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Main Street Brookfield is hosting two Economic Vitality Workshop’s. The first will be held at 2 p.m., today, March 1 and is aimed at downtown business and property owners. Topics will include the needs of downtown business and property owners.

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Royalty Wears Purple

Although court markings at their feet highlight “The Valley,” the Meadville High School’s 2022-23 girls’ basketball team stands now at the peak, reigning as Class 1 state champion following last Friday’s 39-28 title-game victory over Chadwick at Missouri State University’s Great Southern Bank Arena in Springfield. That victory, done in come-from-behind fashion for the second game in a row, capped a perfect 31-0 season for this Lady Eagles, who join the 1994-95 girls and 2014-15 boys as MHS state basketball champs.

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Watershed planning for Thompson River discussed

On February 28, the Livingston County Commissioners met with the Executive Director of Green Hills Regional Planning Commission to discuss the watershed planning for the Thompson River Watershed. In 2022 The Thompson River, Weldon River, and No Creek in Livingston, Grundy, Daviess, Harrison and Mercer counties were put on Missouri's 303 (d) list of impaired waters for E.coli. A local watershed group led by Green Hills Regional Planning Commission Executive Director with the support of the Livingston County Commissioners has been meeting with county Soil and Water Conservation District boards in order to gain their perspectives on reducing E-coli contamination in these watersheds and to ask them for letters of support for a 9-Element Watershed Plan which if approved would fund voluntary practices that cans reduce pollutant loading in watersheds. Support for nonpoint source pollution reduction plans is generated through education and outreach activities designed to inform the public and stakeholder groups about water quality issues and what can be done to reduce pollutant loading in watersheds.

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Bell awarded NCMC Dual Credit Scholarship

North Central Missouri College (NCMC) Foundation recently announced dual credit scholarships to 28 students in counties that fall within NCMC’s service area, including Bucklin High School student Emma Bell. The recipients of the Jack N. Young, Mildred M. Young, Noble J. Young, and Myra A. Young Dual Credit Scholarship are given a one-time $324 scholarship to use toward their tuition.

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Marceline Nutrition Center menu

The Marceline Nutrition Center is located at 229 W. Hauser. Please call ahead at 660-376-3103 to reserve a carry-out meal, which will be ready at 11 a.m. Dine-in meals begin at 11:30 a.m. Suggested contribution is $3 per meal. 8 oz. lowfat milk is offered at every meal.

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