A former senior deputy attorney general will lead the transition team for Attorney General-elect Derek Schmidt.

Joplin High School’s Class of 2012 got a special treat at its commencement ceremony Monday night in Missouri Southern State University’s Leggett and Platt Athletic Center. President Barrack Obama and Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon attended the event, which was held a day before the one-year anniversary of the EF5 tornado that destroyed a third of the town on May 22, 2011.

Frontenac High School graduated 49 seniors Saturday afternoon.

Only in today’s Morning Sun:

• Area volunteers unite to shelter outdoor animals A2
• Dave Ramsey: Teen wants own checking account B4
• Dean Stites: Poison hemlock can be harmful to cattle B5

These stories you’ll find only in today’s print edition of The Morning Sun.

CHEROKEE — Southeast High School senior first baseman Shiloh Blockburger will have a chance to extend her playing career next year at Coffeyville Community College and this opportunity suits her just fine.

Runners and well wishers gathered at Wilderness Park Saturday morning for a 5 kilometer sprint through the woods.

The Southeast Kansas Humane Society is hosting its annual Adopt-a-thon this weekend, and shelter officials hope to send at least 40 animals to new homes.

One might think Cassie Buche, head coach of the undefeated Frontenac softball team, would look forward to every game. But she wasn’t looking forward to Thursday’s doubleheader against the St. Mary’s Colgan Panthers. Buche’s sister, Abby Farabi, is Colgan’s head coach.

Kansas is the last state legislature to pass a redistricting plan, and after Wednesday’s surge of activity, the wait will continue for some time.

CHEROKEE — Southeast USD 247 started a district health council several years ago and strives to improve the health of students, their families, faculty and staff.