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The recent decision to list the Neosho Colored School as one of Missouri’s “Places in Peril” is more a call to action than concern for its imminent demise.

Darius Jones has created a recognizable voice as a critically acclaimed saxophonist and composer by embracing individuality and innovation in the tradition of Black music. Jones has been awarded the Van Lier Fellowship, Jerome Foundation Artist-in-Residence and commission, Western Front residency and commission, French-American Jazz Exchange Award, Robert D. Bielecki Foundation Award, and a Fromm Music Foundation commission from Harvard University. Jones has received acclaim for not only his stu...

NEOSHO, Mo — The place where scientist and humanitarian George Washington Carver started his education is among a list of “Places in Peril” created by Missouri Preservation.

This historic El Paso concert venue has recently been classified as endangered. If people don't come together to save the El Paso County Coliseum it'll be lost.

This historic El Paso concert venue has recently been classified as endangered. If people don't come together to save the El Paso County Coliseum it'll be lost.

Community criticism is ‘pumping the brakes’ on plans for urban renewal, Ocean Springs Mayor Kenny Holloway says.

The city of Keokuk had made a name for itself during the Civil War, and by 1868, the community was truly beginning to show promising fulfillment of its early expectations.

According to the plaque, a campaign to establish the African American USO Club in the Fort Leonard Wood area started in March 1941.

ELKTON — The Juneteenth Celebration was where people got a first look at what the Elkton Colored School Museum and Cultural Center will look like when it is built.

We welcome the grant announced for the historic Neosho Colored School, and applaud those who have worked to preserve and restore it. The school remains a rarity today, as African