March 2022

Central Missouri Honor Flight Returns To The Sky May 9

After a more than two-year postponement of flights due to the pandemic, Central Missouri Honor Flight (CMHF) is preparing for its first flight of the 2022 flight season on Monday, May 9. Veterans, some of whom have waited more than three years for their Honor Flight, will be treated to the trip of a lifetime to Washington, DC, to see the memorials dedicated to their military service.

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Time In Nature Improves Mental Health

Nature is healing. It doesn’t matter if you climb the tallest mountain, go for a stroll on a trail in a local park, cast a lure to fish in a farm pond or simply sit on a bench and listen to birds chirp. The power of nature will bring your blood pressure down, calm your thoughts, and help you see the important aspects of your life more clearly.

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West Linn News

IT’S A GIRL!!!! Maria Joy Alvina Wetzel arrived on March 14, 2022, to make her home with James and Marissa Wetzel, Lawrence, Kan. Maternal grandparents are Cory and Stacy Surber, Wheeling; maternal great-grandmothers are Pat Holloway, Chillicothe, and Angie Thomas, Wheeling.

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Braymer C-4 Teacher Charged With Sexual Misconduct, Sending Nude Photos

A high school physical education teacher for the Braymer C-4 School District is facing charges after allegedly sending nude photos to students from July 2021-March 2022. Zachary Wayman Douglas, Utica, has been charged with one count of felony sexual misconduct involving a child under 15, one count of misdemeanor first-degree sexual misconduct, and four counts of misdemeanor furnish pornographic material or attempt to furnish to a minor.

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Fundraising ongoing for Brookfield Junction Park

Fundraising is ongoing for the Brookfield Junction Park, located at the corner of North Main Street and East Boston Street near Brookfield Library. “We are hoping to create a pleasant addition to the city park system where families can visit and learn more about the railroads’ part in the founding of Brookfield and perhaps see friends and relatives honored in the tribute wall as contributors to railroad history and to this park,” Rob Riddle Brookfield Junction Park Committee President said.

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Linn County Residents Asked To Pass Sales Tax Increase To Fund County Law Enforcement

Linn County voters are being asked to vote “yes” to a one-quarter of a cent sales tax increase at the polls on April 5 to help support the Linn County Sheriff ’s Office (LCSO). “The law enforcement tax is needed to help supplement our budget at the Linn County Sheriff ’s Office,” Linn County Sheriff Jeff Henke said.

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