Missouri
KWTO adds mid-Missouri morning show, Guaranty Bank names new president
Zimmer adds Columbia-based ‘Wake-Up Missouri’ to Springfield airwaves
KWTO-AM, the Springfield news/talk radio outlet owned and operated by Zimmer Communications, is adding the “Wake Up Missouri” morning program to its lineup. The program, based at KSSZ-FM in Columbia, is also simulcast on KWOS-AM in Jefferson City. The show features host Randy Tobler, a long-time practicing physician and award-winning broadcaster; attorney Stephanie Bell; an award-winning news staff including Brian Hauswirth, John Marsh, and Don Louzader; and Central Methodist University student and producer Drake Whitman.
“We are excited to take what has been an extremely successful program in Mid-Missouri and bring it to an even broader audience,” said Zimmer Communications Operations Manager Chris Carson, in a news release. “The team’s ability to explore local, state, and national stories through diverse lenses — from generational to gender-based perspectives — resonates with listeners of all backgrounds across the state.”
Listeners can catch “Wake-Up Missouri” weekday mornings from 6a-9a on KWTO at 93.3 on FM and 560AM.
Guaranty Bank names Becky Scorse president
Guaranty Bank’s Board of Directors announced the appointment of Becky Scorse as the organization’s new president, effective immediately.
Scorse has more than 25 years of commercial banking experience in the Springfield market. Since joining Guaranty Bank, she has served as chief lending officer, a position she has held since 2014. Under her leadership, the bank has experienced significant growth, increasing its assets from $500 million to over $2 billion.
Scorse currently serves on the Board of the Developmental Center of the Ozarks and has previously supported organizations such as United Way of the Ozarks, American Cancer Society, and Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks. As president, she will continue her responsibilities as chief lending officer, overseeing the Commercial Lending, Consumer Lending, and Treasury Management teams.
Lost & Found Grief Center marks 25 years
In 2000, Lost & Found Grief Center became the first organization in southwest Missouri to provide no-cost, professional therapeutic grief support to children and their families. In 2025, the organization is commemorating 25 years of providing help, hope, and healing to bereaved children, families, and adults through therapeutic grief support groups.
Founded by Dr. Karen Scott, a former school counselor, and local attorney Shawn Askinosie, Lost & Found held its first group sessions in Askinosie’s Springfield law offices. The need for grief therapy grew, and by 2006, Lost & Found moved to the Conor House, named after Conor Foster, who died at the age of 4. In the Conor House, Lost & Found expanded its offerings to include adults, not just children and their families. In 2015, Lost & Found continued to grow when it moved to its current location at 1555 S. Glenstone Ave.
In addition to no-cost therapeutic grief support groups, Lost & Found also offers fee-based individual counseling. Over 25 years, the organization has served more than 25,000 people with those and other services.
Central Bank announces new managers
Central Bank announced the promotion of long-time team member Karen Neff to banking center manager, as well as the hiring of Jessica Simmons as a new loan operations manager.
Neff, formerly an assistant branch manager, was promoted to retail officer and banking center manager of the South National branch of Central Bank of the Ozarks. In her sixth year with the team, Neff began her time at Central Bank as a teller at Glen Isle after 20 years of restaurant management. When she isn’t at the front lines of her branch, Neff can be found volunteering with Ozarks Food Harvest.
Central Bank also added a new department lead, welcoming Simmons as manager of loan operations. With more than eight years of experience in the finance industry, much spent in subprime finance for consumer installment loans, Simmons’ experience also includes time spent in the mortgage industry where she oversaw a team in an end-to-end loan process. She has a bachelor’s degree in business from Missouri State University.
Catholic Charities announces regional leadership change
Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri is pleased to announce that Jeremy Rowland, former chief regional officer, assumed the role of chief program operations officer in November. Based in Cape Girardeau, Rowland will provide senior-level oversight of all programs across the agency’s 39-county service area.
Rowland joined CCSOMO as the regional director in 2020 and has since made significant contributions to the agency. Over the last four years, he provided insightful management of the Developmental Disability Services program on the east side of the state and has contributed to multiple updates that have increased organizational efficiency, allowing for expanded service capacity. The chief regional officer role will not be refilled.
Ives joins OMB Treasury Services
OMB Bank announced that Deziree Ives has joined its Treasury Services team as a treasury services officer.
Ives has two years of banking experience, beginning her career as a retail relationship banker for Bank of Montreal in Leawood, Kansas, before joining Simmons Bank in 2024 as an assistant financial center manager. In her new role, Ives will work closely with local businesses to provide customized cash management and treasury solutions tailored to their unique financial needs. She will also focus on fostering client relationships and ensuring a seamless banking experience through OMB’s innovative financial strategies and dedicated local support.
Powell inducted into mediation group
Retired Greene County judge Mark Powell has been inducted into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, a professional association whose membership consists of alternative dispute resolution professionals distinguished by their hands-on experience in the fields of civil and commercial conflict resolution.
Powell retired as a judge in May 2023 and started Mark Powell Mediation LLC in June 2023. He was appointed Associate Circuit Court Judge for the Thirty-First Judicial Circuit of Missouri in 2000 and held the position for 23 years. Prior to taking the bench, he practiced law for fifteen years with the firm of Miller and Sanford P.C., which later merged with Lathrop & Gage L.C.
Since founding Mark Powell Mediation in 2023, he has mediated more than 100 cases. His services include mediation, arbitration, early neutral evaluation, mini-trials, and summary jury trials. He has also been appointed as special master in high conflict cases.
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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.
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.
No further information has been released.
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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.
Class 1
Caegan Sensenich, sr., Braymer
Troy Zeilstra, sr., Brunswick
Brennen Meloy, so., Bunker
Clayton Garrison, sr., Chadwick
Tristan Smith, sr., Chadwick
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
Maddox McCarthy, jr., Halfway
Danny Janssen, jr., Higbee
John Fleeman, jr., Kingsville
Jackson Pitts, sr., Prairie Home
Gary Tilley, jr., Richland (Essex)
Owen Fortner, jr., Risco
Sammy Smith, sr., Risco
Jack Meyerkorth, so., Rock Port
Gavin Williams, sr., St. Elizabeth
Nathan Sawyer, jr., Wheatland
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
Isaac Busch, sr., Eugene
Ethan Wunderlich, jr., Eugene
Trace Combs, sr., Harrisburg
Mason Cogdill, jr., Hartville
Payton Cogdill, sr., Hartville
J’Vonta Payne, jr., Hayti
Dillon Willis, sr., Maysville
Peyton McDaris, sr., Norwood
Cooper Vaughan, sr., Norwood
Jacob Miller, jr., Penney
Drew Woodruff, sr., Plato
Maverick Gentry, sr., Polo
Landan Burchard, jr., Puxico
Jett Hancock, jr., Puxico
Saywer Huff, sr., South Iron
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
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
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
Brenden Matt, jr., North Platte
Sekour Cisse, so., Principia
Quentin Coleman, jr., Principia
Gassim Toure, so., Principia
Kobe Watson, sr., Scott City
Devin Harrington, sr., Thayer
Easton Pitts, sr., Thayer
Korbin Kinder, jr., Woodland
Lane Lee, sr., Woodland
Player of the Year: Quentin Coleman, Principia
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
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
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
Carter Whitley, sr., Potosi
Cody Voysey, sr., Strafford
Terron Garrett, sr., Vashon
Dorea McCaskill, sr., Vashon
Jimmy McKinney III, so., Vashon
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
Logan Hillman, jr., Helias Cathoic
Kyrese Simpson, so., Hillcrest
Will Salonies, jr., Holt
Jordan Martin, sr., Jefferson City
Sheek Pearson, jr., John Burroughs
Tristan Reed, jr., John Burroughs
Jack Edgerton, sr., Ladue Horton Watkins
Mavrick Hawkins, jr., Pembroke Hill
Ramelo Smith, sr., Raytown
Ethan Brown, jr., Rolla
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
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
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
Brock Camp, sr., Hickman
Kole Deck, sr., Jackson
Reese Kimrey, jr., Kickapoo
Jackson Shorter, sr., Kickapoo
Cameron Barnes, so., Lee’s Summit West
Brody Owen, jr., Marquette
Jaise Combs, sr., Nixa
Adam McKnight, so., Nixa
Kordell Williams, sr., North Kansas City
Corbin Allen, sr., Oak Park
Caleb Estes, sr., Oak Park
Brenley Hagewood, sr., Republic
Callen Eskew, sr., Rockhurst
Xavier Wilson, sr., Staley
Jacob Aydelott, sr., Timberland
Player of the Year: Corbin Allen, Oak Park
Coach of the Year: Sherron Collins, Oak Park
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