2019-2023 Brayden Archer Nickel, age 4, a resident of Bucklin, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2023, at Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. Brayden was born the son of Jason Nickel and Jessica (Buckner) Nickel on March 14, 2019, in Wichita, Kansas.
With the Brookfield Bulldogs having entered this final week of the 2023 high school baseball regular season having established a new high-water mark for wins in their third-year program and with a chance to produce their first-ever winning season, the prep teams in or bordering Linn County end the week transitioning to the postseason and hoping to extend their diamond exploits into another week. Hosting (in a site switch) struggling Novinger Monday and Princeton yesterday, the 8-8 ’Dogs had a chance to ensure that inaugural winning mark before their rematch with April 19 1-0 conqueror Jamesport: Tri-County/ Gallatin at Trenton next Monday at 6 p.m.
Only one event win between two schools in Cannon, L&C meets last week With only one event win and two second places between them, Marceline’s and Brookfield’s high school track-and-field teams had only scant individual or collective success in the May 1 conference meets in the respective leagues they’ll be departing after next school year. The best event outcome was the victory by Marceline’s girls’ 3,200-meter relay group (individual names not available) in 11:05.
Cultural Corner is pleased to present the work of four photographers for their May and June Exhibit, “Art in Bloom.” Martin Spilker, a self-taught photographer from Bethel, Missouri, focuses on nature scenes from around the country. He is a juried member of the Missouri Artisans Association.
Nancy Black, Tribune Content Agency TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (05/09/23). Reconnect with purpose this year.
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft recently announced the launch of a new County and Municipal Records Database created by the Missouri State Archives, a division within his office. Already containing more than 21,000 PDF images, this online resource now offers the public unprecedented access to 5,800 volumes and individual records from 87 of Missouri’s 114 counties, with more being added every week.
State Budget Director Dan Haug announced recently that net general revenue collections for April 2023 declined 14.2% compared to those for April 2022, from $1.34 billion last year to $1.15 billion this year.
Every spring one of my favorite things to do is walk the gardens and see how the plants faired the winter weather. I wasn’t disappointed with what I found this year.