Books

Skyline Elementary held their first Scholastic Book Fair of the year Thursday night (Nov. 1).  This book fair also had special meaning since it was the first one at Skyline Elementary since the passing of Lynn Phillips, a Skyline Librarian and cancer victim who passed away in May.

After 80 years of delivering weekly world news by way of print publication, Newsweek has decided that it will eliminate its paper magazine at the end of the year and move forward with a strictly digital format. The new subscription only online publication will be called Newsweek Global.

The Division Playoffs are happening in the Major Leagues, and KSIS had an opportunity to not only bring St. Louis Cardinals Baseball on the radio, but even get some insight from Houston Astros TV Announcer Bill Brown on Thursday (October 11).

It is a rare treat that I have a fellow broadcaster be the one in studio with me.  Tomorrow (October 11), I will have Houston Astros announcer Bill Brown in studio with us.  I recently learned that Brown is originally from Sedalia and has been the TV voice of the Houston Astros for over 25 years.

If you're missing 'Harry Potter' and are desperately in need of a good Potter fix, then J.K. Rowling has some good news for you. In a recent interview with BBC News, she admitted that she'd written many of the 'Potter' novels on the run and is sorely tempted to expand upon the universe by writing a "director's cut." While that's not a direct "yes, I am writing a new Potter book,&quo

The world is a bizarre place full of interesting and diverse cultures, as well as mind-blowing statistics.

Thank the merciful heavens! Now we can say “micropig” as much as we want without having to endure the crushing shame of using a word that isn’t a legitimate word. Micropig is just one of dozens of terms that became official as part of ODO’s most recent quarterly update of new words and definitions, which includes “soul patch,” “hosepipe ban” and “vajazzle.” Finally! Our Thursday night dinner conve

The Sedalia Public Library has officially been closed for repairs. According to City Administrator Gary Edwards, the library will be closed until further notice due to ongoing structural repairs.

Ever wanted to have a say in which words are actually, well, words? Now’s your chance — UK dictionary publisher Collins is asking the public to suggest new words to include in its latest edition.

Donald J. Sobol, the author of the extremely popular boy-detective book series ‘Encyclopedia Brown,’ died last week of natural causes. He was 87.