AREA NEWS

The Kirksville Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Staff are pleased to announce the completion of the recent remodel of their offices at 304 S. Franklin in Kirksville.  The Board and Staff would like to invite Chamber members and the community to see the newly remodeled offices at an Open House scheduled for Friday, June 22, 2007, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.  A light lunch will be served and is sponsored by Cottage Grove Bed and Breakfast.

    Dr. Jason Bourgeois, assistant professor of theology at Quincy University, has published the book "The Aesthetic Hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer and Hans Urs von Balthasar" through Peter Lang, the prestigious European publishing house. 

The Missouri Highways and Transportation held its regularly scheduled meeting on June 13 at Truman State University in Kirksville. 

Hello again from Ted at Dancing Rabbit with all of this week’s news.

Mingo Job Corps Center has launched a recruitment drive for students to fill its career technical training classes, officials announced today.

For people living in seven mid-Missouri counties served by the Columbia office of the American Red Cross, the recent hiring of new Executive Director Mike Odneal can definitely be considered good news especially in times of local disasters, personal emergencies, and when safety training is needed.

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia are studying the status of black bears in Missouri. Black bears were abundant in the state during the 18^th and 19^th centuries, but have been considered almost extinct in Missouri since the late 19^th century.

The Midsummer Arts Faire will take place the weekend of Friday, June 22nd – Sunday, June 24th in Washington Park in the Historic Quincy Business District.

Colonel James F. Keathley, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway

Patrol, today said the Patrol will assist by providing information to the

Public Service Commission in their new investigation into the Ameren Taum

Sauk collapse

MoDOT is offering free seminars this month to help commercial motor vehicle drivers understand state and federal safety regulations.