The Warrensburg Parks and Recreation annual Doggie Dive is set for 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at the Nassif Aquatic Center. This program takes place before the pool is drained. All dogs must be up to date on all vaccinations. The fee is $4 per dog. For more information, contact Jayme Gee, recreation supervisor, at jayme.gee@warrensburg-mo.com, visit... Read more »

University of Central Missouri Athletics will host its 15th annual Celebrating Central Missouri Athletics auction and dinner presented by Husch Blackwell at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14. The auction raises funds in support of Central Missouri's 17 intercollegiate athletic programs. Participants can enjoy hors d'oeuvres and beverages and bid on silent auction items from 5:30-7:30 p.m. A... Read more »

Jazz scholar Scott DeVeaux will present a lecture titled "Multiphrenia: A New Approach to Charlie Parker" from 3-4:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, in the Utt Building, Room 100, at the University of Central Missouri. A professor of music at the University of Virginia, DeVeaux is author of "The Birth of Bebop: A Social and Musical History"... Read more »

Warrensburg Parks and Recreation is hosting a program called Lock'd In from 8-10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, at the Community Center. Participants will work to crack a code to get to the "Safe Zone." The "Safe Zone" will have pizza, soda, music and dodgeball. Teams will have to work together to figure out how and where to find the... Read more »