WARRENSBURG – As the freezing temperatures continue to affect the city of Warrensburg, some students and staff from the University of Central Missouri will seek refuge in Des Moines, Iowa. Although the temperatures more than 200 miles north will remain similar to those on the UCM campus, UCM Theatre and Dance is happy to make the trip as it prepares to perform at the 2024 Region V Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) in Des Moines. more

Representatives of the City of Sedalia, Pettis County commissioners, State Fair Community College, the Missouri State fairgrounds and MoDOT were gathered to address the need for an extension south from the roundabout on Winchester Drive to Sacajawea Road.

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State Fair Community College announced the appointment of Michael Leonard as the new Dean for Technical Education and Workforce Innovation. more

Sacred Heart School has named the following students to the honor roll for the second quarter of the 2023-24 school year. more

Income and geographic restrictions would be loosened for a tax-credit program that provides scholarships to help pay for private school tuition under a bill debated Wednesday by the Senate’s education committee. more

The office of Central Methodist University Provost Rita Gulstad announced recently the students were included on the fall 2023 dean's list. more

University of Central Missouri Theatre and Dance will once again perform its original dance play, “Remember the Dance,” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15 at the James L. Highlander Theatre. more

A proposal to allow Missouri’s public school districts to open their boundaries is back this legislative session as the first education bill to get a hearing in the state House. more

Over the past few years, the Pettis County Sheriff’s Office has steadily grown its number of K-9 officers, and the trend toward more dogs is only getting hotter. more

The State Fair Community College Apprenticeship Program recently presented Lee Newell, of Edwards, the United States Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship, Journeyman Certificate in Precision Machining. more

With more Missouri school districts switching to four-day weeks — including some of the largest — education leaders and state legislators are raising concerns. more

For more than 75 years, the College of Saint Mary has recognized students who exemplify character, service and leadership on campus through its annual Heart of the Walking Woman. The University announced the finalists for the 78th annual award celebration. more

During the Sedalia School District 200 Board of Education meeting on Monday, Dec. 11, the Sedalia School District Foundation presented, on behalf of the Brendan Eisenmenger Student Impact Fund, a total of $6,100 in disbursements to school administrators to assist with holiday, food and basic needs of their individual building’s students. more

Central Methodist University celebrated its Fall 2023 commencement on Dec. 9 in Puckett Fieldhouse on the Fayette campus. Board of Trustees member James Marchbank gave the commencement address as a packed house of family, friends, faculty, staff, and other guests celebrated the graduates. Students were recognized for earning degrees at the master's, bachelor's, and associate's levels. more

A bill to allow home-educated students to participate in Missouri public school activities is back for the upcoming legislative session — and has been coupled with provisions rolling back state oversight of homeschooling families. more

Based in Marshall, the local AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program seeks volunteers to work with special needs students in Sedalia. more

In November, the Sedalia Police Department launched this year’s Sedalia elementary school coloring contest. All elementary-grade students in Heber Hunt, Horace Mann, Parkview, Skyline, Sacred Heart, Washington, and St. Paul’s schools were given the opportunity to color a drone picture to enter the contest. more

A senior at Smith-Cotton is reaching for the stars and will accomplish that goal with his acceptance at Yale University. more

While many of their classmates were asleep, enjoying the first day of winter break, members of Sacred Heart High School’s National Honor Society were up early on a mission to provide healthy holiday meals. more

Adopting a child for Christmas through Sedalia School District 200 makes a difference not only in a child's life but also for those individuals and businesses who buy gifts for them during the holiday season. more