1+ hour, 41+ min ago   (753+ words) Where the Road Leads: From Bollinger County to Missouri Baptist Hospital seMissourian Where the Road Leads: From Bollinger County to Missouri Baptist Hospital Bollinger County physician William H. Mayfield helped found Missouri Baptist Hospital and expanded medical care through hospitals, tuberculosis…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (201+ words) seMissourian Chaffee R-2 principal John Cundiff named 2026 regional principal of the year Chaffee R-2 principal John Cundiff has been named the 2026 Southeast Missouri Regional Principal of the Year by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals. John Cundiff, principal of Chaffee R-2 School…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (738+ words) SEMO River Campus marks 20 years with packed season Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus is a multipurpose gem. As an educational facility, it provides a self-contained unit that hosts the Earl and Margie Holland College of Arts and Media, which…...

2+ day, 29+ min ago   (371+ words) The decision from U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns said President Donald Trump's administration failed to prove an ongoing violation of federal civil rights laws. The judge said the lawsuit, filed in March, mostly focuses on incidents that took place in the…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (243+ words) Writing that the Cape Girardeau school board “undermined its own integrity and sincerity” when it didn’t renew Central High principal Randie Fidler’s contract in February, board member David Goncher resigned yesterday; Goncher, who had been on the board 4 1/2 years, says,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1083+ words) With no background in coding, Faith Maeba, a psychology major, was reluctant when her mother first suggested she enroll in classes on artificial intelligence. But the senior at Virginia Commonwealth University began to see it differently as she looked into…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (422+ words) Perry County School District No. 32 is seeking voters’ support Tuesday, Aug. 4 for Proposition K.I.D.S. (Keep Improving District Schools) in an effort to replace a portion of its high school damaged from a March 2025 tornado. The proposal is asking the district…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (581+ words) Gov. Mike Kehoe appointed a former mayor of St. Louis and a Kansas City math teacher to the State Board of Education Thursday, filling a voting seat representing the 1st Congressional District and an advisory position reserved for a classroom teacher…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (794+ words) BENTON — At around 90 years old, the old Benton High School building quietly stands on Legion Avenue, backdropped by the town’s water tower. Hosting only one tenant and periodic local activities since 2005, the aging Works Progress Administration building will likely need…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (710+ words) About five years after hospitals were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, workforce trends appear to be stabilizing. In 2021, overall vacancy rates for hospital positions in Missouri were at 17%, but this rate declined to 10.1% in 2025, according to the Missouri Hospital…...