Students, host parents, and those involved with the local American Field Exchange program benefit from each other and form bonds that last a lifetime. more

An art piece created by Madalyn Fox, 15, a freshman at Smith-Cotton High School, has been selected for the Missouri Senate Fine Arts Exhibit at the Missouri State Capitol. more

The Smith-Cotton High School DECA chapter had 20 students qualify for the state-level competition with their performances at the District 4 competition held Feb. 25 at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Advancing to the Missouri DECA State Career Development Conference on March 23-25 at Crown Center in Kansas City: more

Sedalia Civil Air Patrol Flight Cadet Commander Cadet 1st Lt. Justin Miller, 20, of Warrensburg, participated in a trip to Washington, D.C., in February to speak to legislators about the importance of the country's Civil Air Patrol. more

The magic of "The Little Mermaid" will be presented in a musical by Smithton R-VI School students on Friday, March 7, and Saturday, March 8. more

During its March 3 meeting, the Sedalia 200 Board of Education approved P.J. Ximinies as assistant principal at Sedalia Middle School, effective July 1, 2025. The movement of fourth grade to SMS starting in the 2025-26 school year created the need for an additional administrative position at the school. more

Black History Month will be celebrated Sunday, Feb. 23 with a program hosted at True Vine Fellowship in Sedalia. more

Smithton FBLA chapter, along with chapters from 30 other school districts, attended the 2025 FBLA District 10 Leadership Conference on Thursday, February 6. Over 820 students and advisers gathered at the host facility University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. Students spent the day learning from workshop presenters, competing in competitive events and celebrating their achievements. FBLA members competed in over sixty events ranging from Accounting and Agribusiness to Social Media Strategies and UX Design. more

Smith-Cotton senior Masyn Kruse was selected as the recipient of the Sedalia 200 district-level John T. Belcher Scholarship. Kruse will receive $500 and moves on to the regional level of the statewide scholarship program, which is sponsored by the Missouri School Boards Association. more

DRESDEN — 2025 Scott Joplin Artist-in-Residence Adam Swanson entertained Dresden R-XII School District students Monday, Feb. 3, getting their toes tapping, legs jiggling and their fingers playing air piano. more

Sacred Heart School honored several people during a 1:15 p.m. Mass in the Saint. Vincent de Paul Parish Sacred Heart Catholic Church Chapel to conclude Catholic Schools Week on Friday, Jan. 31.  more

A new book highlighting four K-9 officers and their handlers in Pettis County is being used as an educational tool in various school districts. more

State Fair Community College in Sedalia and all extended campus locations (Boonville, Clinton, Eldon, Lake of the Ozarks, Jefferson City and Whiteman Air Force Base) will close for winter break from noon Dec. 18 through Jan. 1, 2025. All offices will reopen at 8 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2. more

State Fair Community College (SFCC) will host its fall commencement ceremony at 6 p.m. on Dec. 13 in the Fred E. Davis Multipurpose Center on the Sedalia campus. more

Missouri educators will no longer need a 3.0 grade-point average in their subject area to teach in public schools beginning in July, the State Board of Education unanimously voted Tuesday. more

Darrin Hartman is the choir director at Sacred Heart School and has lived in Sedalia his whole life. more

The Missouri Community College Association (MCCA) held its annual conference in Branson on Thursday, Nov. 14, where Doug Freed received the Award of Distinction from his nomination by State Fair Community College. more

When Sedalia Middle School students learned that one of their fellow fifth graders was battling brain cancer, they stepped up to support and protect him. more