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College graduations bring more people to Mid-Missouri to celebrate – ABC17NEWS
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COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ)
It is that point yr once more and college students are strolling the levels to obtain their diplomas. Columbia School held a commencement ceremony Saturday graduating nearly 400 college students.
Columbia School officers mentioned this yr lastly felt like a traditional commencement for college kids as a result of in contrast to the previous two years, household and pals sat intently on Saturday and celebrated the accomplishment of their family members.
Sam Fleury, Senior Director of Strategic Communications at Columbia School, informed ABC 17 Information that it was superior to have everybody collectively once more, shouting and cheering.
“It has been enjoyable to listen to the households shout and scream, that is my mother, you realize that is my sister. The scholar-athletes, loads of their teammates come and cheer for them, like I mentioned being all collectively and listen to these shouts out from the group,” Fleury mentioned.
Two ceremonies have been held on Saturday and the spotlight of the primary one was the faculty honoring Marine Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo.
Pichardo was killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan again in August and Saturday her mother and sister accepted Pichardo’s diploma on her behalf. Columbia School has now created a scholarship in Pichardo’s honor known as Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo Endowed Award.
Pichardo household accepting diploma on her behalf.
Left, Columbia School President Dr. David Russell, Center (sister) , Rosie Pichardo, Mother (proper) Colasa Pichardo
When ABC 17 Information requested college students about their futures, they mentioned they’re prepared to begin their profession’s however know they may face challenges.
“Gaining that have and transitioning my schooling into actual world follow is de facto massive. I have been working at Boone for over a yr in order that’s going to assist loads,” mentioned Mason Positive aspects, a nursing main who graduated on Saturday.
Michael Nash, who’s a U.S. Military Grasp Sergeant that graduated on Saturday says he is prepared for the work power.
“I am taking a look at transiting out of the navy and a lot of the jobs that I have been in search of out require a Bachelors Diploma though I’ve 20 years of expertise. I feel that this may give me many extra alternatives,” Nash mentioned.
With the elevated variety of folks coming for gradations, it brings extra foot site visitors into town and Columbia enterprise house owners mentioned they’re feeling the affect. ABC 17 Information known as just a few widespread Columbia inns based mostly on their evaluations, and so they all mentioned they have been booked for the weekend as a result of commencement.
James Kanne, proprietor of ninth Road Public Home, says the crowds are retaining him on his toes. “All bar house owners are involved about commencement weekend as a result of we’re speaking households coming in, in order that’s mother, dad, brother, sister, that is three folks proper there,” Kanne mentioned.
William Woods College additionally had a commencement ceremony Saturday and Mizzou’s will start Might 13.
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Missouri State football vs. Montana today: Live updates, highlights from Week 1 game
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Missouri State football: Ryan Beard previews Montana
Missouri State head football coach Ryan Beard held his weekly press conference ahead of Saturday’s opener at Montana.
Missouri State football season has arrived and an offseason of looking to the 2025 season and its impending move to Conference USA will be set aside for the Bears’ final season in the Missouri Valley Football Conference and FCS.
Opening day will present quite a challenge.
Missouri State will open its 2024 season at FCS national runner-up Montana on Saturday in Missoula, Montana, at 8 p.m. This is the first time the two teams have met on the gridiron.
Ryan Beard is entering his second season as Missouri State’s head coach. His team will look to build off a 4-7 season while staying focused on this season despite being ineligible for the FCS Playoffs.
Montana finished last season as the FCS national runner-up. The Grizzlies hope to finish the job this season as they enter the season as the No. 3-ranked team in the country.
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Missouri father uses a funeral to wean daughter off pacifier
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The Bishop family of Festus, Missouri, can smile now, but a few months ago the mood was much more somber as Courtney, Jake and their 3-year-old daughter Hazel said goodbye to a very important member of the family: Hazel’s beloved pacifier.
“It’s not good for her teeth and her jaws and all of that, so we had been trying to wean her off of it for some time,” Jake, 35, said.
Hazel’s beloved pacifier, affectionately known as “Paci,” had been with her for years. Jake knew saying goodbye could come with tears and tantrums, so he searched for creative approaches to ease the transition. He considered options such as cutting off the end of the pacifier, soaking it in vinegar or planting it in a pot.
Instead, Jake chose to give Paci a funeral.
Of course, before the internet, parents used to just take the thing away and deal with the tantrum. But today, for better or worse, young parents like Jake would rather not go to war over a binky. They’re “pacy-fists,” if you will.
“You need them to go through some tough times to really grow as a person but you don’t need to make extra tough times for them,” Jake said. “They’ll have plenty of those coming up.”
Parents delight in making milestones, but those milestones are often bittersweet because each turning point is a point of no return.
“She’s transitioning to the next stage of her life,” Jake said of Hazel, their first child. “We just got to hold onto those moments and those memories, because it goes fast.”
Hazel hasn’t asked for Paci again since. Although, shortly after the ceremony, Jake dug it up and buried it again in a keepsake box, making dad the one who just can’t let go.
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Kansas man charged after child porn allegedly sent while in Missouri
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – A Kansas man has been charged after he allegedly sent child pornography while in a Missouri county.
Court documents filed in the Platte County, Missouri, Circuit Court have revealed that on Wednesday, Aug. 28, Courtnie R. Purvis, 45, of Overland Park, Kansas, has been charged with a single count of promoting child pornography in the first degree.
A complaint filed by the prosecuting attorney reported that in June 2023, Purvis knowingly sent out child pornography while in Platte County. The content allegedly depicted two victims, with whom Purvis has been barred from any contact.
As a part of his $25,000 cash-only bond agreement, if bailed out, Purvis is not allowed contact with any minor whatsoever. As of Friday, he is not behind Platte County bars.
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