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Kirksville Rotary Club Grant Completes Trailhead Lighting

Lighting at the FLATS-Theta Psi Trailhead received a serious upgrade thanks to the support of the Kirksville Rotary Club, which secured a $2,500 District 6040 Matching Grant and raised an additional $2,500 match for that grant. These funds were used … Continue reading

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FLATS Phase 2 Opening Brings Governor to Northeast Missouri

Governor Mike Parson visited Thousand Hills State Park Tuesday, October 18 to celebrate the FLATS Phase 2 ribbon cutting with Senator Cindy O’Laughlin, Representatives Danny Busick and Greg Sharpe, and Director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Dru Buntin. … Continue reading

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Phase 2 Construction Moving Fast

Progress has been fast and furious on Phase 2, which adds another .71 miles to the FLATS system. This will extend Phase 1 – which connects the marina to Campground #2 – to the beautiful new park office, the pedestrian … Continue reading

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Truman Students Raise $15,707 for FLATS for Homecoming Week

FLATS was honored to be Truman’s 2021 Homecoming philanthropy and is deeply grateful that so many organizations stepped up in amazing ways to raise no less than $15,707 to help keep FLATS moving forward! All told thirty-two campus organizations helped … Continue reading

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Join us for the 11th Annual FLATS Trail Half Marathon

The FLATS Trail Half Marathon is firmly in its second decade and has become a destination race for runners from across the country with folks from over 23 states coming to Adair County to experience our trails! This year features … Continue reading

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Register Today for the Royal Oaks Sunrise Trail Race

After a break in 2020, the Royal Oaks Sunrise Trail Race 10k run and 3 mile walk is back on Saturday, August 28 with a 6:30 am sharp start! We created this race to help get folks out on our … Continue reading

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Kirksville Rotary Clubs Team Up to Create Nature Playscape

Kirksville Rotary, which has supported FLATS in countless ways over the years, has done it again. All three of the local clubs teamed up to receive the largest Rotary District 6040 Statewide Grant ever awarded making it possible to build … Continue reading

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F*L*A*T*S Trail Half Marathon

F*L*A*T*S Trail Half Marathon Saturday October 17, 2020 @ 8:30am Thousand Hills State Park Register Here!

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FLATS Uncle Sam 5K Run & 1.2 Mile Walk

Friday July 3rd, 2020 I 9am
Dukum Inn, 111 S. Elson, Kirksville, MO (Start & Finish) Continue reading

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Adair County SB40 Donation Supports Inclusive Trail Design

FLATS board members Debi Boughton, Randy Smith, and Dan Martin were honored to accept a generous $30,000 donation from the Adair County SB40 Developmental Disability Board. These funds made it possible to begin construction of Phase 3.1 of the Forest … Continue reading

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