AREA NEWS

Ten People Die In Traffic Crashes Over Labor Day Holiday The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 10 fatalities during the 2007 Labor Day holiday. Last year, there were 18 fatalities. The 2007 counting period ran from 6 p.m., Friday, August 31, through 11:59 p.m., Monday, September 3, 2007. During this period, the Patrol investigated 320…

On August 30, 2007, at approximately 4:30 p.m., a member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol initiated a traffic stop on a 1997 Oldsmobile Achieva on Missouri Route 6, east of Route P, in Sullivan County.  After speaking with the driver, the trooper asked and obtained consent to search the vehicle, which revealed four morphine tablets.

Captain John W. Elliott, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, announces the results of Selective Traffic Enforcement Operations conducted in the Troop B area during the month of August 2007.  The goal of the additional traffic enforcement operations is to detect hazardous moving violations and other traffic violations that contribute to traffic crashes.

Revenue Dept. Cautions Missourians About New Salvage Titling Law        JEFFERSON CITY – A Senate Bill 82 provision passed by the Missouri legislature changes the state’s salvage title law, and the Missouri Department of Revenue wants to ensure that vehicle purchasers are fully aware of the consequences of the revision.        "Buyers need to be informed about…

Beginning August 28, 2007, couples getting married in the state of Missouri will no longer have to make two trips to the County Recorder of Deeds office.Upon application, a couple may obtain their license the same day they apply, if they will be married within 30 days.Previously, the bride and groom were required to appear…

Before the kids head back to school after their summer breaks, parents should do some homework of their own to make sure the new school year is safe on several fronts, including safeguards against the scorching heat that has settled over Missouri.

The City of Kirksville Parks and Recreation Department along with the Kirksville Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting Evans United Shows, a carnival ride company from Plattsburg, MO, in Downtown Kirksville, MO, on August 16th, 17th and 18th.  Officials from Evans United Shows say they will bring around a dozen rides as well as games to the Downtown square of Kirksville.

Below normal precipitation and hot weather across much of Missouri can make watering newly planted trees and shrubs tricky, said a University of Missouri horticulturist.

Potato leafhopper adults and nymphs continue to infest alfalfa throughout the state with many infestations exceeding economic threshold levels, said a University of Missouri agronomist. When these levels are exceeded, spraying is advisable.

New Culver-Stockton students will spend a weekend learning how to thrive on campus before classes begin at 8 a.m. Monday, Aug. 27.  The annual Wildcat Welcome Weekend begins Thursdays, Aug. 23 and culminates in all-campus barbeque Monday night, Aug. 27.