The Brookfield R-III Board of Education met in open session on Tuesday, Oct. 18, in person in the HS Media Center. All board members were present: Jim McIntyre, Blake DeVoy, Jered Wallace, Mandy Tarpening, Dave Shaw, Noel Staddie and Ryan Burns.
Missourians report higher rates of disability and long COVID than the U.S. average, according to a study brief by University of Missouri Extension.
Shop Local Saturday Vendors Wanted Shop Local Saturday, sponsored by the Brookfield Lady Elks is seeking vendors from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., on Nov. 19 at the Brookfield Elks Lodge. If you have merchandise and would like to arrange a booth, please message Shannon Knowles on Facebook. Booth spaces are $25 each.
Ongoing • Linn County Historical Society Tillman House Museum open to the public. Saturdays.
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.
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that hunters checked 1,846 turkeys during Missouri’s fall firearms turkey season, Oct. 1-31. Top harvest counties were Franklin with 70 birds harvested, Gasconade with 52, and Laclede with 50.
Oct. 18 The Linn County Commission met on Oct.
Non-hunters out in nature during hunting seasons should practice simple safety measures. With the most popular portion of firearms deer season opening Nov.
The Livingston County Preservation Society presents a new local history book entitled, Theatres of Chillicothe, Tingles, Keen Zip, Brisk Sparkles and Romance! by local author Kirsten Mouton. This book covers the earliest known performances in the 1850s to the opera houses, moving pictures, and into the era of big theatres like the Ritz and Ben Bolt. Other venues of entertainment are also examined, including the old Chillicothe High School, State Industrial Home for Girls, and the Chillicothe Business College. The book is packed with old pictures, maps and news.