West Linn News
Sept. 24 is the Mum and Pumpkin Festival near Meadville. Open to the public starting at 1 p.m. with bands from 2 to 11 p.m. Corn Maze, Cornhole tournament, food truck. Call Farmin' Berries at 660-247-1651 for more information.
September 2022
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Ongoing • Linn County Historical Society Tillman House Museum open to the public. Saturdays.
Life Options Green Hills Fatherhood Program Manager Announced
Life Options Green Hills Pregnancy + Health Center recently announced Bill Moore has been named its Fatherhood Program Manager. Moore oversees all the male services and facilitates the training for male volunteers.
Linn County Youth Bring Home Honors From 4-H State Livestock Judging Contest
Almost 150 Missouri 4-H youths applied their evaluation and communication skills Sept. 10 during the University of Missouri Extension State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest at the Trowbridge Livestock Center on the MU campus in Columbia. Several youth from Linn County were honored. Linn County was also named one of the top three junior teams.
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From Farm To Table: Share The Road This Harvest Season
Watch out for slow-moving farm equipment This harvest season, the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety is reminding motorists to keep a watchful eye for slow-moving farm vehicles. Being patient, driving carefully and respecting boundaries are all equally important when driving around farm vehicles.
Shoop Honored For Response To Train Accident
Missouri State Highway Patrol Sergeant Timmy D. Shoop, Troop B, is the DPS Sworn Team Member of the Month for September 2022.
Commission Meeting Minutes For Sept. 6
The Linn County Commission met on Sept. 6 with Commissioners King, Murrain and Muck and Clerk Stephenson present.
Mizzou Defeats Abilene Christian In SEC Play Warmup
COLUMBIA — The University of Missouri Tigers made it a clear priority to get wide receiver Luther Burden III more involved in the team's final tuneup before entering Southeastern Conference football play, and the move paid immediate dividends in last Saturday's 3417 victory over Abilene Christian. After the Tigers' defense forced a threeand- out on the Wildcats' opening drive of the game, Burden received the ensuing punt on a bounce along the left sideline at his own 22yard line, then followed his blockers across the field before racing down the right stripe for a 78yard score.
Marceline Football Tigers’ Search For First Triumph Extended
KANSAS CITY — On the heels of an exquisite, senior-dominated, Class 1 state-runnerup season in 2021, the Marceline High School football Tigers and their fans continue to find the fit of the shoe being on their other foot quite uncomfortable. Transitioning both to an almost-entirely new group of starters and a new head coach, Marceline continued to experience significant growing pains last Saturday at Kansas City, sustaining a 26-0 shutout loss at the hands of the Hogan Prep Academy Rams.