Newton County Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run returns to Newton County
Staff Reports
On May 25, the Newton County Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run returned to Newton County on an overcast day.
Beginning at the junior high, going to the middle school and coming down South Neosho Boulevard to the high school; members of the Neosho Police Department, Newton County Sheriff’s Department, the Neosho Fire Department, the Missouri Highway Patrol, Troop D, Missouri Probation and Parole District #33, the Neosho School District and Neosho residents hosted, and ran, the torch through the county for the first time in over a decade.
Kelin Kruse
Agricultural Education/FFA Neosho School District
INDIANAPOLIS (National FFA Organization) – The Neosho FFA chapter has been awarded a Spring Semester-Long Living to Serve Grant in the amount of $1200. The nationwide program provides grant money to local FFA chapters to support semester-long service-learning projects that address needs related to community safety; environmental responsibility; hunger, health and nutrition; and community engagement during the fall semester.
Neosho FFA in cooperation with the City of Neosho has worked this spring to plant the floral clock in Big Spring Park with flowers for the 2021 season. Neosho FFA recognizes the importance of the clock to our community and as a part of our local history and wanted to be a part of this important piece of our park system and our community this year by designing and planting the flowers. Students drew plans and researched the flowers that would be best suited for the clock. Neosho FFA appreciates the
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Neosho Schools fill vacant seat, approve health care renewal
Neosho Daily News
The Neosho School District held a special meeting on Apr. 26 to address the vacant board of education seat, the renewal of health insurance and a proposal for the softball field.
First, the board discussed the letters of interest submitted by community members for the open seat following the resignation of David Steele. Steele stepped down due to other obligations and at the Apr. 5 work session, the board decided to accept letters of interest from the community for the seat.
Acy Hartsock, James Keezer, Terra Oxendine, Jenny Spiva and Mark Taylor were members of the community who had submitted letters of interest.
Neosho graduation to be held at Bob Anderson Stadium
Neosho Daily News
Recently, the Neosho School District (NSD) has hosted graduation at the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center at Missouri Southern State University with growing class sizes prompting the move.
Now, with a new turf field at Bob Anderson Stadium, graduation is coming back to Neosho this year on May 13.
NSD Superintendent Dr. Jim Cummins confirmed to the Neosho Daily News he had spoken with the Newton County Health Department about the graduation with the guidance being to maintain distance from other families if possible.
Last year, due to the pandemic, a drive through graduation ceremony took place in front of the high school in June.