The State Fair Community College Adult Education and Literacy program has received a $10,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to promote communitywide literacy through technology.

The State Fair men’s basketball roster for the 2013-14 season is starting to come together. Coach Kevin Thomas will have five players returning from last year’s squad and already has four newcomers signed and ready to come in.

Citi Bike opened on May 27 as one of the largest bike sharing systems in the United States. Imagine an awful liberal dystopia where the landscape is littered with rows and rows of bicycles. Imagine pure communism in the form of accessible alternative transportation.

The Sedalia School District 200 Board of Education voted unanimously to issue a Request for Proposal seeking a construction manager who would oversee the “planning, design and construction of a new stadium project” to replace Jennie Jaynes Stadium during their regular meeting Monday night.

Children often learn by example. They grow up watching Mom and Dad’s behaviors, learning at a very early age how to mimic their elders. In school, the examples shown by peers help to develop children, both academically and socially.

The Smith-Cotton girls basketball team will host youth basketball clinics for students entering the fourth through eighth grades. The clinics will be from 8 to 9 a.m. Wednesday through July 17 at the junior high school gym.

The Smith-Cotton girls basketball coaching staff will hold a summer camp for Sedalia 200 School District students entering grades 4-9 to improve fundamental individual skills, facilitate community and team building, and promote leadership in a fun and educational atmosphere. The camp for players in grades 4-6 will run from 8 to 9:30 a.m. and the camp for grades 7-9 will run from 10 a.m. to noon. The camps will be July 22-25 at Smith-Cotton High School and cost $25.

Upgrades to the security camera system at Smith-Cotton Junior High School and approval of the preliminary 2013-14 budget are on the agenda for Monday night’s Sedalia School District 200 Board of Education meeting.

Cortlen Austin did a little bit of everything in his junior year at Northwest High School, and did all of it well.

Most of the Missouri River is now below flood stage and a rapid return to near normal levels is working its way east across the state.

The Tri-Lakes Shootout began Friday with teams from throughout the area competing. The event continues from 8 a.m. to about 4 p.m. Saturday at Smith-Cotton High School, Smith-Cotton Junior High and Sacred Heart School. For a schedule of games, go to trilakesshootout.com.

It says something — and not a good something — that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sees a need for a website dedicated to providing men with information on how to be a decent father. Even more, federal officials are paying a hefty price to encourage groups to offer programs to teach basic fatherhood skills.

Tonya Danielle Goosen and Zachary Edwin Nelson, both of Cole Camp, were married at 4 p.m. May 25 at the Highway Gardens on the Missouri State Fairgrounds.

Micah Faith Zeisset, of Clinton, and Joseph Alan Waddle, of Hughesville, were married at 5 p.m. April 27 at Bethel United Methodist Church in Hughesville.

Thomas and Angela Thompson, of Syracuse, announce the engagement of their daughter, Kaitlynn Elizabeth Thompson, of Syracuse, to Joseph Jahleel Schmidt Jr., of Syracuse. He is the son of Joseph Sr. and Patricia Schmidt, of Syracuse.

Emily Flager and Ryan Kares, both of Gardner, Kan., were married at 4 p.m. May 10 by a waterfall in Eureka Springs, Ark.

Dr. Gary and Eva Dines, of Bothell, Wash., announce the engagement of their daughter, Dr. Jennifer Nicole Dines, of Los Angeles, to Matthew Gordon Templemire, of Los Angeles. He is the son of Dr. Sarah Gordon, of Jefferson City, and Russell Templemire, of Smithton. He is the grandson of Donald and Viola Gordon, of Sedalia, Evelyn Templemire, of Smithton, and the late Donald Templemire.

Jerry and Leila Metzner, of Cole Camp, announce the engagement of their daughter, Caitlyn Marie Metzner, of Cole Camp, to John Weaver, of Sedalia. He is the son of Kenneth and Vicki Weaver, of Trenton.

Charlie and Teresa Gifford, of Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Louise Gifford, of Sedalia, to Christopher Ryan Siegel, of Sedalia. He is the son of Michael and Regina Siegel, of Pilot Grove.

Area boys and girls basketball teams ranging from eighth grade through varsity are taking part in the TriLakes Shootout, which will continue from 8 a.m. to about 4 p.m. Saturday at the Smith-Cotton high school and junior high gyms and the Sacred Heart School gym. For a schedule of games, go to trilakesshootout.com.

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Wesley Kids for Christ Preschool is currently accepting enrollment for the 2013-14 school year. Openings are available for 3- and 4-year-old classes.