The Chillicothe Area Arts Council is hosting something new — a County Music Opry, presenting “Classic Country”. Arts Administrator, Mary Lou VanDeventer, hand-picked the band and vocals from musicians and singers from the area who have a passion for country music and the performing arts and are excited to share their time and talents.
The end of 2022 is upon us and so today I want to discuss income tax issues. I furthermore want to tell you I am retiring at the end of 2022 after serving 43 years in this job. I appreciate all the folks I have been in contact with over the years and hope to run into some of you again in the future.
State Budget Director Dan Haug announced today that net general revenue collections for December 2022 declined 9.3% compared to those for December 2021, from $1.19 billion last year to $1.08 billion this year. The growth rate shown for total Sales and Use Tax is artificially low as the collections amount last December was artificially high due to a distribution error.
The 20th Northern Missouri bridge to be replaced under the FARM (Fixing Access to Rural Missouri) Bridge Program is scheduled to close soon. The Linn County Route WW bridge over Van Dorsen Creek, located approximately 2.5 miles east of Marceline, is scheduled to remain closed through May 2023.
The Chariton Valley Telephone Corporation Board of Directors is excited about the appointment of Interim President & Chief Executive Officer Ryan Johnson. Johnson will assume the CEO responsibilities immediately.
Brookfield Rotary helping to provide gifts and merriment to Brookfield R-III students has been an annual tradition since the 1980s and this year was no different with dozens of children and volunteers gathering at Walmart to shop for gifts.
Meeting to discuss bus trips A meeting will be held at 2 p.m., Jan. 7 in Marceline at the Walsworth Community Center about Diamond Tours 2023 bus trips.
Mark L. Corbin, a 33year employee of the Missouri Department of Transportation (Mo-DOT), retired Jan. 1, 2023. Corbin began his MoDOT career as a part-time worker on the concrete crew at Brookfield in 1989. He was hired on full-time as a maintenance worker in 1990 and has worked there his entire career, retiring as a maintenance crew leader.