2+ hour, 20+ min 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, 1+ 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…...

6+ mon, 2+ week 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....

7+ mon, 18+ hour 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…...

7+ mon, 1+ 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…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (191+ words) Chaffee High School students will receive free breakfast and lunch throughout the 2025-26 school year. According to Chaffee School District superintendent Shawn Nix, the district has offered free meals for Chaffee Elementary School students for "several years" through the Community Eligibility…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (777+ words) After Thursday, Aug. 28, Missouri will end the state's long-standing practice of seizing foster children's Social Security benefits to cover the cost of foster care. Gov. Mike Kehoe on Wednesday, July 9,signed a billthat also bans child marriage and stops child…...

7+ mon, 2+ week 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…...

8+ mon, 1+ day ago  (150+ words) Many times, the mental health issues we discover later in life had their origin in childhood or adolescence or young adulthood " no matter how attentive and loving our parents were. That's why paying attention to the mental wellbeing of our…...

8+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1050+ words) Greece is close to my culture, and I feel good here," Namjoyan said. I am proud of myself." In 2015, more than 1 million migrants and refugees arrived in Europe " the majority by sea, landing in Lesbos, where the north shore is…...