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BY JESSICA TRUSSELL Human Development & Family Science Field Specialist for the University of Missouri Extension May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Since it is an excellent time to bring awareness to this subject, let’s look at some of the research about mental health and the challenges that we are facing. Mental illnesses are common in the United States. More than one in five U.S. adults is estimated to live with a mental illness (57.8 million in 2021). Now that number is tough to imagine, so let’s take that number down a little—1 in 5 adults in Missouri, which would be about 1,228,000 Missourians. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1 in 20 U.S. adults experience severe mental illness yearly. But it isn’t just adults facing these challenges; it’s our children.

Missouri non-farm payroll employment increased by 4,700 jobs in April 2023 from March 2023, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 2.5%. Private industry employment increased by 3,700 jobs and government employment increased by 1,000 jobs. Over the year, there was an increase of 59,900 jobs from April 2022 to April 2023, and the unemployment rate increased by two-tenths of a percentage point, from 2.3% in April 2022 to 2.5% in April 2023.

On May 19, Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox released the following incident reports, arrest information and more from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO). INCIDENT REPORTS May 5 LCSO began an investigation on possible domestic assault and other issues.

The Linn County Farm Bureau Board met Thursday, May 18, in Brookfield. Those in attendance were Steve and Jill Hardy, Dana Lane, Caleb Henke, Hannah Kiehl, Holly Switzer, Donald Herring and Racheal Osterman.

A Hudson Marcolla 3 Jackson Burton 3 Alexandra Warren 3 Blaise Garrison 3 Ava Clark 4 Mayleigh Crawford 4 Evie Kieffer 4 Tinley Lauhoff 4 Audrey Marshall 4 London Douglas 5 Burke Beetsma 6 Annabelle Constant 6 Mallory Crawford 6 Mason Walter 6 Aj Warren 6 Brody Finley 7 Nicholas Radcliff 7 AVivian Vandemore 3 Cambry Woodworth

Honor our fallen warriors and contribute to the continuing needs of our veterans on National Poppy Day, May 26, 2023 from 9 a.m., to 12 p.m., at various locations across the area when members of American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) distribute bright red poppies in exchange for a donation. The Flanders Fields poppy has become an internationally known and recognized symbol of the lives sacrificed in war and the hope that none died in vain. The American Legion Family called upon Congress to proclaim the Friday before Memorial Day as National Poppy Day, which was officially designated as such in 2017.

There has been a lot of talk about a “cashless” society, but it’s not here yet. In fact, cash can still be a valuable element of your overall financial picture – if you employ it wisely. But how?

BY JIM CRAWFORD Field Specialist in Agricultural Engineering, University of Missouri Extension We have all seen them, ugly cracks in the foundation walls of a house. Most of the time we just live with them until they cause a problem because we think it is too difficult and expensive to repair them. We wait until water comes through the crack before we designate them “worthy” of being repaired. However, with today’s products, you no longer need to wait to fix a problem.

The Grand River Area Family YMCA is hosting a Senior Health Fair on May 24 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. There will be a variety of informational booths, a free Silver Sneakers class at 10:15 a.m., or Aqua Aerobics class at 9:30 a.m.