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The University of Missouri today announced the creation of the Missouri Water Center, a central hub for research on the state’s water resources. The new academic center will combine existing resources and improve coordination across campus — tackling emerging water quality issues and factors that contributed to record flooding in 2019 and years of persistent drought — as well as facilitate new collaborations among faculty, government and industry partners.

One of the first things to do in the lawn and garden is a winter cleanup. Rake the lawn to get rid of dead growth, leaves, twigs and winter debris and let light and air to the soil level, encouraging the grass to grow. Remove dead plants from the garden if they were not removed in the fall. If trees were wrapped for protection from Southwest Injury, now is the time to remove the wrap. Leaving it on can damage the trunk by allowing insects and rain to get inside of it. As weeds start to grow in the garden remove them while their roots are still shallow and it is easy to pull them. Chickweed and henbit are two of the earliest weeds to emerge in the garden and flower bed.

ROSELAND, N.J., — The Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC) Foundation thanks Arkansas, Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin for making statewide proclamations declaring March 2022 SUDC Awareness Month.

The Brookfield Senior Center can be reached at 660-258-2577. There is a $3 suggested contribution for meals for those 60 years and over; and $6.75 cost for meals for those 59 years old and younger. Please be sure to store any uneaten meals in the refrigerator. Milk is provided with each meal.

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

North Central Missouri College (NCMC) Foundation announces scholarship application deadline of 4:30 p.m., on April 1 for the 2022-2023 academic year. The 2022-2023 NCMC Foundation scholarship application can be found on the NCMC website at www.ncmissouri.edu/foundation/. All students planning to attend NCMC in the fall as a full-time student are strongly encouraged to apply. “One application can put a student in the running for many different scholarships” indicated NCMC Director of Development Alicia Endicott. “The NCMC Foundation will hand out over $200,000 during the upcoming academic year due to the generosity of many supporters who believe in investing in NCMC students.”