Education

State Fair Community College President Dr. Brent Bates has formally announced his decision to retire.

The Smith-Cotton High School Math Team brought home second place overall Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Camdenton Relays.

Smith-Cotton High School senior pitcher Addison Snyder has accepted an athletic scholarship to play softball at Murray State College in Tishomingo, Okla.

Auditions will be held for the musical Ride the Cyclone Dec. 16 and 17 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Liberty Center.

Auditions will be held for the musical One Man, Two Guvnors on Dec. 15, 16, and 17 from 6-9 p.m. at the Liberty Center

The Muleskinner received several awards at the Fall 2025 National College Media Association’s MediaFest Convention, hosted Oct. 15-18 in Washington, D.C.

Smith-Cotton JROTC Cadet Austyn Fiorino received the Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Outstanding Achievement Award.

UCM associate professor and Muleskinner adviser Dr. Julie Lewis, Ph.D., was presented with the College Media Association’s 2025 Distinguished Adviser Award

UCM Theatre & Dance will be presenting The Importance of Being Earnest

Julie Lewis, Ph.D., associate professor at UCM and faculty adviser to The Muleskinner, has been named a recipient of the College Media Association’s 2025 Distinguished Adviser Award.