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Bunceton celebrates Valentine’s Day with STEM

Kim Thompson, STEM advisor, had special activities for the elementary. She reported, “Bunceton Elementary students celebrated Valentine’s Day with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) activities. The students put together a 5-foottall Valentine puzzle, constructed objects using heart-shaped gummies and toothpicks, watched demonstrations about the heart, and flew paper airplanes. At the conclusion of the event, they decorated heartshaped cookies baked by Sheila Blake’s Family and Consumer Science students.”

Theatre scholarships awarded, Coalier claims gold level prize

Fayette, Mo. – Central Methodist University’s Center Stage scholarship competition once again brought a wealth of talent and potential to The Little Theatre with Tuesday’s contest. Half a dozen high school seniors brought home scholarships after the event, with Columbia’s Gram Coalier taking the Gold level prize.

Landowners invited to Feb. 28 statewide CRP webinar and virtual workshop

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Are you a Missouri landowner interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)? Join Missouri Farm Bill Wildlife Biologists Courtney Nicks and Wesley Hanks for an upcoming virtual CRP webinar. They will present general information on CRP and the many benefits this program can bring for landowners, and answer questions.

Report: Flaw that exposed teacher data existed since 2011

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A flaw in a state database that allowed public access to thousands of teachers’ Social Security numbers has been in place for a decade before a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter exposed it, according to a report that was released Monday.

THE LOWE DOWN: Mosaics

I have heard it said that we are all mosaics of all the people who mean the most to us. There are habits or customs we all do that are woven from our family tapestry. It could be eating a particular food because your grandmother ate it when she needed comfort or carrying a handkerchief as your dad did every day of his life. These sentimental pieces of people make us feel closer to those we have lost and keep them alive in our hearts.