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From now through 22 send the Livingston County Library your favorite travel picture with a brief description; be sure to include the name of the place you visited as well as your name. Staff will post these travel logs on the library’s Facebook page for all to see. From Jan. 24-29 patrons can vote on the place we would like most to visit based on the submissions. There will be a small prize for the patron who submits the winning travel log. Submissions should be emailed to Jon@livingstoncountylibrary.org.

Last week, Governor Mike Parson signed Executive Order 22-1 to consolidate Missouri’s early childhood advisory groups into one with the creation of the Missouri Early Childhood State Advisory Council.

The Missouri State Library recently announced the launch of Brainfuse VetNow— offering support and guidance to veterans and their families with services such as navigating Veteran Affairs, providing academic tutoring, even employment transition assistance.

According to a post on social media on Monday, the Livingston County Health Center said the Omicron variant has been detected in Livingston County’s wastewater. The post reads: “The Sewershed Surveillance Project is a collaborative effort between Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and the University of Missouri (MU).

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Missouri and County Commissioners of Caldwell County, announced on Dec. 7, an award of a $14,400,486.75 contract to Phillips Hardy, Incorporated of Booneville, to construct the Little Otter Creek Reservoir. The contract award was made through a competitive bid process following years of planning and preparation. Under the contract, a 345-acre reservoir will supply 1.24 million gallons of raw drinking water per day, reduce flooding along Little Otter Creek, and provide recreation for area residents and visitors.

Brian Englert, Senior Vice President of Investors Community Bank in Chillicothe, has recently been appointed to the Hedrick Medical Center Board of Directors. Englert, who grew up in Hale, has lived in Chillicothe since 2003 with his wife, Melissa, and their two children, Andrew and Myra.

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, marking the anniversary of the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has joined forces with the Missouri State Highway Patrol and local law enforcement to combat the crime of human trafficking in the Show-Me State.

CORRECTION: Alex Zimmerman arrived on Dec. 10, 2021, to make his home with Warren and Lucinda Zimmerman, Meadville, and big sister, Carlene.