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Dear C-T Editor: The many years my husband, children and family enjoyed life in Chillicothe brought us so many friends and wonderful experiences. What special joy it is for my 95th birthday to hear from so many via letters, cards, calls, and the internet.

College Savings Month: Make a Plan to Pay for Higher Education According to a Georgetown University study, the cost of higher education has increased 169% over the last 40 years. And according to Sallie Mae’s annual How America Pays for College survey, nearly half of American families have no plan for how to pay for higher education.

Equine Leases are coming around to our area more often these days. For a person or someone with a horse-loving kid an equine lease in a barn with lessons might be a wonderful way to get experience before buying a horse or for the person that does not have the space to own a horse. Leasing a horse can be a way for a horse owner to keep their horse during busy or challenging times in their life. Leasing their horse can also help with maintenance costs and keep the horse in physical working shape.

Nancy Royal has been found guilty in the death of an 11-year-old in 2019. The Livingston County jury found Royal guilty following the three-day trail, which was presented by Linn County Prosecuting Attorney Shiante McMahon in Livingston County due to a change of venue.

Now is the time to plan for winter grazing! Grazing stockpiled pastures during the winter can reduce feed costs significantly, and can provide high quality feed well into the winter months. Cattle can readily graze through several inches of snow, but ice can significantly affect their ability to graze.

Google and Facebook have enormous economic and political power in society – especially over the news industry. Many ask if they have played a role in the misinformation that erodes our free press and plagues our democracy.

My name is Kathy Greenslate. I was recently an inpatient at Hedrick Memorial Hospital.

The Timothy Herring family hosted a meal and fireworks on July 2 for the Herring family and other guests. The Scott Anderson family hosted a meal and fireworks on July 3 for the Herring family and other guests.

The Legion Auxiliaries in Linn County--Browning, Bucklin and Linneus--are distributing poppies May 26 at Wal-Mart from 9 a.m. to noon, on May 27 at Prenger’s from 9 a.m. to noon and at Orscheln’s from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.