In late May 2023 Community Opportunities, Inc. (COI) reached out to you, our community and friends asking for your assistance and support. We, the board members, explained the financial struggles the Sheltered Workshop was facing trying to keep the door open. These struggles are still ongoing and are due to a drastic reduction in market prices for recyclable goods, rising operating/utility expenses and unexpected funding shortfalls. We also expressed our fears that without immediate funding intervention and assistance the workshop was in danger of closing.
Kirksville Mayor Zac Burden led a walking tour of five downtown historic landmarks on Saturday, May 20. Approximately 20 people took part in the tour, which began in front of the Adair County Historical Society building at 211 S. Elson Street. Burden talked about the history of building, which began its life in 1916 as the Kirksville Sojourners Club, catering to people that had traveled to Kirksville to receive treatment from A.T. Still s medical hospital.