National nonprofit Operation Homefront, with the support of Southern New Hampshire University, Dollar Tree and local partners, distributed 300 backpacks filled with school supplies to local military children at Whiteman Air Force Base on Wednesday, July 19 as part of its 16th annual Back-to-School Brigade. more

Truman State University in Kirksville has released its academic honor rolls for the spring 2023 semester. more

Torri Webb, a first-grade teacher at Heber Hunt Elementary in Sedalia, was recently awarded a $330 grant through WGU Missouri's “Fund My Classroom” initiative. more

Missouri State University awarded 2,953 degrees to students in spring 2023. more

A recent graduate of Smith-Cotton High School received a state Service Award for her dedication to the Community Café. more

Missouri’s school districts are struggling not just with a teacher shortage but a scarcity of bus drivers, custodians and other essential personnel. more

Missouri University of Science and Technology awarded Chancellor's Scholarships for the 2023-24 academic year to 21 Missouri high school graduates. more

Two area career and technical students earned national recognition at the 2023 SkillsUSA Championships hosted on June 21-22 in Atlanta. more

A Pettis County resident was among students who received degrees from the University of Tennessee at Martin during spring commencement ceremonies hosted May 6 on the UT Martin campus in Martin, Tennessee. UT Martin hosted two in-person commencements to recognize the accomplishments of the class of spring 2023. Each commencement was livestreamed via Facebook and YouTube for those unable to attend. more

Sacred Heart FCCLA member Faithlynn Parks represented her school and community at the FCCLA National Leadership Conference hosted July 2-6 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado. This annual event brought together more than 7,900 Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) student members, advisers, and guests. more

GREEN RIDGE – The Green Ridge School District has taken a step into a gas-free future by purchasing two electric school buses for its fleet. more

Approximately 1,000 students received degrees from Missouri University of Science and Technology during three commencement ceremonies hosted on campus in May. more

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

With its cool breeze and mild summer temperatures, Thursday morning, July 6 was perfect for students, their families, and Skyline Elementary School staff to fish at Clover Dell Lake. more

PSSI, the industry’s leading food safety and contract sanitation provider, has announced the 2023 recipients of its annual scholarship program. more

A local high school graduate recently won a state scholarship competition and received $1,500 for a college education. more

Christy Admire, State Fair Community College Eldon campus site coordinator, was named the 2023 Outstanding Employee of the Year by her peers at an employee recognition dinner in June. She started at SFCC in 2014 as the SFCC-Eldon site coordinator. more

The Boys & Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri recently received a $30,000 grant from the Taco Bell Foundation to support programming at The CLUB, BGC’s middle school site for tweens and teens. The funding will be used to support academic success and workforce development programs during the 2023-24 school year. more

Quincy University released its dean's list for the spring 2023 semester. Honorees must earn a semester grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) to be included in the biannual Dean's List. In total, 359 students received the honor during the Spring 2023 semester. more