Hunters harvest 187,967 deer in firearms portion of the season
Hunters garnered big numbers for the firearms portion of deer season. Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation showed that 187,967 deer were harvested between Nov.
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Maximize your charitable giving
So, consider these questions: The Tuesday after Thanksgiving has become known as Giving Tuesday, when people are encouraged to donate to charitable organizations. If you’d like to take part in this special day, you’ll want to maximize the effectiveness and benefits of your charitable gifts.
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Rex and Pat Wood were guests of Nate, Jody, Emma, Elle and Logen Brady the weekend of Nov. 20-21.
GRM distributes millions in Capital Credits to member-owners
The GRM Networks Board of Directors has authorized the return of approximately $3 million in patronage capital credits to its member-owners. This includes $2.5 million paid to members with service in 1998 and $500,000 paid to members with service in 2020. This year, GRM Networks has also returned more than $2.4 million to the estates of deceased members. Combined, a grand total of more than $5.4 million will be returned to members, or their estates, in 2021.
Main Street’s Kid’s Christmas returns Dec. 8
Main Street Chillicothe is hosting its Kid's Christmas on Wednesday, Dec. 8, from 4-6 p.m., at the Livingston County Courthouse.
New omicron variant fuels old misinformation
A new coronavirus variant revived old conspiracy theories this week as widely shared social media posts falsely claimed the omicron variant was nothing but a cover-up for darker agendas. Some online personalities over the weekend suggested omicron was invented as an excuse to change voting laws, or as a distraction from this week’s sex trafficking trial of longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
‘Big wave’ of misinformation targeted at Latino voters
WASHINGTON – Before last year’s presidential election, Facebook ads targeting Latino voters described Joe Biden as a communist. During his inauguration, another conspiracy theory spread online and on Spanish-language radio warning that a brooch worn by Lady Gaga signaled Biden was working with shadowy, leftist figures abroad.
Businesses luring back customers, employees this season
FOLSOM, Calif. – The Hampton Inn in Folsom, California, has 147 rooms, but General Manager Enid Baldock could only rent 117 of them recently because she did not have enough workers to clean them.