John Hayes, 18, credits STEM programs in the Greater Area Council with shaping his skills as he looks forward to starting ...

Inspired by another Scout, Christopher Jones began pursuing all the badges during the COVID-19 pandemic. The backpacking and trumpet merit badges were among the most challenging, requiring extensive ...

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.

A Mid-Missouri Eagle Scout has accomplished an incredibly rare feat by earning every scouting merit badge available. John Hayes, a member of Troop 21 at Lake Ozark (part of Great Rivers Council), has ...

In his quest to earn every merit badge, a Mid-Missouri Eagle Scout survived in the wilderness, learned to play an instrument, traveled to five states and toured Switzerland. John Hayes, an 18-year-old ...