Jerry Brinkley, Bob Goodwell, and Donald Herring attended the Rural Letter Carriers Mini-Mail Survey training at Columbia on Saturday, February 18. The Linn County Farm Bureau Board met on Thursday, February 16, by ZOOM; participating were Marc and Brooke Zell, Dana Lane, Brian Ehrich, Hannah Kiehl, Heather Martin, Caleb Henke and Donald Herring.
North Central Missouri College (NCMC) will host a Legislative Forum in Trenton in Cross Hall Lobby on Friday, February 24. Legislators and officials will be in attendance representing area counties, regions, and the state of Missouri. There will be a meet and greet from 10-10:30 a.m., followed by a semi-structured forum from 10:30-11:30 a.m., with each attendee having an opportunity to present the key items on their respective agendas. Legislators and officials will also have an opportunity to take questions from the audience and respond to current issues facing our region. All members of the public are invited to attend.
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will hold four open house public information meetings regarding the proposed improvements to the structures included in the Northwest Bridge Bundle Design-Build Project throughout Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston, Mercer, Putnam, and Sullivan counties.
Angels Among Us are the people in our community who work to touch lives, help the less fortunate, make a difference for others. We all know someone that describes.
Many investors were glad to see the end of 2022. But what’s ahead this year? And what moves can you make in response to last year’s results? To begin with, here’s what happened: 2022 was the worst year for the financial markets since 2008, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping nearly 9%, the S&P 500 losing more than 19% and the technology- heavy Nasdaq falling 33%.
Governor Mike Parson recently announced that in its first year the Missouri Blue Scholarship helped fund the training of 217 law enforcement recruits at Missouri training academies. “We designed the Missouri Blue Scholarship to help support men and women interested in dedicating their lives to law enforcement careers, and we’re extremely pleased with the success of the scholarship program,” Governor Parson said.
Since making a driving trip on U.S. Highway 36 in 2016, Denver author Allan Ferguson has become a vigorous promoter of one of America’s most historic highways—once a main artery between the central Midwest and the Rocky Mountain West.
The Office of Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Lieutenant Governor’s Senior Service Award. The Lieutenant Governor’s Senior Service Award promotes and highlights the positive accomplishments Missouri’s senior citizens provide their local communities.
Grand River Heart Restart is seeking applications from businesses, churches, municipalities for an AED. The purpose of Grand River Heart Restart is to eliminate all preventable deaths from sudden cardiac events.
THROWBACK THURSDAY SERIES@LILLIAN DESMARIAS YOUTH LIBRARY The Teen Department of the Lillian DesMarias Youth Library invites teens, ages 12-18, to its Throwback Thursday series on Thursday, Feb. 23 from 5:30 p.m.