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Senior year is the time to create lasting memories with our classmates before we go our separate ways after graduation. Within this chaotic time comes many important deadlines that seniors need to meet to successfully end the year. Though it can be difficult at times to keep things straight, it is important that we take time to map our last semester at Chillicothe High School. Here are just a few dates to keep in mind: February 14: Senior Portraits are due to Mrs. Rule by this date. You may have them taken by an independent photographer or by the photographer provided by the school. Every senior is required to have a portrait in the yearbook. Senior pictures for the video at the Senior Breakfast are due by March 1. You may turn your photos in by sending them to your designated class officer (Griff Bonderer, Hope Helton, or Kinlei Boley), sending them to Mrs. Forbes or Mrs. Tipton, or by following the link on Mrs. Forbes’ website, www. mrsforbeschs.weebly. com.

It’s that time of year when we do our taxes — but it’s also the same time that tax scammers go to work. What scams should you watch for — and how can you avoid being victimized? Sadly, the list of scams is pretty long, including demands for payment or requests for “additional information” pertaining to your tax refund, in which the sender asks for your Social Security number and other personal information.

Happy Birthday is wished for Kylee Duncan, Teresa Groves, Paul Chapman, Jr. on February 5, Max Tiemeyer, Dalton Stone, Debby Surber on February 6, Kody Cokerham, Karen Surber, Haylee Zell, Kelly Richards, Dillon Myers, Clint Burnett, Mary Lou Schmitz on February 7, Jennifer Peters, Rebecca Yount, Brianna Dawson, Ashley Thieme, Cameron Creason, Shane Carriker on February 8, John Thomas, Sharon Young on February 9, Brooke Falconer on February 10, Meggie Young, Hudson Meek on February 11.

Green Hills Communications (Green Hills) has announced that it has been awarded over $6.2 million in a broadband expansion grant through Missouri’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program that will be used to bring fiber optic broadband service into Hamilton and Braymer, two rural Caldwell County communities currently lacking in sufficient broadband service. The new expansion will include approximately 56 miles of buried fiber to reach more than 1300 residential homes, businesses, farms, and anchor institutions inside the city limits of Braymer and Hamilton.

The deadline is quickly approaching for Missouri agriculture students interested in applying for a 2023 Missouri Corn Scholarship. High school and college students pursuing a career in agronomy or other agriculture-related field must submit the necessary forms no later than Feb. 10 to be eligible for one of seven $1,000 scholarships sponsored by the Missouri Corn Growers Association and the Missouri Corn Merchandising Council.

In order to raise awareness about heart health, the Livingston County Health Center has announced the opportunity for free cholesterol testing by appointment only on Tuesdays in February. Testing will be performed on every Tuesday in February from 8 a.m.

Bishop Hogan Memorial School is celebrating National Catholic Schools Week, January 28-February 3. Catholic Schools Week is an opportunity for us to showcase the importance of Catholic education and to recognize the many people that contribute to our school with their good examples of leadership, with hours of volunteering, with financial support and with the partnership at home. The theme for this year is “Catholic Schools: Faith, Academics, Service. These three components are intertwined as we work to develop the whole child and help them succeed with qualities that will serve them well throughout their lives.

The 2023 County Budget has expenses of $13,114,774. The budget includes the budgets of the County Commission, the county clerk, the prosecuting attorney, the assessor, the collector/ treasurer, the recorder, the coroner, the circuit clerk, the public administrator, the juvenile office, the sheriff’s department and the road and bridge department.