COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Ongoing • Sewing Class at the Brookfield YMCA. Free sewing class on Mondays and Thursdays at 10 a.m.
May 2022
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Sharp Wins FutureBuilders Scholarship
Alexandra Sharp, a senior from the Brookfield R-III School District, is the regional winner of a $1000 scholarship awarded by FutureBuilders, the education foundation of the Missouri School Boards’ Association.
Around Linn County
Free Community Meal There will be a free Community Fellowship meal from 4:40-6:30 p.m., May 12 at the at the First Baptist Church, 119 W Ritchie St., Marceline. Taco casserole, choice of topping, fruit, drink and choice of desserts will be served.
New Bridge Now Open On Linn County Route 139
The new Lewis Creek Bridge on Linn County Route 139, approximately 1 mile north of Meadville, is now open after closing for replacement in February. According to a press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) this marks the fourth bridge completed as part of the Fixing Access to Rural Missouri (FARM) Bridge Program, a design-build contract that will replace 31 poor condition bridges across northern Missouri. Lehman-Wilson was named the contractor for the program.
Train And Car Show Leads To Fun Weekend In Marceline
The annual Marceline Classic Car Show and 11th annual Train Show lead to a weekend of fun in downtown Marceline. Dozens of cl classic cars lined Main and California streets as part of the annual car show, which temaed up with the Train Show this year for the first time ever. Free events with train show included train displays, AT&SF Disneyland Steam Engine #2546, the AT&SF Caboose, Santa Fe Locomotive Walk-thru, working model train layouts, kids mini train ride, bounce houses sponsored by Chariton Valley, "Crafts in the Park", food trucks information booths.
Top Scorer Kussman Keys Marceline Girls’ L&C Track-Field Crown
HUNTSVILLE — Given strong arguments by both Harrisburg and Schuyler County all afternoon and evening long, the determined Marceline High School track-and-field Lady Tigers refused to be denied this past Monday.
Ask Amy: Gal Pals Show Their Mean Side
Dear Amy: Recently I have been out with a couple of different "gal pals" who openly and loudly ridiculed people in public who were significantly overweight/obese. With several family members who fight weight problems, it really galls me.
Ribbon Cutting Held at Harland’s Veterinary Clinic
The Brookfield Area Chamber of Commerce recently held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Harland’s Veterinary Clinic located at 219 S Main St., in Brookfield. Harland has 48 years in the veterinarian practice. The clinic can be reached at 660-268-4032.
Mary Martha Slaughter Littrell
Mary Martha Slaughter Littrell, age 87 of Brookfield, died Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at Pioneer Skilled Nursing in Marceline. Mary was born on July 27, 1934 at the Putman Memorial Hospital in Marceline to James “Harve” and Mary Addie (Oldham) Slaughter.
George Bennett Jones
George “GB” Jones, 89, Blue Springs, passed Monday, April 4, 2022, at the Parkway in Blue Springs, MO. Graveside services will be held at 11:30 a.m.