Heartland Community Foundation invites Carroll and Ray county students to apply for the Mary K. Axtell Trust Scholarship for the 2025-2026 school year. The Mary K. Axtell Trust Scholarship provides up to $5,000 per academic year for graduating high school seniors or past graduates from public high schools serving residents of Carroll and Ray counties and can be renewed for up to three additional years. Applicants must be pursuing an undergraduate degree at an accredited junior college, college, or university or a certification from an accredited technical school. Preference may be given to students pursuing agriculture-related degrees. For the 2024-2025 school year, the Mary K. Axtell Trust Scholarship awarded 32 students a total of $160,000. Students can apply now using Truman Heartland’s general scholarship application. The general scholarship application is a two-step process: students complete a standard application with details about themselves and their educational…