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The Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre resumes its 60th anniversary season with a series of spring productions, beginning with Thornton Wilder’s beloved American classic, Our Town, March 2-6. Our Town is widely regarded as the greatest American play ever written and follows the small town of Grover’s Corners through three acts: “Daily Life,” “Love and Marriage,” and “Death and Eternity.” The production is narrated by a stage manager and performed with minimal props and sets.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Seeking to bolster the workforce, the Missouri Senate on Thursday passed legislation that would extend and expand a scholarship program for adults to finish college degrees or get the advanced training needed for jobs.

Snow and ice brought their own unique challenges to driving during the month of February. As temperatures warm this week, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is focusing on the potholes left in the road with all the fluctuating temperatures and precipitation.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Black Missouri school children no longer could be discriminated against for wearing natural hair under a bill advanced Monday in the state Legislature.

At about 3:26 p.m., on Thursday, Feb. 24, officers with the Chillicothe Police Department responded to the railroad overpass at U.S. Highway 36 and Mitchell Road where a large piece of farm machinery had become wedged underneath the bridge.

MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — In the port city of Mariupol, where Ukrainians are trying to fend off a Russian advance, an ambulance raced into a city hospital Sunday, carrying a 6-year-old girl mortally injured in Russian shelling.

BISHOP HOGAN FISH FRY A fish fry will be held at the Bishop Hogan Memorial School every Friday during Lent as a fundraiser for the school. Food will be served by drive-thru each Friday during Lent from 5 - 7 p.m.