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The Linn County Commission met on May 3 with Commissioners King, Murrain and Muck and Clerk Stephenson present. Presiding Commissioner King called the meeting to order.

With the COVID pandemic receding in our collective rear-view mirror, restless Americans are once again searching for their next Great American Road Trip. People are anxious to hit the open road and travel experts forecast a blockbuster summer season.

The Linn County R-1 FFA Chapter, Pershing’s Pride 4-H Club and the Wyandotte 4-H Club all in Linn County have received Shaping Rural Missouri grants. According to a press release, 73 4-H clubs and FFA chapters across the state received a $500 grant to complete a community improvement project in their local area.

Three house fires in the Polo area on May 10 are being investigated as possible arson. The Caldwell County Sheriff ’s Office and State Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating.

Registration is now available for the USDA Rural Development Missouri Virtual workshop on how to effectively apply for and manage federal grants. The Zoom webinar will be held May 26 at 10:00 a.m.

Seven wineries on the Hermann Wine Trail have assembled the ingredients for a memorable Wine Country getaway at the 2022 Berries & BarBQ Wine Trail, July 30-31. “Vintners are celebrating the flavors of summer by pairing their wines with juicy berries and savory barbeque,” says Patty Held, president of the Hermann Wine Trail.

The North Central Missouri College (NCMC) Business department is helping students prepare for careers in growing markets. Since the pandemic, many economic and cultural changes have affected the business world. As a result, we have made several changes to our degree programs at NCMC. Whatever your interest in business is, we offer courses that prepare you to enter the workforce with applicable skills in different areas.

Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that turkey hunters checked 33,355 birds during Missouri’s 2022 regular spring turkey season, April 18 through May 8. Top regular season harvest counties were Franklin with 798 birds harvested, Callaway with 614, and Gasconade with 606.

A 2017 study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimated that 792 million people across the globe lived with a mental health disorder. If that figure is startling, it's likely even greater as a result of the pandemic. Data from the Kaiser Family Foundation indicated that about four in 10 adults in the United States reported symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder during the pandemic. That marked a significant uptick since the summer of 2019, when one in 10 adults reported such symptoms.