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Missouri system eyes tuition increase
The Rolla Daily News State News
Feb 01COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri system wants to increase tuition next year by 7.5 percent at its Columbia campus and even more at its campuses in St. Louis and Rolla. »
School program offers hope
The Rolla Daily News Education
Jan 25Stories of despair turned to hope were shared with the Rolla Board of Education Thursday night by faculty members of the Early Childhood Special Education program. »
Education standards changing
The Rolla Daily News Higher Education
Jan 24Rolla students, even those in the earliest grades, will start reading more non-fiction, and they’ll learn to write opinions based on reasoning, evidence and facts. »
Red Cross volunteers needed
The Rolla Daily News Lifestyle
Jan 23The Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross volunteer base in the Rolla area has dwindled to a small handful of people, according to Phelps County Emergency Management Director Sandy North. »
CORE enriches young students
The Rolla Daily News News
Jan 23Founded in 1991 by then-Superintendent of Schools Dr. D. Kent King, CORE, the Champions of Rolla, has enriched the lives of thousands of students in Rolla Public Schools. »
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Ozark Actors Theatre Celebrates 25 Years
Visit Missouri
Feb 01Ozark Actors Theatre’s 25th Anniversary season will open with the family favorite The Wizard of Oz, a musical never before seen on the Ozark Actors Theatre main stage. The side-splitting farce Noises Off, also new to the Ozark Actors Theatre stage, wil... »
A reflection on the Joplin Tornado: Will there be a Christmas tree?
The Turner Report
Dec 06By MARTY OETTING (Marty Oetting is the director of governmental services for the University of Missouri, graduate of Missouri Southern State University, and former editor of MSSU's newspaper, The Chart.) Debris and rubble tell stories. They give clues ... »
Twelve Reasons Why Independence Should Be Your Heritage Holiday Hometown
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Nov 01“On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me. . . .” As a little girl, I wondered if anyone really was lucky enough to open a new present for 12 days! Sadly, that pattern never materialized in my home, so we only opened gifts on Christmas Ev... »