April 2022

MoDOT Urges Drivers To “Work with Us” In Work Zones

Crashes with protective vehicles with truck/ trailer-mounted attenuators (TMAs) increased yet again in 2021, accompanied by 17 work zone fatalities. These numbers make Missouri’s 2021 construction season one that will be unfortunately remembered. Crashes and fatalities should not be happening in work zones. The Missouri Department of Transportation (Mo- DOT) is urging drivers to help reverse the trend in 2022. Motorists are urged to make smart, safe driving choices behind the wheel as part of National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 11-15.

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Area Citizens Participate In 14th Community Alliance Program

Sixteens residents of the Missouri Highway Patrol Troop B territory completed a Community Alliance Program offered by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop B Headquarters, including a Bucklin resident. This was the 16th program of its type conducted at Troop B since 2001. The Community Alliance Program is a unique opportunity for citizens to gain insight and understanding of the training and many duties of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. It also offers an opportunity to meet and interact with several members and employees of the Patrol. During the program, the participants met at the Troop B Headquarters in Macon, for six consecutive Monday evenings. Classroom and practical instruction covered various topics, including firearms, traffic stops, criminal investigations, polygraph examinations, and driving while intoxicated enforcement.

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March 2022 Monthly Jobs Report

Missouri non-farm payroll employment decreased slightly from February 2022 to March 2022, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by one-tenth of a percentage point. Employment, seasonally adjusted, decreased by 200 jobs over the month. Private industry employment increased by 600 jobs, while government employment declined by 800 jobs. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.6% in March 2022, down from 3.7% in February 2022. Over the year, there was an increase of 82,100 jobs from March 2021 to March 2022, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by 1.2%, from 4.8% in March 2021 to 3.6% in March 2022.

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Marceline FBLA Students Place In State, Three Head To National’s

Marceline FBLA students walked away from the 2022 MO FBLA State Leadership Conference with three advancing to National Conference in Chicago. Students advancing to Nationals by placing 2nd in state are Ruth Shackelford, Avery Gordon and Lola Kitchen in Intro to Event Planning. Also placing at state in 10th place was Bennett Phillips, Trevor Terrell and Bennett Phillips in Public Service announcement and Cassi Rodgers walked away with 9th place on Insurance and Risk Management.

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Second and Seventh Legislative District Lincoln Days Luncheon April 23

The annual Second and Seventh Legislative District Lincoln Days Luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m., April 23 and will feature Missouri Senators Josh Hawley and Roy Blunt. The event, hosted by the Grundy County Republican Central Committee, will feature linch at 12 p.m., at the Ketcham Community Center on the North Central Missouri College campus in Trenton.

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Science Olympiad Heads To State

Fifteen Marceline students competed at Missouri State University in the State Science Olympiad competition on Saturday. The Marceline Science Olympiad performed well, competing against both public and private schools of all sizes from across the state with no class divisions. This year the team has competed in 22 events and placed in five events, the best the teams has ever done at the state level. The following honors were earned: 3rd place, Trajectory--Hayden DeWeese and Jack DeWeese; 3rd place, WiFi Lab--Lance O'Dell and Will Krumpelman; 4th place, Bridge--Brayden King and Rhea Krumpelman; 4th place, Wright Stuff--Lance O'Dell and Will Krumpelman; and 5th place, Experimental Design--Madison Foster, Rhea Krumpelman, and Veronica Vaughn. Other students who attended but did not place included: Molly Allen, Aiden Bussman, Piper Hoon, Olivia Johnson, Ava Sportsman, Micah Tate and Brianna Teeter.

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