Teachers, administrators and support staff were honored Monday at the Sedalia Community Educators’ Association’s annual banquet.

Sedalia Visual Art Association is inviting the public to go along on a day trip to The Strawberry Hill Museum and Culture Center in the old Croatian neighborhood of downtown Kansas City, Kan., on June 1.

Stan Herd raised the scissor lift he was working from on Thursday and dabbed paint onto his brush, then took a step back and examined his work before leaning in and adding a few brush strokes of contour to Scott Joplin’s suit jacket.

COLE CAMP — Folks came from all over the country, and from all walks of life, to the Missouri Big Ass Rock Festival with a common wish: That the event lives up to its ambitious name and becomes a must-see annual event.

(BPT) - Father’s Day and graduations are coming up, and that means you’ll have to think of appropriate gifts for these heralded champions. You don’t need to spend a fortune to make gift recipients happy, all you do need to do is put some thought into their presents. A few tips and tricks will help you pick out a gift the recipient is sure to love.

(StatePoint) With summer travel season upon us, families across the country are taking to the open road for family road trips. But while the destination always leads to excitement, oftentimes the long car ride can be a drag.

(StatePoint) In a world full of noise -- from everything from city traffic and lawnmowers to hairdryers and earbuds on personal music devices -- hearing problems are a growing issue. Chief among these problems is tinnitus, a medical condition affecting 50 million Americans.

The Smith-Cotton High School show choirs’ final performance for the 2012-13 school year was May 9 in the Heckart Performing Arts Center. Vocal music director Christopher Kindle leads the combined choirs in the traditional performance of “What Would I Do Without My Music.”

Knob Noster High School recently held its music banquet and presented instrumental awards.

Jordan Kollbaum, a freshman from Cole Camp who attends Concordia University in Nebraska, acted in the one-act play “Up on the Roof” as part of the theater department’s annual One Act Festival April 18-20. The festival showcased four student-directed plays that were performed in the Music Center’s Studio Theater.

The Concert Band, K-Town Jazz Band, Concert Choir and Pulse Show Choir from Knob Noster High School participated in the Music In The Parks competitive music festival hosted at College of the Ozarks in conjunction with Silver Dollar City in Branson April 26-28. 

Smith-Cotton High School students recently competed in MSHSAA State Music Solo and Small Ensemble contest in Columbia.

On April 25, 37 vocalists from Warsaw High School traveled to the University of Missouri-Columbia to compete at the State Music Festival.

(NAPSI)—Staying safe at home can be simpler for you and your family if you heed a few hints from personal security expert Robert Siciliano, CEO of ID Theft Security, and private investigator Robin Martinelli, of Martinelli Investigations Inc.

Call it an invasion of the yellow rubber ducks.

Crystal Butler, a Benton County native who has promoted music festivals in Kansas City and Oklahoma, is putting on her biggest festival yet right in her own backyard. Or close to it, at least.

(BPT) - It’s no secret that today’s hearing aids are light years ahead of the hearing aids made just a decade ago. In fact, in size, shape, and technological advances, the changes in hearing aids have been nothing short of amazing. For example, new micro-processor technology has allowed hearing aids to be so tiny, they can sit on a fingertip; and at the same time, provide a remarkably natural-sounding hearing experience. So, people who need a little hearing help can get it “invisibly” and comfortably.

It was Mother’s Day, so Rita Mergen, of Sedalia, got to choose the family activity. But judging by how much time her daughters — Annalise, 13, and Mimi, 10 — spent at the artistic jewelry-making station, Mergen didn’t have to twist their arms to bring them out to the State Fair Community College campus for “Sedalia Day at the Daum" on Sunday.

Fred Hoge’s eyes began to tear up as he drove through the gates of Crown Hill Cemetery on Monday.

Cards may be sent to the following people in care of Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center, 3333 W. 10th St., Sedalia, MO 65301.

Longtime Smith-Cotton High School vocal director Sandy Cordes and the late Mayor Bob Wasson were honored Thursday night as the first inductees into the S-C Activities Hall of Fame.

Two Smith-Cotton spring vocal music concerts will be at 7 p.m. Thursday. The Smith-Cotton High School show choirs will perform in the Heckart Performing Arts Center, Smith-Cotton High School, 2010 Tiger Pride Blvd. in Sedalia, and the Smith-Cotton Junior High bands and orchestra will perform in the junior high auditorium at the corner of Broadway Boulevard and Massachusetts Avenue in Sedalia. Admission is free to both shows.

The Cole Camp Chamber of Commerce will host “Cole Camp Bikes, Blues & BBQ” on Saturday in downtown Cole Camp.