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ABSENTEE BALLOTS Absentee ballots are now available in the Livingston County Clerk’s office for the Nov. 8 General Election.

One of the rewards for working over several decades is the ability to contribute to tax-advantaged retirement accounts, which can help provide needed income for you when you do retire. As the years went by, you may well have accumulated several retirement accounts, such as IRAs and 401(k) s or similar employer- sponsored plans. But you might find it advantageous to consolidate these accounts with a single provider.

Missouri non-farm payroll employment increased by 2,700 jobs from August 2022 to September 2022, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by onetenth of a percentage point. Private industry employment increased by 10,400 jobs and government employment decreased by 7,700 jobs. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.4 percent in September 2022, from 2.5 percent in August 2022. Over the year, there was an increase of 71,500 jobs from September 2021 to September 2022, and the unemployment rate decreased by 1.6 percentage points, from 4% in September 2021 to 2.4% in September 2022.

For the sixth year, the Missouri Department of Transportation and the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety, along with various safety partners, schools and businesses throughout the state, are encouraging better driving behaviors as part of Buckle Up Phone Down Day; and this year, aiming for the goal of zero traffic fatalities throughout the day. Missouri’s 2022 Seat Belt Usage Survey showed 89% of vehicle occupants use a seat belt, matching the highest rate the state has ever recorded.

The deadline for applications for the GRM Networks Community Improvement Grant Program is November 1. Applications may be downloaded by visiting grm.net/about-us/ grants/. Grant amounts vary, with a minimum of $500 and a maximum of $1,500 awarded to successful applicants.

A resurfacing project on several routes in Linn, Putnam and Sullivan counties is scheduled to begin soon. The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 12:52 a.m., Officers were dispatched to a disturbance in the 400 block of Locust St. Officers responded and the incident was resolved.

A Happy Birthday is wished for Nicole Shiflett, Abby Anderson, Morgan Wood, Tristan Bloss, Cassie Jaynes, Jennifer Triplett on Oct. 24, Peyton Hammond, Tabitha Dawson, Jana Holcer, Kenny Hunt, Austin Vochatzer, Richard Triplett, Dwight Williams, Lloyd Guilford, Cristy Bowyer, Hinley Jae Smith, Larry Howe, Emma Thomas on Oct. 25, Mark Trobaugh, Kay Young, Kolton Friesner, Trinity Scott on Oct. 26, Brett Guilford, Dillon Seckington, Darren Knifong, Terry Thorne, Pam Gibson, Allie Maulsby on Oct.27, Brian Schmitz, Sheridan Guilford, Tyler Fine, Shirley Triplett, Danny McIntyre on Oct. 28, Jase Cowan, Jacob Meyers, Amanda Murphy, Garrett DeVaul, Randy Bowyer on Oct. 29, Timothy Schmitz, Shawna Williams, Tristain Chaplin, Breven Zell on Oct. 30.