Lifestyle

Children with autism spectrum disorder tend to experience gastrointestinal issues, such as constipation and stomach pain, at a higher rate than their neurotypical peers. Some also experience other internalizing symptoms at the same time, including stress, anxiety, depression and social withdrawal. Until now, no studies have examined the causal relationship between gastrointestinal symptoms and internalizing symptoms.

NOMO hosting Sedalia Visual Arts exhibit, reception The North Missouri Arts Council (NOMO) is hosting an exhibition of work by members of the Sedalia Visual Arts Association. A public reception for the artists will be held on Friday, April 29, from 5 - 7 p.m., at the gallery at 111 S.

It’s spring time and the Main Street Wine Walk is back! The Chillicothe Wine Walk will be Friday, May 13, from 4:30 p.m., until 7:45 p.m. Sip the night away with your complimentary wine glass compliments of Ashley Gabrielson and the United Country Real Estate, Graham Agency, LLC.

Arkansas offers one of the greatest fishing spots for children in the country. It’s called Dry Run Creek. This gorgeous little stream is full of giant trout. It’s located next to the Norfork National Fish Hatchery a few miles east of Mountain Home. It fishes for less than a mile from the hatchery outflow to its confluence with the Norfork River just below the dam. Only youths under 16 and mobility impaired anglers may fish Dry Run Creek.

According to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), Missouri is home to an estimated 800 black bears with most being in the southern part of the state. As spring gets underway, these magnificent mammals leave their winter dens in search of food. MDC reminds Missourians to “Be Bear Aware.”

Ongoing • Sewing Class at the Brookfield YMCA. Free sewing class on Mondays and Thursdays at 10 a.m.

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.