School

By Carmen Ensinger Teachers at North Greene School District will have an extra level of security added to their buildings within the next four to six weeks after the board approved the purchase of the Centegix badge system for all three buildings – high school, elementary school and district office which houses the alternative school…

By BETH ZUMWALT Suspicious activity at a recent sporting event at Pleasant Hill High School prompted the presence of the Pike County Sheriff’s Department. The event was reported Jan. 22, just after 6 p.m.

By BETH ZUMWALT Pike County will have two boys baseball teams this spring. Western and a co-op between Pittsfield, Griggsville-Perry and pleasant Hill. The co-op will be in affect for this season and the 2025-26 season. In the past 30 years, the number of high school baseball teams has dwindled from six to now, two.

By DAVID CAMPHOUSE The Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) Outreach Center in Jacksonville will host a Workforce Institute Showcase the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, January 28, from 2-7 p.m.

By DAVID CAMPHOUSE Area youth with an interest in livestock projects will have the chance to build new skills and confidence at an upcoming entry-level Livestock Fitting & Showmanship Clinic led by John Wood Community College’s Agriculture program.

Lincoln Land Community College’s Academy of Lifelong Learning (ALL) has partnered with financial experts, Fidelity, J.P. Morgan and Capital Group, to offer a three-part speaker series on understanding cryptocurrency and the digital ecosystem. The virtual series is free and will be offered via Zoom. Jan. 21, 2026, 3-4:30 p.m., Fidelity will present “Bitcoin and Digital…

The John Wood Community College Ag Alumni Association, Ag Club, and Livestock Evaluation Club will host the College’s Annual Agriculture Banquet Tuesday, February 3, at the JWCC Ag Center outside Perry. Registration and a social will take place 5:45-6:15 p.m. Dinner will take place at 6:15 p.m. Only those who RSVP will be guaranteed a…