Commission meeting minutes for Dec. 6
The Linn County Commission met on Dec. 6 with Commissioners King, Murrain and Muck and Clerk Stephenson present.
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Publication changes
Today, we are announcing a change with the change with the Linn County Leader. Currently a two day per week newspaper, as of the first of the year we will be delivering a weekly paper on Wednesdays.
Bring in the new year safely!
Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, encourages everyone to make good decisions regarding their New Year’s celebration. No one wants to start 2023 with a traffic crash or DWI arrest. During the 2022 New Year’s period, one person was killed and 331 injured in 1,045 traffic crashes in Missouri.
College notes
Van Dyke earns degree from CSC Chadron State College's combined undergraduate and graduate winter commencement exercises were canceled Dec. 16, due to heavy snowfall and high winds. The list of candidates includes summer graduates and consists of 71 names for master's degrees and for 108 bachelor's degrees. Students who wish to, are invited to walk in the May ceremony.
Ring in the New Year with traditions, fruits, and vegetables
Start your New Year with a bit of luck and nutritious eating. Try a few of these food-related traditions and then plan on growing a few of your own to enjoy.
Brookfield Senior Center Menu
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.
Letters to Santa
Dear Santa, My name is Carter and I am six years old. For Christmas this year I’d like you to bring me some toys.
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2022
One would have to go back hundreds of years to find a monarch who reigned longer than Queen Elizabeth II. In her 70 years on the throne, she helped modernize the monarchy across decades of enormous social change, royal marriages and births, and family scandals.
Main Street Brookfield: “This Place Matters”
“This Place Matters” – Main Street Brookfield is initiating a new program to recognize business or building owners for new improvements. Improvement Spotlights for the month of December are: Hair Express -Tawnya McLaurey owner, Shelter Insurance - Monica Baker broker, and Local Luxuries Boutique - Rebeccah Dorrell owner. Main Street Brookfield intends to select business improvements throughout the year.
Congress OKs new law on tourist boats after Missouri tragedy
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A bill requiring stricter safety rules in response to the 2018 deadly sinking of a tourist boat in Missouri is headed to President Joe Biden for his signature.