Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas, has announced the names of 3,686 students who were on the WSU dean's honor roll for fall 2023. more

Sacred Heart School will present "Fiddler on the Roof" on Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23 at the Hayden Liberty Center. more

Three candidates are running for two seats on the Pettis County R-XII (Dresden) Board of Education, a three-year term, in the April 2 municipal election. more

Sedalia Mayor Pro-Tem Rhiannon Foster and U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt's District Director, Adam Timmerman, met and visited with TRiO's Upward Bound program students at the Thompson Conference Center on the Sedalia campus on Feb. 27 for a proclamation signing of TRiO Day. more

Smith-Cotton High School art teacher Rachel Ramirez knew early on that senior Yaroslav Chervonetskyi had significant talent. more

Five candidates are vying for two seats on the Pettis County R-V (Northwest) Board of Education in the April 2 municipal election. more

Efforts continued Thursday to move legislation forward that would allow employers, child care providers and families a tax credit in a push to expand access to child care in Missouri. more

Three candidates are vying for two seats on the State Fair Community College Board of Trustees in the April 2 municipal election. more

In December 2023, the University of Missouri celebrated the accomplishments of 1,806 students who received a total of 2,515 degrees and certificates. Those Tigers are now spread throughout the world, joining more than 362,000 alumni worldwide. more

Three candidates are running for two seats on the Green Ridge Board of Education, a three-year term, in the April 2 municipal election. more

Quincy University in Quincy, Illinois, released its dean's list for the Fall 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, 407 students received the honor during the fall 2023 semester. more

In closed session on Monday, March 11, the Sedalia School District 200 Board of Education approved the promotion of Andrew Fischer as Sedalia 200 band director; Fischer has been an assistant band/orchestra director since 2021. more

Eight Smith-Cotton High School students were recognized at the state DECA competition on March 4 in Kansas City and will next compete at the international level. more

The second time was the charm. Twice. more

The Boys and Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri has expanded its reach by opening its 13th Site on Feb. 12 inside the Sedalia Housing Authority on Saline Street. more

KNOB NOSTER – Music has been at the center of Bill Lane’s life from a young age. With his pianist and violinist mother, Mary Laurie, and singer father, Spencer, music was almost a given in the household. more

State Fair Community College announced its annual National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Award Recipients for 2024. The 2024 honorees include Bethany Pfeiffer, Director of the Boonville Campus, and Shannon Kammerlohr, adjunct instructor for English. more

Smith-Cotton High School recently earned a Purple Star designation due to its involvement and commitment to U.S. military students and families. more

The State Fair Community College Apprenticeship Program recently presented David Williams, of Otterville, the United States Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship, Journeyman Certificate in Industrial Electrical Maintenance. The certificate was presented at WireCo and by WireCo. Supervisor Gary Scott and SFCC Technical Education Liaison Rochelle Hockett. more

Smithton High School has announced the students named to the honor roll for the fall semester of the 2023-24 school year. more