A small contingent still, women have made great strides in finding their niche in the male-dominated field of law enforcement. Some have excelled and distinguished themselves in the ranks, like Sandy Karsten, the first woman to serve as lieutenant colonel in the Missouri State Highway Patrol. We profile...
As a Communications Operator for the Jefferson City Police Department (JCPD), Heather Reven, 28, handles life and death emergency situations on a daily basis. Civilian employees, Reven and the other operators in the JCPD’s 911 Center, answer all 911 calls and dispatch for the JCPD, the Cole County...
One of my favorite destinations since childhood, my family has logged many miles to visit my aunt and uncle and cousins in the area, I love the Country Club Plaza area where my sister used to work at Houston’s while she attended St. Luke Nursing School. A few weeks ago I discovered parts of the […]
Jefferson City’s first Color Vibe 5k was a success with over 3,600 participants crossing the finish line! Photos by Katie Alaimo/News Tribune
Diana Finnie’s passion for caretaking has evolved into a rewarding career as an Infant/Toddler Teacher at the Jefferson City Daycare Center, JCDCC. She discovered this calling while working with young children as a Sunday school teacher in her hometown of Russellville. For Diana, education has always...
Nowadays, we give our children smart phones to help keep them safe. This phone is a great way for you to communicate with them no matter where they are, but it’s also a portal to get into trouble. Whether they’re misusing social media such as SnapChat or Facebook or simply watching explicit...
I, like many twenty-somethings out there, consider myself to be about as tech-savvy as I need to be in order to keep up with the interconnected social environment that now defines so much of my existence. I have learned, mostly through trial and error, that social networking in a safe and productive...
