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Chillicothe and Meadville announce top academic students

Graduation ceremonies were Sunday afternoon for 115 seniors of Chillicothe high school. Five of the students were announced as Valedictorians. According to the school, they are Libby Adkins, Matthew Anthony, Laney Gaston, Sarah Graves, and Kaylee Lewis. At the Meadville R-4 school Sunday, graduation was held for 16 seniors. The Valedictorian is Jordan Schmitz and […]

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Area schools to hold graduation ceremonies Friday evening

Several area school districts will hold graduation ceremonies Friday evening, May 10, 2019. Four seniors will graduate from North Daviess R-3 at 6 o’clock with Business and Technology teacher Jonathon Elder will giving the commencement address. Forty-one students will graduate from Gallatin R-5 High School at 6:30. Teacher Ryan Beenken will speak at the ceremony. […]

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Four area schools name top graduates after graduation

Several area schools have announced their top graduating students. Laredo R-7 named its eighth-grade valedictorian as Emma Thompson and salutatorian as Luke Porter. Pattonsburg R-2 announced the valedictorian for its senior class as Shaila Cramer and the salutatorian as Logan Pankau. For Tina-Avalon R-2, the valedictorian was Hannah Colliver, and the salutatorian was Khloey Forest. […]

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Area schools announce top graduates

Area schools held graduation ceremonies on Sunday and have announced top graduates. The Green City school announced the Valedictorian as Mary Watt and the Salutatorian is Devin Fields. Linn County R-1 of Purdin announced their Valedictorian as Leticia Bright and the Salutatorian is Miranda Daugherty. At the Breckenridge school, the Valedictorian is Jackie Adams and […]

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Area schools to hold graduation ceremonies today

Area schools will hold graduation ceremonies on Sunday, May 5, 2019. Eighteen seniors will graduate from North Mercer R-3 High School at 2 o’clock with high school English teacher Melissa Hill addressing the graduates. Eight students will graduate from Southwest Livingston County R-1 of Ludlow at 2 o’clock. Southwest’s valedictorian is William Garrett Cramer, and […]

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Two area schools to graduate seniors tonight

Two area schools will hold graduation ceremonies Friday night, May 3, 2019. Thirty-three seniors will graduate from Princeton R-5 High School at 7 o’clock and fifteen seniors will graduate from Hale R-1 also at 7 o’clock. Hale Science teacher Janet Foster will address the graduates during the ceremony.

Gary Riedel

Missouri farmer inducted into Missouri Soybean Hall of Fame

Missouri Soybean Hall of Fame 2019 inductee Gary Riedel says demand for soybean increased greatly since farmers approved checkoff dollars to fund research and promotion. Riedel served as head of Missouri Soybean Association in the early 1980s and was president of the American Soybean Association when the national soybean checkoff went into effect. This year, […]