POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) - The Designing Women Foundation and two private donors recently granted college scholarships to five young women who were graduated last week from the Sierra-Osage Treatment Center.

The five were among about 80 graduates from Sierra-Osage and five other regional programs including the Sears Youth Center, all of them operated by the Missouri Division of Youth Services to counsel and train troubled young people referred by the court system. According to DWF, the graduates earned either a high school diploma or GED high school equivalency certificate.

The five scholarships were funded jointly by DWF, Bradley Minton of Dexter and Dr. Donna Almond of Wappapello. They recipients include:

POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) - Three Rivers College and the University of Missouri in Columbia signed six new transfer agreements on Tuesday, July 31, during a ceremony held at Three Rivers’ main campus in Poplar Bluff.

Three Rivers says this new partnership will allow their students with associate degrees in several different fields to transfer seamlessly into corresponding bachelor degree programs at MU.

“The transfer agreements being signed today mark the first formal partnerships between MU and Three Rivers College that acknowledge a 2+2 agreement,” said MU Provost Dr. Brian Foster, referring to the two years of community college credit and two final years at the University of Missouri to complete a four-year degree. Foster described the Three Rivers and MU programs as “stackable” and the Partners in Education agreement as providing “seamless transitions from one higher education sector to the next.”

The six transferable programs are:

POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) - A 2012 Doniphan High School graduate has been awarded a $250 study grant from the Ripley County Livestock Producers Association.

Tyler Eveland, 18, is the son of Joe and Jennifer Eveland, of Doniphan, and ranked tenth in his graduating class. He has applied to Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff, where he plans to study computer network administration.

The financial award, administered by the Three Rivers Community College Foundation, comes from a fund established in 2002 by the Livestock Producers Association to help graduates of Doniphan and Naylor High Schools who plan careers in agriculture, computer technology or healthcare.

The TRCC Foundation is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt corporation that offers donors substantial tax deductions for their contributions. For additional information contact Executive Director Judith Scott at (573) 785-3743.