School
Katie Jarrett
Mountain Grove High School Class of 2024 graduate Katie Jarrett has been named co-captain of the Crowder College Lady Roughrider cross country team. She is the daughter of Aaron and Brandi Jarrett, of Mountain Grove.
Our regular monthly meeting was called to order by our president, Karen Sinning. Lea Bembry led us in the pledge. The prayer was offered by Janet Atchison.Minutes were read and approved. The treasurer’s report was read and approved. Karen gave us information and forms for the MRTA Region 10 meeting...
Isaac Boyer
Isaac Boyer, a 2022 graduate of Hartville High School, has received the Hearld and Marge Ambler Scholarship, administered by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks.Boyer, the son of Britany and Lance Boyer, is attending Missouri State University, where he studies accounting.“I am truly honored and...
Francis Paulette Davis Stewart
The Wright County Retired School Personnel recently named Francis Paulette Davis Stewart as this years Wright County Distinguished Retiree for the Missouri Retired Teachers Association (MRTA).Paulette attends MRTA meetings and donated to the Pink Pig, which is a local charity for the Wright County...
Members of the Mountain Grove FFA Chapter joined more than 725 FFA members and agricultural leaders at the Missouri State Fair on Tuesday, August 13, for the Missouri State FFA Food Insecurity Day of Service. The event is held in conjunction with the Missouri Farmers Care Foundation Drive to Feed...
In the past couple of weeks, Mountain Grove High School has completed a pair of projects that enhance the athletic facilities for the district.The Arena floor project finished recently and new Mountain Grove R-III Superintendent Dr. Aaron Gerla says he is happy with the results.“The addition of the...
Three local students attended Missouri Girls State at Lindenwood College this summer in St. Charles, thanks to the help of an area business and organizations.Missouri Girls State is sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary as an educational experience in how our representative form of government...
Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) recently awarded institutionally-funded scholarships to students for the 2024-2025 academic year. The students were selected from those who applied based on ACT (American College Test) scores, grade point average, standing in their...
Macie Tate, Mansfield, loads DNA samples into the agarose gel used in testing for antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
For several years, scientists and physicians have warned about the growing threat of antibiotic resistance in treating bacterial illnesses and disease. Some students at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) are participating in a national research project to help combat that threat.The...
Scholarship recipients, from left: Cora Jo Turnbull; Kelsey Pritchett; Samantha Williams; Alexis Faith Hurst; Jeff Gettys, TCMH Healthcare Foundation President; and recipients Emilee Weaver, Reagan Hoerning, Kimrey Krewson and Candace Mize.
The Texas County Memorial Hospital Healthcare Foundation awarded $8,000 in scholarships to area students to assist with their educational costs for the fall semester of 2024.Samantha Williams, of Cabool; Kelsey Pritchett and Emilee Weaver, of Houston; Reagan Hoerning and Alexis Faith Hurst, of...