Kirksville Daily Express

12/08/2024

The Ray Miller Elementary School Choir performed at Kirksville's Hometown Holiday events, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. This video features a slide show of the Kiwanis Christmas parade, tree lighting, ice …

12/03/2024

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12/02/2024

Kirksville city officials want to inform residents that not all glass recycling will be picked up today (Monday). RTS had a truck breakdown. Anything that didn’t get picked up today will be picked up tomorrow.

12/02/2024

I'm good at some things — like making a paper projectile out of a straw's wrapper, swatting a fly with one targeted strike, and quoting lines from reruns of sitcoms. Thanks to excellent teachers, I also have a few academic skills, like knowing when to use "who" or "whom" in any given sentence and ...

12/02/2024

Carrie (Miller) Kennedy (1862-1942) was the person responsible for building both the Princess and Kennedy Opera Houses/Theatres in Kirksville. She was left a wealthy widow when her husband, John Mason Kennedy died in 1914. Her passion seems to have been to bring culture and sophistication to Kirksvi...

12/02/2024

At the Nov. 20 Rotary Club of Kirksville meeting, Club President Ruth Bowers presented a Service Above Self Achievement Award to Claire Lloyd for producing the club’s newsletter “The Serving Tray” for nearly 20 years. Thanks to the efforts of Rotarian Ron Gaber, four bound volumes of newslette...

12/01/2024

Jenny Billington, manager of transportation systems for the Kirksville R-III School District, spoke recently to members of the Kirksville-Thousand Hills Rotary Club. Billington talked about the transition from Weber Bus, which had provided bus service to the local school system for decades, to Ecco....

12/01/2024

At the Nov. 20 Rotary Club of Kirksville meeting, Red Cross Community Disaster Program Specialist John Dungan provided an update on Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Helene, a Category 4 hurricane, resulted in over 200 deaths, making it the third most deadly hurricane. It is anticipated that the costs w...

12/01/2024

The 19th Annual Thanksgiving Community Dinner was held at Hamilton Street Baptist Church in Kirksville on Thursday, Nov. 21. The meal consisted of turkey, ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, noodles, dressing, green beans, cranberry sauce, rolls, and pumpkin pie with whipped topping. The dinner was spon...

12/01/2024

115 Years Ago, November 19, 1909

12/01/2024

The Kirksville Kiwanis Club welcomed cast members of Curtain Call Theatre Company's upcoming production of "A Christmas Carol" to present at their Nov. 21 meeting. The cast members performed an excerpt from their upcoming production. For show dates and times, visit curtaincalltheatre.org. Pictured,....

12/01/2024

Families find comfort in the embrace of Thanksgiving. A year of smiles and tears is almost over, and the punctuation of Thanksgiving is a reflective, warm, comma before its ending page.

12/01/2024

COLUMBIA — Gardening is an activity with many rewards, says Debi Kelly, state Master Gardener coordinator for University of Missouri Extension. MU Extension offers online training for those who can’t take the weekly classes in person.

12/01/2024

There is a payoff, Doc told us, for getting the aches and pains of old age. Doc should know. We have it on good authority that he is actually older than a flat, brown rock.

12/01/2024

The Kirksville High School girls' golf team wrapped up a successful 2024 season with much to celebrate. This year’s team included seven returning players and four rookies. The team took first place at five of their 12 matches, including a first place finish at the North Central Missouri Conference...

12/01/2024

Ella Seedorf and Meia Shahan won first place and received a $500 award for participating in Truman State University’s Bulldog Pitch Day, Nov. 14.

12/01/2024

Nicholas K. Burns Publishing of Utica, New York, has announced the second title by Knox County native and Truman University alum John L. Swann. The Tangled String: A Charlie Chan Mystery will be published Nov. 25.

12/01/2024

Welcome to the Public Health Corner: Family Health History Day