ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KTVI) – Brandon Barrett, a St. Louis-area Eagle Scout who recently turned 18, has joined an elite group of scouts by earning all 141 merit barges offered by Scouting America. From the ...

Only 21 merit badges are required to advance out of Eagle Scouts, the highest rank in Scouting America. One dedicated ...

There’s always loads to learn at the History Museum! January 17, 2026: “Civics on the Square” presents the second annual Merit Badge University. Join us on a journey through Springfield’s past as we ...

Anthony Sheffield, 17, was still in first grade when he first put on a Scout uniform, but even then, he was already looking ahead. As a Cub Scout, he watched Eagle Scouts receive medals and told his ...