Health Summit Brings Faith Partners Together
By Samuel Knox | UniteNews Staff OSAGE BEACH, Mo. — Faith and public health leaders from across the state gathered March 11–12, 2026, at the Inn at Grand Glaize for the second annual Faith & Health Summit, an initiative of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Office of Minority Health and Health Equity. […]
The Missing Blueprint: How to Avoid Marrying the Wrong Person What We Were Never Taught About Relationships
Love, Choice, and the Missing Blueprint Let’s be honest—nobody really sits us down and teaches us how to choose the right person to love. We grow up hearing about love in songs, seeing it play out in movies, watching relationships rise and fall in our own families and communities. We’re told to follow our hearts, […]
Kentwood Hall Marker Honors a Complex Chapter in Springfield’s History
By Samuel Knox | UniteNews Staff Members of the Springfield-Greene County African-American Heritage Trail Committee, along with campus leaders and community members, gathered in February to recognize an important milestone in local history—the installation of the Kentwood Hall marker as part of the Springfield-Greene County African-American Heritage Trail. The ceremony, held at 4 p.m. in […]
How David Blackwell’s Mathematics Powers the Age of Artificial Intelligence
By United News Staff When NVIDIA unveiled its newest generation of artificial intelligence processors in 2024, the company chose a name that honored one of the most brilliant mathematical minds of the twentieth century. The Blackwell AI chip architecture is named after David Harold Blackwell (1919–2010), a pioneering American mathematician and statistician whose work laid […]
Building Character Through the Game: DC Sports Invests in the Next Generation
By Samuel Knox | UniteNews Staff In communities across the country, youth sports programs often serve as more than just a place to practice jump shots and run drills. They become spaces where young people learn discipline, confidence, and the value of teamwork. That philosophy is at the heart of DC Sports, a nonprofit organization […]
Big Opportunities, Bright Futures: How Springfield Public Schools is Powering Summer Success
For many families, summer is a time to rest, reconnect, and recharge. But it can also be a time when academic progress slows down—especially for students who thrive with structure, daily engagement and consistent support. That’s why Springfield Public Schools is once again offering its Explore summer programming alongside virtual courses through Launch Virtual Learning—creating […]