19+ hour, 2+ min ago  (220+ words) Letter: Are public school vaccine requirements constitutional?seMissourian Letter: Are public school vaccine requirements constitutional? Letter: Sharon Jackson argues Jackson High's meningococcal vaccine requirement for 12th graders violates Missouri's "free public schools" guarantee and constitutional rights. Are public schools really free?...

1+ week, 12+ min ago  (122+ words) Applications open for $4,000 Ruth A. Buckhannon Memorial RN Scholarship in Scott County'seMissourian Applications open for $4,000 Ruth A. Buckhannon Memorial RN Scholarship in Scott County Scott County 2026 seniors planning RN careers can apply for the $4,000 Ruth A. Buckhannon Memorial Scholarship; forms are at Chaffee…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (141+ words) Every community has them. The quiet leaders. The bold innovators. The everyday heroes who see a problem and refuse to walk past it. Now it's time to recognize their impact. From groundbreaking entrepreneurs and nonprofit champions to educators, creatives, and…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (381+ words) The Jackson Indians girls softball team defeated the Northwest (Cedar Hill) Lions 10-0 in the Class 5 District 1 Tournament quarterfinals Thursday, Oct. 16, at Jackson City Park in Jackson. The Indians, the No. 2 seed in the district tournament, hosted the No. 7 seed Lions…...

7+ mon, 6+ day ago  (566+ words) Decked out in a rhinestone shirt and oversized sunglasses, with his black hair slicked back into a 1950s-style quiff, Lakatos swivels his hips and belts out his own idiosyncratic versions of hits like "Blue Suede Shoes" at venues throughout Romania....

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1091+ words) WASHINGTON " Emery Eversoll and her mother shared a good laugh when Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that some autistic children will never write poems. The 16-year-old's bedroom is full of notebooks featuring her prose. Sometimes, she…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1082+ words) No question is too small when Kayla Chege, a high school student in Kansas, is using artificial intelligence. The 15-year-old asks ChatGPT for guidance on back-to-school shopping, makeup colors, low-calorie choices at Smoothie King, plus ideas for her Sweet 16 and…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (261+ words) Two grants aimed at supporting mental health for youth were formally announced Wednesday, March 26. Communition Foundation of the Ozarks, in partnership with the Louis L. and Julia Dorothy Coover Chairtable Foundation and Commerce Trust, donated nearly $48,000 in grants to Community Counseling…...

8+ mon, 4+ day ago  (626+ words) The U.S. Department of Education's decision this week to hold back $6.8 billion in federal K-12 funds next year has triggered alarm among state education officials, school leaders and advocacy groups nationwide over how the lack of funds will affect their after-school, enrichment…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (176+ words) United Way of Southeast Missouri will host its annual Stuff the Bus school supply drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at Walmart stores in Cape Girardeau, Fredericktown, Jackson, Kennett, Malden, Perryville, Poplar Bluff and Sikeston. The event coincides with Missouri's tax-free…...