Magnolia Kay Whitt

Dec 24, 2008 | Births

Harley, Bronco and Zora Whitt are proud to announce the birth of their sister Magnolia Kay Whitt, born Nov. 17 at Heartland Regional Medical Center. Magnolia Kay is the daughter of Jared and Priscilla Whitt.

Vegetable growers conference in northwest Missouri

Dec 24, 2008 | Headline News

by Tim Baker

One of the premier conferences for vegetable growers is found right here in northwest Missouri. Held in St. Joseph, the Great Plains Vegetable Conference is put together every year by extension educators from five states: Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. The conference will be held next month on Jan. 8-10, 2009.

Pattonsburg R-2 receives “Distinction in Performance”

Dec 24, 2008 | Headline News

Pattonsburg R-2 was among more than 300 Missouri school districts that have qualified for the state’s "Distinction in Performance" award on the basis of their academic achievements and progress during the last school year (2007-08), state education officials announced recently.

Pirate baseball alumni to be honored

Dec 24, 2008 | Sports & Recreation

The NCMC baseball team will be hosting a special event and dinner recognizing former Pirates baseball players on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, following the Pirates basketball games that afternoon.

This "Winter Warm-up" will reunite and honor all TJC/NCMC baseball alumni and friends. If you are a former Pirates baseball player, or know of one who would like to participate, please contact Head Baseball Coach Donnie Hillerman at 660-359-3948, ext. 1412, or [email protected], for more details.

The basketball games, starting at 2 p.m., will be against Florissant Valley Community College of St. Louis in the Ketcham Community Center on the campus of North Central Missouri College in Trenton.