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HomeKirksville City The April 6 elections had good rates of voter turnout, especially for a local election, Adair County Clerk Sandy Collop said. “I was hoping for 15% [voter turnout], and when I found out that we […] City The Hy-Vee Pharmacy in Kirksville continues to be a site where Truman State University students, faculty and Kirksville community members can receive the COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
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Homecity City The City of Kirksville continues to make progress on the downtown revitalization program, initiated in 2019, aiming to bring new life to the downtown area. The main component of the program is to renovate and […] City Baltimore Street, one of the main arteries of Kirksville, will be under construction for the next several weeks to months. The Missouri Department of Transportation is overseeing the project as it is a state-owned road.
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HomeSodexo Editorial Let’s be real: quarantining is absolutely no fun.
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HomeSue Thomas Campus Starting March 8, Complete Family Medicine, a branch of the Hannibal Regional Healthcare System, has been overseeing operations at Truman State University’s Student Health Center and University Counseling Services. University President Sue Thomas said the […] Administration Truman State University President Sue Thomas released her annual All University Address today to the Truman community.
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Homenews City The City of Kirksville continues to make progress on the downtown revitalization program, initiated in 2019, aiming to bring new life to the downtown area. The main component of the program is to renovate and […] City Baltimore Street, one of the main arteries of Kirksville, will be under construction for the next several weeks to months. The Missouri Department of Transportation is overseeing the project as it is a state-owned road.
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Homemental health Campus Starting March 8, Complete Family Medicine, a branch of the Hannibal Regional Healthcare System, has been overseeing operations at Truman State University’s Student Health Center and University Counseling Services. University President Sue Thomas said the […] Columns It is well known that Truman State University students face mental health issues, and COVID-19 is having an undeniable effect on students’ mentality.
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Homecampus Administration Truman State University College Democrats and the Progressive Student Alliance held a demonstration outside the Student Union Building to request student worker wage be increased to Missouri’s minimum wage. Student worker wage is currently $9.40 […] Campus With vaccinations becoming widely available and COVID-19 numbers beginning to diminish, a return to normalcy seems to be on the horizon.
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Homefeatured City The City of Kirksville continues to make progress on the downtown revitalization program, initiated in 2019, aiming to bring new life to the downtown area. The main component of the program is to renovate and […] Community We’re almost done with the semester, Bulldogs! It’s crazy how fast time flew by this year, and just like last semester, finals are quickly approaching.
Baltimore Street undergoing construction
Baltimore Street, one of the main arteries of Kirksville, will be under construction for the next several weeks to months. The Missouri Department of Transportation is overseeing the project as it is a state-owned road. Ashley Young, Kirksville assistant city manager, said construction should be finished by the end of 2021. The city road construction will total around nine miles, Young said.
History department changes course numbering system
After 15 years of waiting, the history department has recently decided to use a new numbering system for history courses. This change is due to the fact that the University’s course catalog system will not allow a course number to be reused even if the number was first used decades ago. Professors who have routinely taught the same course number will have to adjust to the new numbers. This system will hopefully be more clear for incoming and future students.
Kirksville Hy-Vee continues to administer COVID-19 vaccine
Kerianna Roder, pharmacy manager in Waukaa, Iowa, prepares to give a vaccine. Missourians over 16 years old are eligible for the vaccine. Submitted Photo The Hy-Vee Pharmacy in Kirksville continues to be a site where Truman State University students, faculty and Kirksville community members can receive the COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Students can receive their vaccine from Hy-Vee by scheduling an appointment online at Hy-Vee.com/covid.
Complete Family Medicine now overseeing Student Health Center, University Counseling Services
Starting March 8, Complete Family Medicine, a branch of the Hannibal Regional Healthcare System, has been overseeing operations at Truman State University’s Student Health Center and University Counseling Services. University President Sue Thomas said the main goal of partnering with CFM was ensuring that students continue to receive quality care. She said the COVID-19 pandemic was one of the factors that led to this change.
Campus reflects on pet-friendly hall
Truman State University’s pet-friendly housing in Dobson Hall is nearing the end of its first academic year and has been a success in the eyes of Residence Life staff and residents. This new special housing option allowed Truman to reopen one floor of Dobson Hall, which closed for the 2019-20 academic year. Truman first announced pet-friendly housing last year and Residence Life allocated Dobson Hall’s first floor as the location for this community.
Truman raises minimum wage, gap between state, University wages widens
Senior Kaitlyn Owens works at Pickler Memorial Library. Truman State University has increased the wage it pays students this year. Photo by Bidan Yang Truman State University has increased the minimum wage for students to $9.40 for the spring 2021 semester from fall 2020’s minimum wage of $9.00. The rise of the student minimum wage at Truman has coincided with a rise in the Missouri minimum wage, which increased from $9.45 in 2020 to $10.30 in 2021.
COVID-19 relief funds coming for students
Due to the passage of a new act in the U.S. Congress, more funds for COVID-19 relief will soon be available to students. This fresh act is called the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act. The Financial Aid Office received information about this act on Jan. 14 from the U.S. Department of Education.
Kirksville Kiwanis Farmers Market adapts to COVID-19
The Kirksville Kiwanis Farmers Market has gone through some changes because of the COVID-19 pandemic: mask wearing and social distancing are not required for attendance but are suggested. The Kirksville Kiwanis Club, which is in charge of the market, has a booth promoting taking these preventative measures.
Sick students moved to isolation
Truman State University is taking several steps to help stop the spread of COVID-19, including helping make COVID-19 tests more widely available, assisting students with moving into temporary housing and ensuring students are receiving meals in quarantine or isolation. The Student Health Center, Residence Life and Sodexo have all experienced changes in operation due to the pandemic.
Pickler Memorial Library reopens with updated operating procedures
Pickler Memorial Library has reopened after an extended period of closure and library staff has changed its daily operations due to COVID-19. Students can expect to see a change in communal study spaces, access to materials and seating options. Janet Romine, head of public services for the library, emphasized that the staff did a lot of work preparing the library prior to the start of the fall semester. The library’s layout has changed to accommodate social distancing.
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