Grundy R-V High School held their Award Assembly on May 17th with Randy Huffman, high school principal, presenting Perfect Attendance Awards for the year to the following four students Weston Carver, Logan Foster, Aiden Gann, & Nicholas Mann-Smiley The Principal’s Award was presented to Macy Saul. The Kansas City Royals offers a Royals Honors Program, […]
A new report finds that Missouri has among the highest uninsured rates for women of child-bearing age. The uninsured rate for Missouri women ages 18-44 is 13.9 percent, compared to an average of nine percent in Medicaid expansion states. Medicaid expansion has played a key role in improving several maternal and child health outcomes, according […]
Children of all ages are invited to join the Livingston County Library this summer for a ‘Galactic’ good time as the 2019 summer reading program, A Universe of Stories, blasts into action. This summer’s theme explores all kinds of space topics. Reading during summer vacation is important for children to help prevent the “summer slide” […]
The Highway Patrol reports two individuals sustained minor injuries when one car stopped to let an animal cross Highway 36 at Cameron and was struck by another car Friday morning. Thirty-one-year-old Candace Wilson of Branson and 22-year-old Logan Lockhart of Maysville were transported by ambulance to the Cameron Regional Medical Center. Fifty-three-year-old David Justus of […]
Heartland Foundation will celebrate the transformation of emPowerU with an open house on May 29, 2019. Join Heartland Foundation on May 29 from 4-6 p.m. to tour the renovated emPowerU Central area and enjoy refreshments. Guests will be the first to see the redesigned collaboratories, experience virtual reality stations and will be the first to […]
North Central Missouri College Science Instructor, Dr. Susan Stull has been selected to teach Biology in China this summer to young scholars through the ONPS International Summer School program. (To learn more about ONPS, visit www.onpsummer.org). During her time, Dr. Stull will be teaching with a group of other higher education leaders selected to participate. […]
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education approved an increase in the price for student lunches at its meeting Tuesday evening. A student lunch will now cost $2.55, which is a 10-cent increase from the current price. The price for a student breakfast will stay the same at $1.40. The board approved Michaels Construction to […]
Area schools announced their top seniors at graduation ceremonies last weekend. Cainsville R-1’s Valedictorian was Nicole Easum, and the Salutatorian was Lauryn Waddle. Marceline R-5 announced its Valedictorian as Logan Swanson and the Salutatorian as Colton Nelson.
In addition to NCMC Commencement on Saturday, the Vicki Wheeler Honors brunch was also held and recognized seventeen NCMC graduates for their accomplishments. The NCMC Outstanding Student Award is given to only one student in each degree program annually. The faculty select students based on academic merits, campus involvement, and leadership in the classroom. Student […]
Kids feeding kids is the focus of the 2019 Drive to Feed Kids; which kicks off today. Missouri agriculture is banding together once again to address the alarming reality that one in five Missouri children regularly face hunger. The goal of this collaboration is to raise funds to provide food for hungry Missouri children and […]
Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifers averaged $1,891 at Fruitland on May 3rd during the second of four spring sales. This price topped last year by $100, said Erin Larimore, sale coordinator and University of Missouri Extension regional specialist, Jackson. The 117 heifers came from 16 herd owners in the MU program that improves beef herd replacements. The […]
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education will discuss life and vision insurance at its next meeting on Monday evening, May 13th at 6 o’clock. Other agenda items include non-certified contracts; building improvements, transportation; an audit date; bid requests for milk, propane, and fuel; the summer I-Ready incentive trip; school lunch cost; and technology. Administrative reports […]
