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WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA On Dec. 17 at 11 a.m., National Wreaths Across America Day will be observed at Rose Hill Cemetery in Brookfield.

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.

LINN COUNTY FOOD PANTRY The Linn County Food Pantry hours are from 9 -11:00 a.m. Monday through Friday except on holidays. The pantry is located behind the Trinity United Methodist Church in Brookfield. Contact the Food Ministry at 660-258-7071 to make arrangements for donations. Food and nonfood items are needed at this time.

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

On Dec. 6, Governor Mike Parson announced the state’s Consensus Revenue Estimate (CRE) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024.

State Budget Director Dan Haug recently announced that net general revenue collections for November 2022 grew 4.8 percent compared to those for November 2021, from $965.5 million last year to $1.01 billion this year.

If the answer is yes and now is the time to start! This is the time of year many people ponder on whether to become a beekeeper. There are winter training courses across the State where people can learn how to get started.

Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) employees wish everyone a merry and safe Christmas. One way for it to be merry is for everyone to arrive at their holiday celebrations safely. Remember to wear your seat belt, obey all traffic laws, pay attention, and please, don’t drink and drive.

DEAR DR. ROACH: My mother and both of her sisters had breast cancer in their 30s, with my mother eventually passing after her third bout at age 43. They all grew up in the same house that I grew up in. I'm now a 34-year-old father of three small children. I don't want to die early because of them, but the generalized advice I'm seeing is that I don't need a cancer screen until my 40s.

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A handful of centenarian survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor joined about 2,500 members of the public at the scene of the Japanese bombing on Wednesday to commemorate those who perished 81 years ago.