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SMITHVILLE — The Smithville Board of Education approved a new high school principal for the 2023-24 school year. Dr. Tracy Platt is stepping down from her longtime role.

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Dance teams from Kearney. Liberty, Liberty North and Smithville high schools came away with big seasons this winter.

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Smithville’s Varsity Scholar Bowl Team wins the Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference Blue Division Championship for the fifth straight season. Team members are Eli Bosley, Alex Duckwitz, Nate Kershaw, Ben Kershaw, Mason West, Emma Ochse and Abby Nichols.

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KEARNEY — After voters in Kearney School District boundaries approved a $44 million bond issue called Proposition B nearly a year ago, the district has been hard at work evaluating plans and making facility improvements to schools throughout the district. As of last month, nearly $770,000 of…

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LIBERTY — Peyton Steenstra, a 2020 Liberty High School graduate, is a sophomore business student at University of Missouri in Columbia. This spring, he'll be backing up classroom lessons with some real-world experience, thanks to a selective internship with College Works Painters.

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Jayden Bingham, Aspen Conkling, Jackson Mensik, Madison Myers, Lauren Nelson, Shannon Purtle and Gabby Rustici were named to the dean’s honor roll for the fall 2022 semester at Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph. Students who carried 12 hours or more for graded credit and earned a…

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SMITHVILLE — Voters within Smithville School District boundaries will be asked to decide whether the district can issue $17.5 million in bonds on April 4 ballot. The bond issue will not require an increase in the amount of tax paid each year by taxpayers, but will extend the number of years …

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KEARNEY — The school district in Kearney announced 19 employees chosen to receive the 2023 Teacher of the Year and Support Staff of the Year awards for their schools.

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Joshua Grandstaff and Eastlyn Koons were named to the fall 2022 president’s list at Truman State University, Kirksville. To qualify for this list, an undergraduate student must attain a semester 4.0 GPA and complete at least 12 credit hours.

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Donald Calhoun Jr., Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, and Katrina Lee, Bachelor of Science in Animal Science- Summa Cum Laude, graduated from Iowa State University, in Ames.

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Grant Nagel and Colin Stuecken were named to the 2022 dean’s list for the fall semester at State Technical College of Missouri, Linn. To be on the list, a full-time student must earn a semester GPA between 3.5 and 4.0.

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Caroline Brink, Bella Eddy, Elaina Gorton, Lukas Hudson, Payton Robertson, Samantha Seggerman and Abigail Wagner were named to the fall 2023 president’s list at Truman State University, Kirksville. To qualify for this list, an undergraduate student must attain a semester 4.0 GPA and complete…

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LIBERTY — An essay from South Valley Middle School eighth-grader Lilly Morgan brought about a day of festivities dedicated specifically for her, including Friday, Jan. 20 being named Lilly Morgan Spirit Day.

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SMITHVILLE — Tuba player Nathan Fletcher, a junior at Smithville High School, nabbed alternate for state band as a sophomore last year. This year, he will be the lone tuba player in state orchestra.

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LIBERTY — The 39th Annual Northland Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at William Jewell College Monday, Jan. 16 included a theme of “Together We Can Be The Dream.”

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KEARNEY — School district instructional staff in Kearney and other educators became students and went back to class during a half-day of “Ed Camp” professional development Jan. 3 at Kearney High School.