United Way of Northeast Missouri announces fundraising leadership
Kirksville Daily Express
The United Way of Northeast Missouri has some new faces leading its fundraising drive for this year.
Bertha Thomas, President of the United Way of Northeast Missouri, announced Thursday that Chade Shorten will serve as the 2022 United Way Campaign Chair and Stephanie McGrew will be Assistant Champaign Chair.
Shorten is a 2018 graduate of Truman State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication degree who currently is Manager of The Dukum Inn and WrongDaddys night club in Kirksville. She is a member of the Noon Chapter of Rotary, a State Committeewoman for the 18th District of the Missouri Democratic Party, and Vice President of Adair County Democrats.
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Neos Kosmos was overwhelmed by calls and messages from people in the community desperately wanting to help.
The woman, who we will call Marina to protect her identity, is currently living with her children in housing that has been provided to her by one of the several agencies responsible for assisting survivors of family violence to find a safe home and assist in their recovery.
Marina’s troubles started years ago, when she migrated from Greece to live with her partner, only to discover a few months later, that he had a violent nature. Incidents of physical abuse, she claims became a constant in her life.
St. John’s Prep holds 111th Commencement exercises
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The St. John’s Prep Class of 2021 recently celebrated the school’s 111th Commencement exercises.
Headmaster and Danvers resident Edward P. Hardiman conferred diplomas upon 258 seniors during an outdoor ceremony held on the school’s campus. Abiding by mask and social-distancing requirements, parents, relatives, faculty, friends, staff and alumni populated spaced, pod seating on Cronin Memorial Stadium’s Glatz Field turf for the ticketed event.
In his remarks to graduates, Hardiman acknowledged the impossibility of encapsulating their recent lived-experience.
“There are no appropriate words that could aptly capture what each person in this stadium has experienced since 2:45 p.m. on March 12 of 2020 (due to the commonwealth’s state of emergency declaration),” said Hardiman, also noting that the class included the first
Crime by Grace Mason
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Subscriber only A CHORUS of Far North victims, politicians and even a one-time offender are leading a renewed call for a complete overhaul of the juvenile justice system in the wake of a double fatality crash. Community fury is surging over the sentence handed down to a 17-year-old driver who dodged serving any jail time for a horrific crash which killed young and beloved local couple Lauren Quabba, 16, and Evan Fielder, 19 in October 2019. Ms Quabba s father Rodney spoke out after the Townsville boy s sentencing earlier this month to demand action and said the offender s three-month conditional release order flew in the face of logic.