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Health is a lot more than how one looks and feels. Conversations about health should include all eight dimensions or areas of wellness—that is mental, social, emotional, spiritual, financial, occupational, environmental, and intellectual. That’s the focus of Living Well Month, a national event in March promoting overall wellness and the education provided by Family and Consumer Sciences professionals to improve the lives of people, families, and communities.

Students from several local FFA Chapters recently selected for an FFA State Degree. The students will receive their awards in April at the Missouri FFA Convention.

ST. ANN, Mo.

The Brookfield R-III Board of Education met in open session on Feb. 15, in the High School Media Center. All board members were present: Jim McIntyre, Blake DeVoy, Jered Wallace, Galen Hicks, Mandy Tarpening, Dave Shaw, and Noel Staddie.

Birding 101 The Grand River Audubon Society is hosting Birding at 7 p.m., today March 9 at the Mildred Litton Community Center at the Litton Agri-Science Learning Center. Anyone interested in birding and nature is invited.

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.

A Happy Birthday is wished for Chase Bowen on March 14, Daniel Cordray, Jerry Surber, Richard Duff, Jr. on March 15, Taylor Friesner, Carl Morgan on March 16, Lesa Neal, Chris Cothern on March 17, Kelbie Miller, Natalie Holcer, Keith Herring, Kinzer Meneely, Brooke Dinsmore on March 18, Karlie Cordray, Abby Seifert, Kristen Holcer, Christina Ryan on March 19, Kelsey Rick, Jamison Jacobs, Jack Gray on March 20.

Officials with the Missouri Department of Corrections reported the death of an offender. At 5:47 p.m., on March 1, offender Claudette Pate, confined at Chillicothe Correctional Center, was pronounced dead at St.