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Ongoing • Linn County Historical Society Tillman House Museum open to the public. Saturdays.

The Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce is once again traveling! For the first time since the fall of 2019 when the Chamber hosted a trip to Cap Cod, the organization has scheduled and planned three trips through the Fall of 2024.

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.

Guests of Orville Buckman on Saturday, April 8, were Terry, Barbara, Ben, Jenessa, Brooklyn and Emmerson Keller. A Happy Birthday is wished for Kendra Meyers, Kellie Sargent, Aubrey Young on April 20, Chris Albertson, Savannah Hicks, Staci Baker, Keegan Sheppard on April 21, Ashley Cowan, Chris Sparks, Bentlee Peters on April 22, Debbie Young, Travis Cordray, Stephanie Murray, Rob Wood on April 23, David Maberry, Lori High, Clayton Raymo, Austin Fowler on April 24, Morgan Ruhl on April 25, McKenna Lambert on April 26, Lilee Mitchell on April 27.

April is the season of new beginnings, especially for plant lovers. Outdoors, spring- wering bulbs, shrubs and trees dot the landscape. Indoors, seasonal plants enliven and brighten dreary rooms, says University of Missouri Extension horticulturist Michele Warmund.

State Budget Director Dan Haug announced recently that net general revenue collections for March 2023 increased 3.5% compared to those for March 2022, from $926.9 million last year to $959.7 million this year.

_e Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to bring a new spring vendor festival to the area on Saturday, April 15. Spring-A-Palooza is a local event that showcases over 50 vendor booths of all styles, multiple food trucks with unique oerings, and family fun with in tables & more! It will be held at the Jenkins Expo Center located on the Litton Agri-Science Campus on Highway 190. _is new event is sponsored by Clevenger & Associates, Foster Heating & Air Conditioning, Green Hills Communications, Hearing Care Partners, and Sensenich Jeweler and will be open to the public from 10 a.m., to 5 p.m., on April 15.

_e Humane Society of Missouri’s Animal Medical Center of Mid-America shares safety tips to keep your pets safe as spring rolls in. As the temperatures begin to rise and the _owers begin to bloom, the Humane Society of Missouri’s (HSMO) Animal Medical Center of Mid-America (AMCMA) wants to take this time to remind pet owners that spring is a great time to focus on your pet's wellness and reassess their medical needs.

A Scratchers player in Marceline uncovered a $5 million top prize on a Missouri Lottery “Millionaire Blowout” ticket while on a lunch break. “I thought I won $1,000 on the _rst line,” the winner, who wishes to remain unnamed, explained.