Three Rivers College students Amanda Hendrix and Micaela Griffin have been named to the Phi Theta Kappa All-Missouri Academic Team, an honor bestowed on the state’s top community college students. Members of the All-Missouri Academic Team are selected from nominations submitted by each of the state’s community colleges. Each college is allowed two nominees from among its eligible Phi Theta Kappa members, chosen for their outstanding academic performance and service to the college and community. All Academic Team members receive a scholarship from Phi Theta Kappa, made possible by a donation from MOHELA, the state’s not-for-profit secondary market lender and servicer in the student loan industry. “I’m grateful for my time at Three Rivers because I’ve been able to learn

A group of students at Three Rivers College are taking matters into their own hands when it comes to improving degree completion rates among their fellow students, through a “Commit to Completion” drive hosted by the college’s Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) honor society on March 23-24. Members of Three Rivers’ PTK chapter spent two days gathering signatures from students for a pledge to complete their associate degree. The chapter also created a pledge for faculty, staff, and administrators, reaffirming their commitment to support students on their academic journey. Students were asked to write down their reasons for completing their degree for posterity. “I want to be an example to my son and show him that he can achieve his dreams

The Poplar Bluff High School Teenage Republicans, a student club that was reinstated this year by senior Ben Soeter, toured the state Capitol on Monday and Tuesday, March 16-17, visiting with an intensive line-up of government officials. Highlights of the Jefferson City trip, according to club president Soeter, included being welcomed during a Congress session by Sen. Doug Libla of Poplar Bluff and witnessing a spirited session on the House floor, which led to the eventual passage of HB 458 – anti-bullying legislation. “In government class, we talked about Missouri’s House and Senate, Supreme Court, et cetera,” Soeter said. “During the trip we actually got to witness everything we discussed.” Besides meeting the lieutenant governor, legislators, lobbyists, judges and other

We moved to our farm in the spring of 2012.  It was a welcome change of pace from living in the center of Poplar Bluff.  Admittedly, the first summer I did miss being 5 minutes or less from grocery stores, pizza that was delivered and reliable high speed internet.  However, the sheer amount of space, the great reduction in traffic, neighbors who didn’t come home at 3am and yell at each other outside my bedroom window, and just being in nature was way more important. I grew up in the country.  My parents had a small farm with a few animals and I considered myself a farm kid.  I soon discovered just because I grew up on a farm and

The Poplar Bluff High School Beta Club donated a collection of cat and dog food, treats, toys, pet shampoo and litter to the Poplar Bluff Animal Shelter on Wednesday, March 18. The community service project has been a tradition of the Beta Club for about five years, according to sponsor Gail Rosmarin, a high school social studies teacher.

As you can imagine, I don’t see much of my family this time of year outside of my wife and son, with all the traveling and working and whatnot. My mother and step-dad, Charlotte and Perry Jackson, are always generous hosts up in Jackson, MO, so we figured we should take a weekend and go visit. Completely unbeknownst to me, Perry planned a fishing trip for us over in the Land of Lincoln, and I thought it would be rude to refuse! Fishermen often ask me how to go to new lakes and be successful, and I always tell them the same thing, start by researching as much as you can. While Kinkaid is not a new lake to me,