About half of the purchase will be paid through a fiscal-year enhancement grant from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, while the remaining cost will be funded by the North Central Missouri College Foundation. Personnel actions included appointing Fiscal Manager Jeanie Griffin as interim Workforce Development Board director with additional compensation beginning July 1. Nicole Blaker was hired as a home visitor for Linn County Head Start, effective July 21. Klaver said participants offered favorable comments about North Central Missouri College’s presence in the area. He said participants also discussed the workforce development roles of Missouri Western State University and North Central Missouri College, with positive comments made about the college.