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A reception will be held in Crist's honor at his office beginning at 8:30 a.m. on July 29, the community is invited to come and wish him well.

The current economy has had a major impact on fuel prices, supply chain delays, and personnel hiring which has affected nearly every major industry in the Country, including municipalities, which is now being felt locally through our trash collection service with RTS Waste Services, LLC. We are working with the management at RTS to resolve missed collections as they work through some of these issues, and we ask that residents be patient until those issues are resolved. If your trash was not collected on the regular collection date, call RTS at 660-784-2474 and provide them with the City and street address of the missed collection.

Freddy Fernandez almost wasn't here, on his couch in his Missouri home, his baby on his lap, gnawing on the pulse oximeter that he uses to check his oxygen levels after a months-long bout with COVID-19.

Men and women may have more free time after 50 than they had in previous decades. As children grow more independent and even leave the house, parents look to various activities, including travel, to fill their free time. Travel is often seen as a luxury, but heading off for parts unknown can produce some serious health benefits. A joint study from the Global Coalition on Aging and the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies found that women who vacation at least twice a year have a lower risk for heart attack than those who travel once every six years. The study also found that men who do not take annual vacations are at a significantly higher risk of death (20 percent) and heart disease (30 percent) than those who make who take time to get away each year. Vacations don't even need to be long to produce significant, positive results. A 2018 study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health found that a four-day long weekend vacation positively affected well-being, recovery, strain, and perceived stress for as long as 45 days.

The 37th Annual Chautauqua in the Park will be held Sept. 10-11, at Simpson Park in Chillicothe. This annual event, sponsored by the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce and the Chillicothe Area Arts Council, and presented by Hedrick Medical Center, has a wide variety of entertainment, activities, artists, crafts and food.

Missouri non-farm payroll employment increased by 5,300 jobs from May 2022 to June 2022, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by three-tenths of a percentage point. Private industry employment increased by 2,000 jobs and government employment increased by 3,300 jobs. The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.8% in June 2022, down from 3.1% in May 2022. Over the year, there was an increase of 65,500 jobs from June 2021 to June 2022, and the unemployment rate decreased by 1.6 percentage points, from 4.4% in June 2021 to 2.8% in June 2022.

Zach Cupp Memorial Blood Drive The Zach Cupp Memorial Blood Drive will be held from 8 a.m.-3 p.m., on Aug. 6 at Walsworth Community Center, 124 E.

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 – 12:00, except on holidays.