Members of the Missouri State University Ad Team are awarded first place in the P2P: Building Community Trust competition June 29 in Baltimore, Md. In building a campaign to strengthen trust between law enforcement and the community, students created MeetLEO.org, a digital platform that humanizes law enforcement officers. Team members are pictured with MSU adviser Melissa Burnett, front row, right, and Karol Mason, assistant attorney general for the U.S. Office of Justice Programs, front row, left.
Heart of the Ozarks Sertoma Club thanked the Southwest Missouri Humane Society on July 6 with a $500 donation. Humane Society staff served as judges during the club’s 2015 Oktoberfest wiener dog race. Pictured are HOTO Sertoma President Paul King, left, Humane Society Executive Director Donna Casamento and Sertoma member Dean Arens. This year’s Oktoberfest is slated for Sept. 30-Oct. 1.