Brookfield Senior Center Menu
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.
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Giving Back: Neighbor Helping Neighbor
LINN COUNTY FOOD PANTRY The Linn County Food Pantry hours are from 9 -11:00 a.m. Monday through Friday except on holidays. The pantry is located behind the Trinity United Methodist Church in Brookfield. Contact the Food Ministry at 660-258-7071 to make arrangements for donations. Food and nonfood items are needed at this time.
Community Calendar
Ongoing • Linn County Historical Society Tillman House Museum open to the public. Saturdays.
Governor, Budget Leadership announce FY 2024 Consensus Revenue Estimate
On Dec. 6, Governor Mike Parson announced the state’s Consensus Revenue Estimate (CRE) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024.
LCACTC awarded $400,000 DESE grant
Linn County Area Career and Technical Center (LCACTC) has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. “It is the largest grant specifically targeted for career and technical education we have received. The funds come from part of the federal funding the state of Missouri has received over the past couple of years. Governor Parson has expressed a real commitment to career and technical education and has demonstrated that with this funding opportunity. This grant will greatly enhance our LCACTC and provide even more opportunities for our Brookfield R-III students and the Linn County sending school students we serve,” said Brookfield R-III Superintendent Kyle Collins.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Ongoing • Linn County Historical Society Tillman House Museum open to the public. Saturdays.
Avoid stress during holiday celebrations
The COVID-19 pandemic made for some “hard candy Christmases.” Still sweet, Christmas in confinement was nevertheless hard and disappointing. Christmas 2022 will likely be one of adjustment as families try to restore traditions after several years of disrupted celebrations, says Jeremiah Terrell, University of Missouri Extension human development specialist.
DHS Announces Extension of REAL ID Full Enforcement Deadline
On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced its intent to extend the REAL ID full enforcement date by 24 months, from May 3, 2023 to May 7, 2025. Under the new regulations published to execute this change, states will now have additional time to ensure their residents have driver’s licenses and identification cards that meet the security standards established by the REAL ID Act.
Simple steps to reduce home heating costs
The recent chilly weather and early hard freeze has been a reminder that winter will soon be upon us. Now is the time to prepare for winter before the snow is 2 feet deep and the temperature is –10 degrees! Everywhere you turn there are predictions that fuel used for heating homes will be much more expensive this year than last. Increases as much as 200% are forecast. This can have a significant effect on the household budget. One way to help reduce these costs is to winterize your home.
Proposed legislation would extend postpartum coverage for moms
As legislative pre-filing opened on Dec. 1, Senator Elaine Gannon again filed legislation to extend postpartum coverage to new moms on Medicaid for one year. Despite broad support in the legislature, a similar proposal sponsored by Gannon hit roadblocks in the final weeks of the 2022 legislative session.