SMITHVILLE — The Smithville Board of Education approved a contract with Mammoth Sports Construction as the preferred vendor for the design and installation of synthetic playground turf at Eagle Heights, Maple and Horizon elementary schools.
KEARNEY — StemKids teaches that entrepreneurship can instill responsibility, nurture talents and creativity, teach goal-setting, getting kids involved in the community and allowing kids to attempt to solve their own problems.
There’s more than a touch of Kansas City and Liberty at the National Museum of the United States Army, thanks to the contributions of founder Shane Seley, partner Ed Leydecker and Wide Awake Films.
LIBERTY — Caroline Shemwell may just be one of those students that people ask if she ever sleeps when tallying up the amount of organizations and academics she is involved in at Liberty High School.
LIBERTY — Andrew Hodges, a Liberty North senior, represents a blend of arts and academics.
KEARNEY — Two Kearney High School Students were recognized recently for their outstanding achievements by the Excelsior Springs Area Career Center.
The Mid-Continent Public Library will once again offer its annual reading program for all ages, which runs from June 1 to Aug. 24. Just like in previous years, kids, teens, and adults can participate by reading 20 minutes a day and logging their reading online or in a paper log from their local MCPL branch, according to the library news release.
SMITHVILLE — Smithville High School math teacher Jeff Meyer received the district teacher of the year honors while Teresa Kathcart, Eagle Heights Elementary reading instructional assistant, was named support staff member of the year.
JEFFERSON CITY – Liberty Superintendent Jeremy Tucker will serve on Gov. Mike Kehoe’s task force for Missouri School Funding Modernization.
KEARNEY — The top two awards presented at the Kearney School District went to Molly Kuebler, 2025 Teacher of the Year, and Scott Henrichs, 2025 Support Staff of the Year at the recent awards reception.