Hosting a double-dual with Hamilton: Penney and Mid-Buchanan last Thursday and then having its boys in the Crossroads Duals tournament at Cameron, Marceline High School’s wrestlers produced mixed results last week.
State Budget Director Dan Haug announced today that net general revenue collections for December 2022 declined 9.3% compared to those for December 2021, from $1.19 billion last year to $1.08 billion this year. The growth rate shown for total Sales and Use Tax is artificially low as the collections amount last December was artificially high due to a distribution error.
The end of 2022 is upon us and so today I want to discuss income tax issues. I furthermore want to tell you I am retiring at the end of 2022 after serving 43 years in this job. I appreciate all the folks I have been in contact with over the years and hope to run into some of you again in the future.
The Chillicothe Area Arts Council is hosting something new — a County Music Opry, presenting “Classic Country”. Arts Administrator, Mary Lou VanDeventer, hand-picked the band and vocals from musicians and singers from the area who have a passion for country music and the performing arts and are excited to share their time and talents.
The Hedrick Medical Center (HMC) Medical Staff is pleased to announce the continuation of a scholarship program for area residents. The Harkness Scholarship is named after Dr. James A. Harkness, a former Chillicothe physician and Chief of Staff at Hedrick Medical Center. Dr. Harkness died in 1988.
Be alert for signs of human trafficking January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, marking the anniversary of the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. The Missouri Department of Transportation has joined forces with the Missouri State Highway Patrol and local law enforcement to combat the crime of human trafficking in the Show-Me State.
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox has announced there will not be a basic law enforcement academy in Chillicothe. “The Livingston County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) along with the Missouri Sheriffs' Association had spent significant time in organizing a Basic Law Enforcement Academy to be held in Chillicothe later this month with graduation planned for December 2023,” Cox said in a press release.
The Marceline Police Department reports for January 1-8. January 1 - Officers responded to the 1600 block of North Missouri in reference to a report of a suspicious person.
There is a $3 suggested contribution for meals for those 60 years and over and $6.75 cost for meals for those 59 years and under. Meals are delivered Monday thru Friday, from 10:30 a.m., – 12 p.m., except on holidays.
Danelle Herring and Eudora Fitzpatrick attended the 2nd District American Legion/American Legion Auxiliary meeting on Saturday, January 7, in Brookfield, followed by lunch and the annual Oratorical Contest.