Each year, the Smith-Cotton Lady Tigers Soccer program’s booster club funds its Mental Health Awareness grants through the annual Mental Health Awareness game. T-shirt sales, bracelet sales, admissions and donations help contribute to the MHA grant fund to provide mental wellness resources to Sedalia School District 200. Educators apply for funds to support a mental health program to benefit district students and staff members. more

Missouri Valley College in Marshall announced the 25 NAIA Scholar Athletes for the 2023-24 winter sports season. The students were spread across five separate sports programs. more

Voters elected an incumbent and a newcomer to the State Fair Community College Board of Trustees in the April 2 municipal election. more

Twenty-six students from Northwest High School (Pettis Co R-V) attended the 2024 Missouri Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) State Leadership Conference on March 17-19 at Margaritaville Lake Resort and Conference Center in Osage Beach. Almost 1,600 delegates from across the state represented more than 8,600 members of Missouri FCCLA. more

Missouri State Fair Director Jason Moore announced that 62 youth, selected from Missouri 4-H and FFA State Fair exhibitors, will be awarded scholarships by the Missouri State Fair and the Youth in Agriculture committee. These students are seeking higher education at a university/college of their choice and will be recognized on April 17 during the annual State FFA Convention in Columbia. more

With the Municipal Election coming up Tuesday, April 2, Pettis County Clerk Nick La Strada spoke with the Democrat this week to offer some last-minute reminders for voters. more

Thursday evening, March 28, Missouri Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn was the featured speaker at the monthly Ag Forward event at State Fair Community College’s Thompson Conference Center. more

State Fair Community College collaborated with regional community schools and community volunteers to host the third annual Innovation Challenge for Entrepreneurs on Feb. 23 at the Fielding building on the SFCC campus. more

Sacred Heart School announced the following students were named to the honor roll for the third quarter of the 2023-24 school year. more

Nearly 700 students received degrees from Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla during commencement ceremonies held at Missouri S&T on Friday, Dec. 15, and Saturday, Dec. 16. more

On Friday, March 22, three candidates for the State Fair Community College Board of Trustees explained why they should be given one of two six-year terms in the April 2 municipal election. more

Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla announced the names of students who made the honor list for the Fall 2023 semester. more

For many students, the excitement of deciding where to attend college is being met with concern over whether they’ll receive the financial aid they need. This year, FAFSA delays have left guidance counselors, students and administrators wondering whether financial aid offers will be received before deciding where to go for college. more

Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas, has announced the names of 3,686 students who were on the WSU dean's honor roll for fall 2023. more

Sacred Heart School will present "Fiddler on the Roof" on Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23 at the Hayden Liberty Center. more

Three candidates are running for two seats on the Pettis County R-XII (Dresden) Board of Education, a three-year term, in the April 2 municipal election. more

Sedalia Mayor Pro-Tem Rhiannon Foster and U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt's District Director, Adam Timmerman, met and visited with TRiO's Upward Bound program students at the Thompson Conference Center on the Sedalia campus on Feb. 27 for a proclamation signing of TRiO Day. more

Smith-Cotton High School art teacher Rachel Ramirez knew early on that senior Yaroslav Chervonetskyi had significant talent. more

Five candidates are vying for two seats on the Pettis County R-V (Northwest) Board of Education in the April 2 municipal election. more

Efforts continued Thursday to move legislation forward that would allow employers, child care providers and families a tax credit in a push to expand access to child care in Missouri. more