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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.
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Ethel Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Parade
On Shrove Tuesday evening, March 1, 2022 the LaPlata band led the Mardi Gras parade through downtown Ethel, Missouri. Playing the “Saints Go Marching In” the band led festive revelers with assorted noise makers. After the parade all participants enjoyed pancakes, sausages and a specially baked King Cake, at the Ethel Community Church.
Science Olympiad Teams Place
The Brookfield Science Olympiad team took fourth place overall in regional competition. The Marceline High School GOLD Science Olympiad Team took 1st place in Region II competition and will head to state competition in April.
PETA Claims Smithfield Foods Should Be Investigated
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) an American animal rights organization has sent a letter to Sullivan County Prosecuting Attorney Brian Keedy investigate Smithfield Food’s Milan plant after the organization obtained documentation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) revealing that workers kicked a pig, and struck other pigs with a hard plastic paddle, including in the head, at the plant near Milan.
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Bucklin All Conference Brookelyn Richards and Davian Gall received All-Conference Defensive Team honors and Ali Burns received an All-Conference Honorable Mention. Nacho Guererro was named to 2nd Team All-Conference.
Missouri Severe Weather Preparedness Week Is March 7 – 11
JEFFERSON CITY – On Dec. 10, 2021, severe storms and six confirmed tornadoes in Missouri killed two people and destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes and buildings, as well as 20 large transmission towers and lines that move power between Missouri and Arkansas. The storm system serves as another reminder that deadly tornadoes can strike any time of year.
Cherryroad Media Acquires Nine Newspapers From Rust Communications
Parsippany, NJ – CherryRoad Media Inc. announced on March 1ay it has purchased nine newspapers from Rust Communications, Inc.
March 2022 Lending Rates For Agricultural Producers Announced By USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for March 2022, which became effective March 1.
Pandemic Fears Are Fading Along With Omicron: AP-NORC Poll
Omicron is fading away, and so are Americans’ worries about COVID-19. As coronavirus pandemic case numbers, hospitalizations and deaths continue to plummet, fewer people now than in January say they are concerned that they will be infected after the rise and fall of the wildly contagious virus variant, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Missouri Receives $42.2 Million Grant For Broadband Infrastructure Program
On March 2, the Department of Economic Development (DED) announced Missouri has been awarded a $42.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for broadband expansion.