Kirksville Daily Express

4 days ago | kirksvilledailyexpress.com | Gwen Rockwood

A windsock shaped like a hot air balloon with a spiral tail is suspended above our backyard deck. When the wind blows, the balloon spins, and the spiral twirls below it, catching my eye when I walk past the window. Maybe I notice that spiraling tail because the windsock isn’t the only thing around here that spins. I do it, too, except my version isn’t nearly as pretty. Unlike the windsock, my spiral is powered by thoughts — random ones, weird ones, and scary ones. Here’s an example of how it happens.

1 week ago | kirksvilledailyexpress.com | Slim Randles

Did you know …which is the oldest settlement in the United States? Forget Jamestown. Forget Roanoke. Forget St. Augustine. According to book learning, the oldest settlement in the United States is Acoma Pueblo, which sits on top of a 365-foot-high mesa in the middle of New Mexico. It will come as no surprise that Native American settlements predate European ones, but it may surprise some people that Acoma Pueblo, west of Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been continuously occupied since the 12th century.

1 week ago | kirksvilledailyexpress.com | Gwen Rockwood

In 1995, I got my first job after college from a "help wanted" ad posted in a newspaper's classified ads. (Remember those?) The headline on the ad said they were looking for an "aspiring journalist" to serve as assistant to the newspaper's executive editor. At the time, I didn't know if I was aspiring to be a journalist, but I was aspiring to pay rent and buy food. I was aspiring to put my newly earned English degree to good use.

2 weeks ago | kirksvilledailyexpress.com | Marty Bachman

The Kirksville Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Sammy’s Window Closet, which dispenses hygiene products, clothing items, beds and other things to support kids coming into foster care.

2 weeks ago | kirksvilledailyexpress.com | Marty Bachman

The Kirksville City Council will hold a study session, immediately followed by a special session meeting, on Monday, April 14. Council members will meet at City Hall, 201 S. Franklin Street, at 4:30 p.m. to tour the Wastewater and Water Plants, then convene in Council Chambers for a special session meeting following the tours.