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More than 50 area students attend Summer Scholars Academy
Fifty-two students participated in the week-long Summer Scholars Academy June 24-28 at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP). Participants from Alton, Koshkonong, Mtn. View, Thayer, West Plains, Willow Springs and Mammoth Spring, Ark., attended the event. More about the academy. Summer Scholars Academy is an academic enrichment opportunity that offers fifth...
Missouri State-West Plains to offer CNA training program beginning Aug. 5
Officials with the workforce development and community education office at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) will offer an eight-week certified nursing assistant (CNA) training program beginning Aug. 5. The CNA training program is a non-credit course designed to provide training and clinical experience in the healthcare field. It will include...
Meet the longtime professor now leading Darr College of Agriculture
Our weekly program, Missouri State Journal, is a collaboration between KSMU Radio and Missouri State University. It's hosted and produced by MSU's Office of Strategic Communication, and it airs each Tuesday morning at 9:45 on KSMU. This spring, Missouri State University named Dr. Melissa Bledsoe dean of the William H....
Pairings Announced for Cayman Islands Classic
GEORGE TOWN, CAYMAN ISLANDS – Game matchups for the 2024 Cayman Islands Classic were announced Tuesday (July 2) by tournament organizer, Caymax Sports LTD. Eight men's basketball teams will compete in the tournament Nov. 24-26 at John Gray Gymnasium, just minutes away from world famous Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman. Missouri State will open the event with an opening-round game against High Point on Sunday, Nov. 24 at 5 p.m. (Eastern). Old Dominion and Boston College will also square off on MSU's side of the bracket with winners playing Monday at 7:30 p.m. (ET), and losers getting the 5...
Tulsa officially earns “Capital of Route 66” title
Several towns along the Mother Road for years have claimed to be the “Capital of Route 66.”. But the City of Tulsa and the Tulsa Route 66 Commission ensured it isn’t just an idle boast. After a lengthy process, Tulsa officially secured a federal copyright for “Capital of Route 66.”
Lutheran Senior Services, Diakon agreement to combine comes to fruition
Diakon Senior Living operations and its four continuing care retirement / life plan communities officially became part of Lutheran Senior Services on Monday. The action marks the completion of an agreement signed in March. LSS ranked 15th in the country on the 2023 LeadingAge Ziegler 200 list of largest not-for-profit...
Decision approaching on Missouri law to make celebratory gunfire illegal
PECULIAR, Mo. (KCTV) - With the Fourth of July approaching, some are getting excited to celebrate. Others are also dreading the bullets that come toward them or their homes. Last year, the Kansas City Police Department’s Shotspotter recorded 193 rounds of gunfire between 6 p.m. on July 3 and 6 a.m. on July 5. That only includes areas where Shotspotter technology is placed, so the number citywide is bound to be higher.
Missouri’s online court system down for days
MISSOURI – Missouri’s electronic filing system for the courts has been down since Saturday, June 29. This is the longest stretch Casenet has gone without anyone being able to access records. Not only does this affect the public, but lawyers are also unable to access the system and do something as simple as filing charges. […]
Missouri Secretary of State visits Grundy County Courthouse
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft visited the Grundy County Courthouse in Trenton on Tuesday afternoon, July 2. During his visit, he engaged with the Grundy County Commission and Grundy County Clerk to discuss potential support from his office for the county. The conversation included some residents’ interest in switching...
Local students travel to Washington, D.C. on Intercounty trip
102 high school students participated in Missouri's 61st annual Missouri Electric Youth Tour June 14-20 in Washington, D.C., including Kristen Ely of Houston. The post Local students travel to Washington, D.C. on Intercounty trip appeared first on Houston Herald.
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