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Your career path to Scouting begins at West Virginia University

September 17, 2019 1

If you’re interested in earning a degree perfect for becoming a professional Scouter, sign up for campus visits at West Virginia University.

Dayton strong patch with Dayton tornado damage behind

#DaytonStrong: How Scouting healed a community after tornadoes, mass shooting

September 16, 2019 3

When Dayton has needed them most after tornadoes and a mass shooting, Scouts have rallied a community and provided much-needed comfort.

Kentucky running back prepared for gridiron challenges thanks to Scouting

September 13, 2019 0

An Eagle Scout on the Kentucky football team will try to lead the Wildcats to victory in a nationally televised game on ESPN.

The lesser-known Scouting connections of philanthropist and oilman T. Boone Pickens

September 13, 2019 0

T. Boone Pickens, the former Boy Scout, oil tycoon and philanthropist who once donated $250,000 to support local Scouting, died on Wednesday at age 91.

How you can help Sea Base, Bahamas after devastating Hurricane Dorian

September 12, 2019 4

Marsh Harbour on Great Abaco Island, where the Florida Sea Base hosts its Bahamas adventures, saw destructive wind gusts of more than 200 mph and storm surge of more than 20 feet.

There’s a ‘soft-skills gap’ in today’s youth, but Scouting is helping to close it

September 11, 2019 6

Technical skills can be learned in a few weeks. But soft skills like leadership and teamwork? Acquiring those takes the kind of immersion found in Scouting.

Jean Perea shaked hands with Scott Sorrels after Sorrels presented Jean with the National Medal of Merit.

Unsung Hero: Venturer driving to World Jamboree rescues family that crashed car

September 9, 2019 5

Jean Perea was driving to the World Scout Jamboree when a car going the other direction started swerving toward him. Scouting taught him what to do next.

10 facts about the first Wood Badge course to celebrate its 100th anniversary

September 6, 2019 8

Over a span of nearly two weeks, they experienced a course that offered “practical instruction as to how a camp should be run.”

Scouting Show and Tell: Summer adventures

September 5, 2019 0

What did you and your Scouts do this summer? Show us!

This new Scouts BSA troop tripled in size, and its leaders are eager to tell us how

September 4, 2019 2

These days, recruiting more families means getting out there into your community. That strategy — and these three others — has helped Troop 283 grow.