jenn Vaughn.
