With the temperature rising, families flocking to local pools and cookouts becoming a weekend staple, there is no doubt that summer is officially here. » Full Story

“School’s out for summer; school’s out forever...”

Those words by Alice Cooper have remained the anthem for students since the song’s debut in 1972. » Full Story

Top 20 Concert Tours

By The Associated Press

The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in Nort » Full Story

As the school year nears the end and students race toward the finish line, there is one big event that keeps high school juniors and seniors eager—prom. » Full Story

When you see the inside of a high school, what do you pick up on? The simple fact that girls pretend to be something that they are not when getting attention from the gorgeous star football player?
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Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess, “Across the Universe”) is an MIT student wanting to go to Harvard medical school, but when he is unable to afford it, he turns to his skills with numbers. » Full Story

Best Bets



-All-night, lock-in skating party for students grade six and up, 10 p.m. today until 8 a.m. » Full Story

CARTHAGE, Mo. — Ultimate fighting was once the sole domain of burly men who beat each other bloody in anything-goes brawls on pay-per-view TV. » Full Story

As a sophomore at Marietta High School, if you are in a biology class, you have to dissect a frog for a grade. » Full Story

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¯ Marsha’s Mighty Mites Team is collecting old cell phones for a fundraiser for the Washington County Relay For Life.

Old cell phones can be picked up. » Full Story