WARRENSBURG – The Warrensburg Board of Education is considering relocating the Reese Education Center’s programs in an attempt to return to a balanced budget. more

Phi Kappa Phi inducts new members more

JOHNSON COUNTY — Filing for available positions in the April 2 Municipal Election in Johnson County closed at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26. Filing opened Tuesday, Dec. 5. more

A bill to allow home-educated students to participate in Missouri public school activities is back for the upcoming legislative session — and has been coupled with provisions rolling back state oversight of homeschooling families. more

Phi Kappa Phi inducts new members more

The Boys & Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri has announced Barry Henderson as its interim executive director. Henderson, who has served as a BGC Board Member since 2014, will lead the Club while a board member-led search committee continues to interview long-term applicants. more

Livingston County R-III was among a litany of school districts last year with a performance report that could have put its accreditation in jeopardy. more

WARRENSBURG — The Warrensburg Board of Education met for its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 12. more

A contract for asbestos abatement in the Humphreys Building, the renewal of the athletic apparel sponsorship, and several academic program decisions, including the expansion of the THRIVE program, were among the items approved by the University of Central Missouri Board of Governors when it met in its plenary session Dec. 8 on campus. more

Missouri’s Board of Education changed a rule on Tuesday that had prevented many child care providers from accessing the $26 million in grant funding allocated by lawmakers this year. more

Thousands of visitors will be welcomed to Warrensburg Friday and Saturday, Dec. 8-9 as the University of Central Missouri hosts 2023 Fall Commencement exercises in the Multipurpose Building. The celebration brings families, friends and students together for four ceremonies honoring approximately 1,400 individuals who have met undergraduate and graduate degree requirements and are eligible to participate. Anyone who cannot attend but would like to view the ceremonies can do so virtually by visiting the UCM Commencement Livestream page. more

State Sen. Karla Eslinger will be Missouri’s next commissioner of education beginning in June, the State Board of Education announced during its meeting Tuesday, Dec. 5. more

WARRENSBURG – The University of Central Missouri’s Integrative Business Experience celebrated its 100th company with an event on Friday, Dec. 1 in the Elliott Student Union. more

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library recently expanded its groundbreaking preschool literacy program throughout Missouri. more

WARRENSBURG – More than two decades ago, the James C. Kirkpatrick Library at the University of Central Missouri was born. On Tuesday, Nov. 28, the now 24-year-old building hosted a ceremony to celebrate GivingTuesday and new modifications to the building. more

Colorful lights, music, holiday treats, shopping and more await members of the University of Central Missouri community when the university hosts the annual Holiday Market, Jingle on the Quad, First Lady’s Holiday Concert and other special events Nov. 29-30. All of these activities are free and open to the public. more

Demonstrating the power of philanthropic support, the University of Central Missouri will celebrate Giving Tuesday on Nov. 28 with the rededication of the James C. Kirkpatrick Library (JCKL) at the facility’s first floor Read and Relax area. The public is invited to attend the ceremony at noon to hear remarks by university leaders and check out state-of-the-art renovations that include modernized study and collaborative learning spaces, new study nooks, a wellness room, and soft furnishings made possible by the Koch Family Trust. more

WARRENSBURG – The theatre stage at Warrensburg High School will be transformed into the small fictional town of Bomont this week as students perform “Footloose.” more

The Warrensburg Schools Foundation hosted the 16th annual Dinner and Auction on Saturday, Nov. 11 at the Sandra Temple Elliott Ballroom in the Elliott Student Union at the University of Central Missouri. more