Brashear News

With Election Day right around the corner, the Northeast Missouri Chapter of the National Organization for Women is on a mission to get more women at the polls.

With a female on the ballot for vice president and another having led a strong campaign in the presidential primaries, voting organizations are trying to stress the importance of women voting.

Tiffany Platte, owner of the Brashear House Bed and Breakfast, began paving the driveway and parking area of her establishment after the Kirksville City Council rescinded her special use permit last Monday for ...

Posted on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 1:24 p.m. The Adair County Humane Society is holding its first ever family fun carnival at the animal shelter this Saturday from 2:00 to 5:00. Read story LATEST VIDEO ...

Brashear House Bed and Breakfast owner Tiffany Platte lost her Special Use Permit after a vote by Kirksville City Council Monday night because she has a gravel driveway.

A local bed and breakfast will have to close its doors after a decision made by the Kirksville City Council Monday night.

Six months ago, the Adair County Commissioners might have snorted at the suggestion that anyone would apply to build a Confined Animal Feeding Operation.

Heartland school buses have hit the road for another school year, and the numbers matter.

Opponents of Adair County's first proposed confined animal feeding operation are gathering steam.

Planning for Adair County's first confined animal feeding operation is well underway.

Some school districts across the nation are adopting a four day school week. But not here in the Heartland.

An Independent candidate for Adair County Commissioner will likely appear on the November ballot.

If your kids are missing out on school lunches this summer, there's a solution. Starting July 7, you can come to multiple Kirksville parks including Jaycee, Brashear, PC Mills, or Memorial park to receive a ...

Three southeast Missouri teenagers face arson and burglary charges in connection with an April fire that destroyed the Head School, a one-room Scott County schoolhouse that dated to the mid-19th century.

The sentencing of a man convicted of shooting a Missouri Highway Patrol trooper multiple times was delayed today when the defendant's public defender became ill.

“He didn't show me any mercy; don't show him any.”

Shot at least nine times and left for dead in a ditch, Trooper Brandon Brashear lay in the dark and worried about his parents back home in Kentucky.He fretted about the phone call they would get before the sun ... via KansasCity.com

A local student has been named one of the top one hundred scholars in the state of Missouri. via KTVO Kirksville

A county leader announces he is not running for re-election. Two-term Adair County Second District Commissioner Sid Osborn, told KTVO Friday he will not file to run for a third term. via KTVO Kirksville

“Attendance is better and we are going in the right direction but we still need improvement”

The Adair County School Board is still facing problems with low attendance due to student illness and a budget cut included in this year's state budget. via Adair Progress

“Rotary worldwide is trying to stamp out illiteracy", says Assistant District Governor, David Strickler, "and so we think it's very important for kids to learn how to read. That's one of the most important building blocks of their education.”

The Rotary Club of Edina is helping to fight illiteracy. The Rotary was at Knox County Elementary on Wednesday afternoon handing out dictionaries to third graders. via KTVO Kirksville