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Kasey Waterman and John Mossbarger were married November 19; they will make their home in Chillicothe area. A Happy Birthday is wished for Logan Stanton, Tom Parks, Janeta Smith, Kallie High, Wiley Meneely, Dorothy Greene, Alson Leinbach on December 12, Isaac Schmitz, Mike Sargent, Lillian Neill, Dusty Parks on December 13, Ada Lynn O’Dell on December 14, Taylor Ruoss, Ted Surber on December 16, Holly Hunt, Kip Shields, Emily Parks, Angela Quick Albertson on December 17, Brennan High, Ron Holcer, Dillan Hull, Rylee Meneely, Jim Kimbrough on December 18.

On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced its intent to extend the REAL ID full enforcement date by 24 months, from May 3, 2023 to May 7, 2025. Under the new regulations published to execute this change, states will now have additional time to ensure their residents have driver’s licenses and identification cards that meet the security standards established by the REAL ID Act.

State Budget Director Dan Haug recently announced that net general revenue collections for November 2022 grew 4.8 percent compared to those for November 2021, from $965.5 million last year to $1.01 billion this year.

Shane Allen Ware, 48, Marceline, was arrested Nov. 8 and has since been charged with 35 sex crimes against children. The Linn County Leader originally reported Ware had only been charged with 20 counts.

The recent chilly weather and early hard freeze has been a reminder that winter will soon be upon us. Now is the time to prepare for winter before the snow is 2 feet deep and the temperature is –10 degrees! Everywhere you turn there are predictions that fuel used for heating homes will be much more expensive this year than last.

Meet the author and get the new local history book, “heatres of Chillicothe, Tingles, Keen Zip, Brisk Sparkles and Romance! Author Kirsten Mouton will be at Boji Stone at 612 Washington Street on Thursday, December 8 from 5-7 p.m. Her new book covers the earliest known opera houses, nickelodeons, and moves into the era of big theatres like the Ritz and Ben Bolt.

Filing is now underway for several offices, which voters will decided on April 4, 2023. Chillicothe voters are going to be asked to cast their votes for the following offices: Mayor, Councilman-at-Large, 1st Ward Councilman, 2nd Ward Councilman, 3rd Ward Councilman, 4th Ward Councilman, City Auditor, City Clerk, City Treasurer, City Attorney and City Constable, for a term of two (2) years.

CHILLICOTHE BAND AND CHOIR HOLIDAY CONCERTS Dec. 8 - High school band and choir.