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Cole Camp's Harms Graduates From Missouri State
Missouri State University awarded 2,890 degrees to students in spring 2024. The commencement ceremonies took place May 10, 2024, at Great Southern Bank Arena. In the class, Jenna Harms of Cole Camp graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Magna Cum Laude. * * *. Missouri State University is...
Here are southwest Missouri's high school football offensive linemen to know heading into 2024
Southwest Missouri features one of the best high school football players in the nation and a handful of all-state performers who are worth watching play along the offensive line on Friday nights. Here are the best offensive linemen in the Ozarks entering 2024:. Jackson Cantwell, Nixa, 11. The region’s best...
Nixa Public Schools giving teachers a pay raise
NIXA, Mo. — With the start of the school year about a month away for many local districts, Nixa Public Schools is raising teacher pay and adding additional incentives this year to help attract and keep staff members. “I’ve been on the school board for ten years, and every year it’s been a 2% raise, […]
Construction progress on the new Reed Academy
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield Public Schools construction project is making progress. Walls are going up at Reed Academy, one of multiple projects funded by Proposition S, which was passed by voters last year. “We’ve been working for two, two and a half months all underground,” said Bryan Saunders, a Bond Project Manager with Springfield […]
Evangel University joins Springfield-area Alliance for Healthcare Education
A Missouri Hospital Association report says in recent times, the shortage of nurses and other healthcare workers has recovered somewhat from pandemic-era struggles. But nursing job vacancies and turnover rates are still stubbornly high in southwest Missouri. Last August, Missouri State University, CoxHealth, Ozarks Technical Community College and Springfield Public...
Brian Fogle joins Drury as Executive in Residence to connect students, nonprofits
The recently retired leader of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks will serve as Executive in Residence at Drury University. Brian Fogle, the former president and CEO, will be part of the faculty in the new role. His job will be to connect Drury students with nonprofit organizations, where they...
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