At State Fair Community College on Saturday morning, April 29, a gathering of tractor drivers lined up their machines to raise money for a good cause. more

The State Fair Community College Horticultural Club is hosting its annual plant sale and the greenhouses behind the college at 3201 W. 16th St. are bursting with beautiful plants looking for new homes. more

The Sedalia Symphony Society has awarded two scholarships for 2023. more

WARRENSBURG – A Warsaw man has been charged with seven felony counts after he approached a professor while in possession of a weapon last week on the University of Central Missouri campus. more

FCS Financial recently selected 34 recipients for its Scholarship Program who will each receive a $1,500 scholarship to assist with the cost of higher education. more

JEFFERSON CITY — Students at State Fair Community College now have a formalized transfer path to obtain bachelor’s degrees through Lincoln University of Missouri, thanks to a new agreement between the two institutions. more

The Sedalia School District 200 Board of Education on Monday night approved the promotion of Amanda Jackson to assistant principal at Heber Hunt Elementary School, effective July 1. more

Morgan Webb, a junior at Smith-Cotton High School, participated in the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Legislative Shadowing Project on Wednesday, March 1. Sarah Phillips is the local chapter adviser and accompanied Webb to Jefferson City. more

At the last State Fair Community College Board of Trustees meeting, the board unanimously passed a resolution recognizing April as National Community College Month at SFCC. The resolution recognized the significant role SFCC plays in the social and economic benefits throughout the college’s 14-county service area. more

WARRENSBURG – The final production for the University of Central Missouri Theatre and Dance 2022-23 season will take the stage this weekend, with a familiar name behind the script. more

Missouri State Fair Director Mark Wolfe announced that 55 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 21 during the annual State FFA Convention in Columbia. more

State Fair Community College Digital Media Communications student Dawson Propst, of Stover, received a first-place award from the Missouri Broadcast Educators Association on April 1 at Southeast Missouri State University. Propst was recognized for a video he produced featuring Sedalia business No. 5 Bistro & Bar. He competed against students from two- and four-year institutions throughout Missouri. more

Theatre-goers will be treated to a classic murder mystery, with no shortage of fast-paced comedy, as the Smith-Cotton High School Theatre Department presents “Clue: High School Edition” this weekend. more

JOHNSON COUNTY – A Leeton administrator has been named the new Holden Middle School principal. more

Austin Bohlen, a Mass Communications major from Smithton, was honored as one of Missouri Valley College's top scholars during a ceremony April 11 in the college's Malcolm Center. more

The following students have been named to the dean's list for the fall 2022 semester at Washington University in St. Louis. more

JOHNSON COUNTY – A Knob Noster High School administrator is making the move to the Leeton R-X School District next school year. more

Smith-Cotton High School is taking some of its first steps toward implementing the new Center for Advanced Professional Studies program. more

Ten Smith-Cotton High School art students had their work selected to be published in the Missouri Art Education Association's “Show Me Art Coloring Book: Missouri Hometown Pride, 3rd edition.” The 219-page coloring book is based on the theme of "Missouri Hometown Pride." more