Views: 0During the month of April, GRM Networks kicked off fiber-to-the-premise construction in three rural exchanges. Contractors working on behalf of GRM Networks began fiber construction in the rural exchanges of Bethany and Princeton, while GRM Networks’ own construction department began work in the rural Spickard exchange. “Our employees and board of directors have worked […]
Views: 0The Missouri Department of Agriculture has awarded $16,716,406 million in CARES Act funding to nearly 150 small and medium-sized businesses. As a direct result of the reimbursement grant, more than 40 businesses were assisted in initiating or expanding their level of meat processing through a new grant of inspection or custom exempt inspection status. “As […]
Views: 0The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will continue initiatives to integrate conservation with agriculture practices and help restore and manage sand prairies after being awarded two partnership projects through the Natural Resources Conservation Service Regional Conservation Partnership Program. Through RCPP, conservation partners work in collaboration with NRCS to help farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners […]
Views: 1The Missouri FFA Association awarded Brookfield FFA Chapter a Gold Emblem, a Top Chapter Award. Brookfield placed 3rd out of 351 chapters. Only 10 percent of state chapters receive a top chapter designation each year. The Brookfield FFA advisor is Jessica Dobrzenski. The top chapters compete for the National FFA Chapter Award. Winners will […]
Views: 0Wright Memorial Hospital Auxiliary has awarded five $500 scholarships that are renewable for multiple semesters dependent upon the student’s performance. Recipients will pursue or are currently pursuing health-related careers. The 2021 recipients are: McKenna Cox, North Central Missouri College Christina De Jesus, North Central Missouri College Sidney Lynch, North Central Missouri College Maddie Searcy, […]
Views: 0The Missouri FFA Association awarded Braymer FFA Chapter a Gold Emblem, a Top Chapter Award. Braymer was also recognized as the premier chapter in building communities and placed 6th out of 351 chapters. Only 10 percent of state chapters receive a top chapter designation each year. The Braymer FFA advisor is Paige Brock. The […]
Views: 3Juliet Bauta Motty from Nigeria and Morgan Easton from Mercer, MO, students at North Central Missouri College, were honored by the Missouri Community College Association for being named to the Phi Theta Kappa All-Missouri Academic Team. This honor is bestowed on the state’s top community college students. Juliet was awarded All-Missouri Academic 2nd Team […]
Views: 1Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt presented his Office’s “Back the Blue” award to three officers in the St. Charles County Police Department for their heroic acts in saving multiple people from two separate structure fires. “Officers Wilson, O’Brien, and Ronald represent the best of our society – selfless individuals who risked their own lives, […]
Views: 0To celebrate Buy Missouri Day, the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Missouri Grown program announced funding for 14 retail businesses that carry Missouri Grown products. The Missouri Grown Retail Promotion Matching Grant awards up to $1,000 per retail store for reimbursement of expenses associated with promoting Missouri Grown member products. “Our Missouri Grown members have […]
Views: 0North Central Missouri College 2021 Commencement will be held on May 8, 2021, with two ceremonies; the morning ceremony beginning at 9:00 a.m. honoring all associate degrees and certificates that are non-nursing and the afternoon ceremony beginning at 1:00 p.m. honoring nursing certificates, degrees, and pinnings. Both commencement ceremonies will be held at the […]
Views: 0Missouri State Parks is sponsoring a virtual art contest for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The theme is “Earth Day Art in Missouri State Parks.” Art can be any medium and must be submitted as a jpeg image. Participation prizes will be given to the first 500 submissions. Prizes will also be awarded to a […]
Views: 0Fort Osage High School received national recognition for its work to increase the number of high school seniors applying to college through the Apply Missouri program. The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development (MDHEWD) awarded Fort Osage and Missouri College Advising Corps (MCAC) Advisor Ashley Ginger with the 2020 American College Application […]
Views: 1The deadline for applications for the GRM Networks Community Improvement Grant Program is May 1. Applications may be downloaded by visiting the GRM website. Grant amounts vary, with a minimum of $500 and a maximum of $1,500 awarded to successful applicants. Questions regarding grant applications should be directed to Amy Davison at 660-748-2110 or […]
Views: 0Missouri State Fair Director Mark Wolfe announced today that 40 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 (YIA) committee. These students are seeking higher education at a Missouri university/college. “Cultivating Missouri agriculture youth is at the core […]
Views: 0The North Central Missouri College Scholarship Reception to honor 2020-2021 scholarship recipients will be held on April 14, 2021, in the Jeanette Hoffman Robison Auditorium in the Ketcham Community Center. This annual event is hosted by the North Central Missouri College Foundation to highlight NCMC Foundation scholarship recipients and all NCMC institutional scholarship recipients […]
Views: 3Jobs for America’s Graduates-Missouri, known as JAG-Missouri, recently received a number of contributions totaling more than $100,000 – one of the best fundraising periods in the organization’s recent history. JAG is a 40-year-old national nonprofit organization that has helped more than 1.5 million students reach their full potential by ensuring they graduate from high […]
Views: 1Missouri 4-H has received $75,000 from Healthy Blue’s affiliated Foundation to help young people across the state explore colleges and careers. The 4-H Youth Futures College Within Reach program, developed by the University of Missouri Extension and Lincoln University Cooperative Extension, is a college orientation program that includes ongoing local mentoring, campus visits, and […]
Views: 0A small town in northwestern Missouri is one of seven communities in the nation testing experimental technology that could expand rural access to high-speed internet and the opportunities that can bring. Missouri University of Science and Technology is leading a team that has been awarded a one-year, $300,000 grant through the technology nonprofit US […]
Views: 0Following the Board of Trustees’ unanimous approval on Tuesday, March 23, high school students will now be provided free textbooks for all dual credit and reserved online dual enrollment courses taken through North Central Missouri College beginning with the Fall 2021 semester. Whitney Trump, Director of Regional Programs for NCMC, stated, “Many high schools […]
Views: 1The Missouri Conservation Commission approved Missouri’s second annual elk-hunting season at its March 26 meeting. The Commission approved the Missouri Department of Conservation’s recommendation of issuing five permits for hunting bull elk for the 2021 season. At least one permit will be for qualifying area landowners with the remainder for the general public. Missouri’s […]
