2007 honoree Raymond Jordan, bottom left, escorts this year’s Mystical Seven down a stairwell toward the Tap Day ceremony, which recognizes the exemplary performance of students in academic and non-academic arenas, in Jesse Auditorium on the MU campus. The seven students who receive Mystical Seven honors have displayed sefless leadership and exemplary character while at the University of Missouri. Other organizations awarding honors include LSV, QEBH, Omicron Delta Kappa, Mortar Board, and Rollins Society.

Not as cool as DC, but it’ll do. Here’s some more:

Hunter Rottinghaus, 6, climbs down from a JBC 214 series 3 tractor while staying dry from scattered showers at the Tons of Trucks event dressed in a yellow jacket Thursday evening at the Rainbow Softball Center parking lot within Cosmo Park. The event which featured a variety of emergency, commercial, and industrial trucks was cosponsored by Columbia Parks and Recreation and Parents as Teachers.