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After Big Exhibition Success, State MLB Teams Struggling in ‘Real’ Games

MU gives AD year extension on contract, pay boost Somehow not surprisingly, after the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals hit and pitched well enough – particularly the former – to lead Florida- and Arizona-based Major League Baseball teams to those respective groups’bestwon-lostexhibition-game records in spring training, both reside at or very close to the bottom of their respective division standings about two weeks into regular-season action.

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Stop Tra_icking Project comes to area schools

If a middle school or high school student comes home talking about the “Coke and cockroach” story, they’ve recently attended a Stop Tra_cking Project presentation. e auditorium at Marceline High School was led with parents, community members, law enforcement o_cers, clergy, and teachers on Wednesday night, April 5, as presenter Russ Tuttle from the Stop Tra_cking Project gave an informative presentation on human tra_cking and the e_ects of pornography on children and youth, families, schools and communities.

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Ankeney, Hedrick, Switzer, Ankeney named 2023 “Angels Among Us”

Recently, the Linn County Leader asked our readers to nominated “Angels” in the community - the people who go above and beyond. We asked and residents answered the call nominating 14 well deserving citizens. The 2023 Linn County “Angels Among Us” are Dave Ankeney, Donnie Hedrick, Andrea Switzer and Chris Ankeney. Below are their stories and the names of the honorees and descriptions of what makes each of them an “Angel”.

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NOMO Art Gallery hosts Holck & Chumbley Art Show

Spontaneity and style meet substance and structure in “Holck & Chumley”, featuring the artwork of Helen Holck and Patricia Chumbley. A strong Sunday afternoon turnout greeted the Trenton-based artists at the opening reception for their featured art show at the NOMO Art Gallery in Marceline, on April 2. The North Missouri Arts Council will host the show “Holck & Chumbley” until May 29.

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