A Joplin nonprofit has acquired a small Ozarks Inclusive Alternative Grant from the Group Basis of the Ozarks.
The $1,999 grant, funded by means of the Springfield-based basis’s Range, Fairness and Inclusion Fund, has been awarded to the Alliance of Southwest Missouri for coaching for employees members. The fund helps grant requests to make sure the illustration of various voices in group conversations, engagement and management, basis officers stated.
The Alliance of Southwest Missouri, 1601 S. Wall Ave. in Joplin, gives training and sources for kids and their households in Jasper, Newton, Barton and McDonald counties.
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“The grant we acquired will procure coaching from Clear Regulation Institute, an internet coaching platform and studying administration system,” stated Kaylea Furgerson, director of group relations, in an e mail to the Globe. “We might be taking the ‘Constructive Office: Stopping Harassment at Work’ (coaching course). In step with the USA Equal Employment Alternative Fee pointers, Clear Regulation’s coaching covers all types of office harassment, discrimination and retaliation, and expands upon these areas by discussing proactive prevention, intervention and reporting methods.”
Furgerson stated efforts to advertise variety and foster an equitable work atmosphere are essential to the alliance’s staff and purchasers.
“Our workforce works in a wide range of service areas all through Southwest Missouri, which often permits for interplay with purchasers of various backgrounds,” she stated. “The pertinence of harassment coaching for the alliance is to advertise ethical conduct additional, improve our data of security practices and scale back the potential of tolerating or initiating harassment for everybody in our sphere of affect.”
Funding by means of the Ozarks Inclusive Alternative Grant program is offered to nonprofit businesses, together with college districts, authorities entities and faith-based organizations with related tax-exempt standing that serve communities in central and southern Missouri.
Roughly $12,500 stays and might be accessible for grants by means of mid-June. Businesses might apply at cfozarks.org/applyforgrants.
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To donate to the inspiration’s Range, Fairness and Inclusion Fund, go to cfozarks.org/diversityfund.
LEXINGTON, Mo. (KCTV) – A motorcycle driver is recovering in an area hospital after he sustained serious injuries when he ran into a deer on a highway just outside of Lexington.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol indicates that around 4:40 p.m. on Friday, March 28, emergency crews were called to the area of Missouri Highway 224 and Myrick Rd. with reports of a motorcycle crash.
When first responders arrived, they said they found a 20-year-old Odessa man had been headed west on a 2013 Suzuki motorcycle when he collided with a deer on the highway.
During the crash, State Troopers indicated that the driver had been thrown from the bike. He was taken to Centerpoint Regional Medical Center with serious injuries.
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Investigators noted that it remains unknown if the driver was wearing a helmet at the time of the incident. The bike was totaled as a result.
Now that the 2024-2025 high school basketball season has ended for Missouri schools, it’s time for postseason awards to honor the season’s top performers.
As it does every year, the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) has released its annual all-district and all-state teams. MBCA all-district teams are used by the MBCA to draw its candidates for boys and girls all-state teams. Member coaches vote on candidates from within their own district for all-district teams, and all-state teams are then selected by members of the MBCA All-State Selection Committee.
MBCA all-district teams are selected based on overall season performance and are not an all-district tournament team.
MBCA Class 1-6 boys all-state teams below are listed by school in alphabetical order.
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Class 1
Caegan Sensenich, sr., Braymer
Troy Zeilstra, sr., Brunswick
Brennen Meloy, so., Bunker
Clayton Garrison, sr., Chadwick
Tristan Smith, sr., Chadwick
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Drew Foster, sr., Eminence
Ty Hall, sr., Green City
Xander Salas, sr., Green City
Hunter Miller, sr., Grundy County/Newtown-Harris
Gage Heussner, sr., Hale
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Maddox McCarthy, jr., Halfway
Danny Janssen, jr., Higbee
John Fleeman, jr., Kingsville
Jackson Pitts, sr., Prairie Home
Gary Tilley, jr., Richland (Essex)
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Owen Fortner, jr., Risco
Sammy Smith, sr., Risco
Jack Meyerkorth, so., Rock Port
Gavin Williams, sr., St. Elizabeth
Nathan Sawyer, jr., Wheatland
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Player of the Year: Clayton Garrison, Chadwick
Coach of the Year: Shawn Guerin, Chadwick
Class 2
Preston Brewer, sr., Canton
Adam Newton, sr., Crocker
Justice Allen, sr., Eugene
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Isaac Busch, sr., Eugene
Ethan Wunderlich, jr., Eugene
Trace Combs, sr., Harrisburg
Mason Cogdill, jr., Hartville
Payton Cogdill, sr., Hartville
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J’Vonta Payne, jr., Hayti
Dillon Willis, sr., Maysville
Peyton McDaris, sr., Norwood
Cooper Vaughan, sr., Norwood
Jacob Miller, jr., Penney
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Drew Woodruff, sr., Plato
Maverick Gentry, sr., Polo
Landan Burchard, jr., Puxico
Jett Hancock, jr., Puxico
Saywer Huff, sr., South Iron
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Tate Kreisel, jr., St. Paul Lutheran (Concordia)
Elijah Van Wagner, sr., Van Buren
Player of the Year: Preston Brewer, Canton
Coach of the Year: Brian Wilde, Eugene
Class 3
Jermonte Alexander, sr., Caruthersville
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Noah Johnson, sr., East Prairie
Marquan Haslip, sr., Ewing Marion Kauffman Charter
Spensar Seiger, sr., Fair Grove
Collin Clark, sr., Greenwood
Vinent Moss, sr., KIPP KC Legacy Charter
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Kenneth Smith, sr., KIPP KC Legacy Charter
Demario Moss, sr., Lexington
Raife Smith, jr., Mid-Buchanan
Andrew Moore, sr., Montgomery County
Clayton Parker, sr., Montgomery County
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Brenden Matt, jr., North Platte
Sekour Cisse, so., Principia
Quentin Coleman, jr., Principia
Gassim Toure, so., Principia
Kobe Watson, sr., Scott City
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Devin Harrington, sr., Thayer
Easton Pitts, sr., Thayer
Korbin Kinder, jr., Woodland
Lane Lee, sr., Woodland
Player of the Year: Quentin Coleman, Principia
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Coach of the Year: Matt Pitts, Thayer
Class 4
Cannon Thornhill, jr., Aurora
Myles Bachali, sr., Benton
Lincoln Goodwin, jr., Benton
Mach Mayom, jr., Benton
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Zahir Ragsdale, sr., Central (Kansas City)
Eli Fauss, sr., Clayton
Blake Pingeton, sr., Father Tolton Regional Catholic
Aaron Rowe, sr., Father Tolton Regional Catholic
Zay Wilson, sr., Father Tolton Regional Catholic
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Antonio Williams, sr., Lafayette (St. Joseph)
Chase Branham, so., Logan Rogersville
Abraham Nayou, jr., Maplewood-Richmond Heights
Jaydon Eldridge, sr., Mexico
Brandon Clemens, jr., MICDS
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Carter Whitley, sr., Potosi
Cody Voysey, sr., Strafford
Terron Garrett, sr., Vashon
Dorea McCaskill, sr., Vashon
Jimmy McKinney III, so., Vashon
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Trey Williams Jr., sr., Vashon
Player of the Year: Trey Williams Jr., Vashon
Coach of the Year: Jimmy McKinney III, Vashon
Class 5
Keion Epps, sr., Central (Springfield)
Logan Schaupert, sr., Farmington
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Logan Hillman, jr., Helias Cathoic
Kyrese Simpson, so., Hillcrest
Will Salonies, jr., Holt
Jordan Martin, sr., Jefferson City
Sheek Pearson, jr., John Burroughs
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Tristan Reed, jr., John Burroughs
Jack Edgerton, sr., Ladue Horton Watkins
Mavrick Hawkins, jr., Pembroke Hill
Ramelo Smith, sr., Raytown
Ethan Brown, jr., Rolla
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P.J. Farmer, sr., Sikeston
Emery Woehrmann, so., St. Francis Borgia
Zyree Collins, sr., St. Mary’s South Side Catholic
Max Rieger, sr., Summit Christian Academy
Mike Thomas III, so., Summit Christian Academy
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Luke Walsh, sr., Vianney
Scottie Adkinson, so., Webster Groves
Will Powers, so., Westminster Christian Academy
Player of the Year: Scottie Adkinson, Webster Groves
Coach of the Year: Justin Mathes, Webster Groves
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Class 6
Jahadi White Jr., jr., Chaminade College Prep
Jamison White, jr., Chaminade College Prep
Jordan Boyd, jr., De Smet Jesuit
Riley Massey, sr., De Smet Jesuit
Eli Herbert, jr., Grain Valley
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Brock Camp, sr., Hickman
Kole Deck, sr., Jackson
Reese Kimrey, jr., Kickapoo
Jackson Shorter, sr., Kickapoo
Cameron Barnes, so., Lee’s Summit West
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Brody Owen, jr., Marquette
Jaise Combs, sr., Nixa
Adam McKnight, so., Nixa
Kordell Williams, sr., North Kansas City
Corbin Allen, sr., Oak Park
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Caleb Estes, sr., Oak Park
Brenley Hagewood, sr., Republic
Callen Eskew, sr., Rockhurst
Xavier Wilson, sr., Staley
Jacob Aydelott, sr., Timberland
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Player of the Year: Corbin Allen, Oak Park
Coach of the Year: Sherron Collins, Oak Park
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