SEDALIA — During State Fair Community College’s National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) National Letter of Intent Signing Day for Career and Technical Education on April 19, Knob Noster High School senior Ebanie Shaw was awarded the 3M Transformational Scholarship. more

WARRENSBURG – The presentation of five individual awards honoring the achievements of exceptional faculty members, students and alumni and the conferring of degrees on hundreds of graduate and undergraduate students will highlight the 2023 Spring Commencement exercises at the University of Central Missouri. more

The Missouri Youth Show Pig Circuit announced the selection of its first-ever Junior Board. This group of young swine exhibitors will be responsible for assisting at sanctioned shows throughout the 2023 season, planning member activities, and mentoring younger MYSPC members. more

Michael Newland, general manager of West Central Electric Cooperative Inc., announced 22 area high school seniors as recipients of a West Central Electric Cooperative Scholarship. more

Missouri Future Business Leaders of America welcomed more than 5,000 attendees from nearly 400 chapters to the record-breaking State Leadership Conference on April 16-18 in Springfield. Members and advisers gathered in person to expand their leadership knowledge, compete in various events, and connect with others from across the state. more

WARRENSBURG – The audience will be treated to a look into the inner workings of a theatre production as Warrensburg High School presents “Noises Off” this weekend. more

WARRENSBURG – A Warsaw man has been charged with seven felony counts after he approached a professor while in possession of a weapon last week on the University of Central Missouri campus. more

WARRENSBURG — The Warrensburg R-IV School District will be receiving Narcan, a nasal spray that reverses an opioid overdose, thanks to an agreement with the Warrensburg City Council that was approved during the council meeting on Monday, April 24. more

Two Johnson County students were recognized at the 95th Missouri FFA Convention hosted April 20-21 in Columbia. more

WARRENSBURG – After already compiling an impressive list of accomplishments as students at the University of Central Missouri, Paige VanBlarcum and Cade Tremain have been named recipients of Charno Awards, the most prestigious honor given to new university graduates. more

WARRENSBURG – While finding a place to display 19 new trophies may pose a small problem for an award-winning program, it is a welcome challenge for the University of Central Missouri’s Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology. This shiny new hardware comes after a team of students and faculty members captured UCM’s 20th consecutive Sweepstakes Award at the American Criminal Justice Association-Lambda Alpha Epsilon National Conference Competition. more

KNOB NOSTER — The Knob Noster School District had some special guests Tuesday afternoon, April 18, to celebrate Month of the Military Child. more

WARRENSBURG – Warrensburg Area Career Center students are seeing their months of hard work bloom during the annual spring plant sale this month. more

JOHNSON COUNTY – A Leeton administrator has been named the new Holden Middle School principal. more

WARRENSBURG – The sixth, seventh, and eighth grade Warrensburg Middle School math team members participated in the Central District Math Association math contest on Saturday, April 1 at Warrensburg Middle School. more

JOHNSON COUNTY – A Knob Noster High School administrator is making the move to the Leeton R-X School District next school year. more

WARRENSBURG — Warrensburg Main Street and Teri Goodwin’s fifth grade class at Sterling Elementary have teamed up to host a Movie on the Lawn event for the community. more

WARRENSBURG — The University of Central Missouri OVATION Performance Series hosted a puppet show performance for second graders from Maple Grove and Ridgeview elementary schools and third graders from Martin Warren and Sterling elementary schools. more

The Mid-Missouri Artists presented scholarships to three Art and Design students at the University of Central Missouri at the annual Citation Awards Assembly March 29 in the Gallery of Art and Design. more

Warrensburg High School senior Laine Bushmeyer has been selected for the 2023 Missouri Scholars 100, a statewide program that honors 100 of Missouri's top academic students in the graduating class of 2023. more