Ozark Border Electric Cooperative officials recently visited the Poplar Bluff Middle School to help wrap up with fifth graders a science unit on electricity.

The presenters, Josh Vishe and Charles Hefner, demonstrated how electricity is produced, how Poplar Bluff generates its power and the dangers of getting electrocuted, according to science teacher Melissa Lovette.

Josh Vishe (standing) and Charles Hefner (seated) use models to illustrate how electricity is conducted, including cooking a hotdog with a fork in an outlet to warn about shock hazards.

Photo and article submitted by Tim Krakowiak, Communications/Marketing Coordinator, Poplar Bluff R-I School District

Poplar Bluff, Missouri - Amanda Vinson, a student at Three Rivers College, has received the Allison Grace Daughhetee Scholarship. Vinson, a non-traditional nursing student, received a $1,000 scholarship for the 2015-2016 school year. A mother of two children, as well as three foster children, Vinson currently works as a CNA while she completes her nursing degree.

“I’m here to try to make a better life for myself and my children, and thanks to this scholarship, that’s gotten easier,” said Vinson. “I love being in the Nursing program at Three Rivers. I’m happiest when taking care of others.”

The scholarship was endowed in memory of Allison Grace Daughhetee, the daughter of Three Rivers nursing students Ronnie and Melissa Daughhetee, who were in the process of completing their degrees when their daughter was killed in a car accident. Three Rivers College created the scholarship fund as a gift to Allison Daughhetee’s parents, announcing the endowment to the couple as they received their degrees in nursing. The scholarship is awarded annually to a non-traditional student in Three Rivers’ nursing programs.

Three Rivers College is committed to contributing to the quality of life in Southeast Missouri with quality, affordable higher education opportunities and community services that support and encourage the economic, civic, and cultural vitality of the region. For more information about college and workforce programs and upcoming events, visit trcc.edu.

Shown in the photo: Amanda Vinson, a non-traditional student in the Nursing program at Three Rivers College was presented with the Allison Grace Daughhetee Scholarship in October. From L-R: Brandy Grissom, Nursing Instructor; Amanda Vinson, student; Michelle Reynolds, Development Officer; and Mary Beth Sanders, Nursing Instructor.

Poplar Bluff, Missouri - The Continuing Education department at Three Rivers College will hold Basic Decorating Classes September 10 - October 15 from 6-8 PM on Thursday evenings.  Learn how to decorate with buttercream icing using piping flowers, etc. and enjoy creating your own masterpieces.  Becky Rush will be instructing, and registration is $80.

For more information on Continuing Education classes at Three Rivers College, visit trcc.edu/continuing. To register for this course, contact Amber Spears at 573-840-9619 or aspears@trcc.edu.

Three Rivers College is committed to contributing to the quality of life in Southeast Missouri with quality, affordable higher education opportunities and community services that support and encourage the economic, civic, and cultural vitality of the region. For more information about college and workforce programs and upcoming events, visit trcc.edu

Poplar Bluff, Missouri - The Continuing Education department at Three Rivers College will offer Community Conversational Spanish Classes, aimed toward healthcare providers and community service workers who would like to learn how to better communicate with Spanish-speaking clients.

The class will be held on Wednesday afternoons 12:30 – 2:30 PM, September 9 – October 28 and is sponsored by Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. 

Elda Rosa Pry will be instructing and the class is free to the public.

For more information on Continuing Education classes at Three Rivers College, visit trcc.edu/continuing. To register for this course, contact Amber Spears at 573-840-9619 or aspears@trcc.edu.

Three Rivers College is committed to contributing to the quality of life in Southeast Missouri with quality, affordable higher education opportunities and community services that support and encourage the economic, civic, and cultural vitality of the region. For more information about college and workforce programs and upcoming events, visit trcc.edu.

Dexter, Missouri - Bill Hampton Dexter Center Director presenting Ethan Lamier the Stoddard County Farm Bureau Insurance Scholarship. 

This is the 4th year the Stoddard County Farm Bureau has given a scholarship to a student at the Dexter Center.

Congratulations Ethan!

Three Rivers College is committed to contributing to the quality of life in Southeast Missouri with quality, affordable higher education opportunities and community services that support and encourage the economic, civic, and cultural vitality of the region. For more information about college and workforce programs and upcoming events, visit trcc.edu