Ozarks Tech is one of the top 200 community colleges nationwide selected by the College Excellence Program and is eligible to compete for $1 million in Aspen Prize funds. This recognition highlights colleges that demonstrate exceptional student success. Read more: news.otc.edu/ozarks-tech-na…

Attending the “State of the Schools” address by Ozark Schools Superintendent Dr. Lori Wilson. Ozark is a fantastic partner with the Ozarks Tech Richwood Valley Canpus.

Don't forget to change your clocks from sunshine and happiness to misery and despair this weekend.

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If you’re working on teaching resilience to a student for anything, here is video of what you’re looking for. No quit. Can apply to education, business, or life in general.

Dr. Michelle Crum is the new Dean of Health Sciences at Ozarks Tech! Dr. Crum brings years of service to the college, including her prior role as director of nursing and interim dean. She has extensive health care experience in both military and civilian settings.

For Springfield, MO: A hopeless football program was saved by the Petrino family, which ultimately took Missouri State where it had never been before. If the Xbox Bowl is, indeed, the end of the Petrino family era, what a ride it was. news-leader.com/story/sports/c…

Coach Petrino was repping Carolina Blue back in May. Always a step ahead.

Of all the different kinds of extortionists, NFL owners are my least favorite.

Clark Hunt’s decision to move the Kansas City Chiefs to Kansas reminded me of Mark Twain’s quote about gratitude: “If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man." #moleg NFL missouriindependent.com/2026/01/01/bit…

It’s an honor to serve as the Chair of the Ozark (MO) Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. I serve alongside a fantastic group of individuals!

"If you choose not to find joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life but still the same amount of snow."

While attending Springfield’s Salute to Legislators, I visited with the leadership of the University of Missouri’s School of Medicine. L-R: Dr. Kevin Kane, Senior Associate Dean; Dr. Richard Barohn, Executive Vice Chancellor and Dean; and Dr. David Haustein, Associate Dean.

Remember when the X feed would refresh while you were reading a banger that you’d never find again. Well now it just refreshes with the exact same content you already scrolled through. Anyone else experiencing this?

From the time Rick Pitino was let go at Louisville until he was hired at St. John's - dozens of power conference jobs opened Any of those schools could've hired Pitino and I'm convinced he would've done what he's doing now at any of them SJU pulled the trigger And theyre Sweet

Old coaches can’t survive in the new era of college basketball. Sweet Sixteen coaches: Rick Pitino (73 years old) Tom Izzo (71) Rick Barnes (71) Kelvin Sampson (70) John Calipari (67)

Vintage Pitino. Calm like that isn’t accidental, it’s decades of big-moment reps paying off. Respect.

There’s a growing narrative that veteran coaches can’t keep up in the evolving landscape of college basketball—but this year’s Sweet Sixteen tells a different story. Leaders like Rick Pitino (73), Tom Izzo (71), Rick Barnes (71), Kelvin Sampson (70), and John Calipari (67)

Missouri must have the same “law” on I-44.