Tag: USD 257 bond election

For the first time in 43 years, the stars aligned to the point that a majority of voters felt confident in approving funds to build a new school for District 257. The $25.5 million bond…

When I think of all the reasons to support the school bond issue on Tuesday, the one that continues to rise to the top is the difference a new elementary school would mean to the…

Dear editor, I’m in support of the school bond.   I came from a conservative, rural farm community in Illinois, but they  passed every school bond issue that ever came up.    I’ve always been…

I’ve had the great pleasure of working with young people in the community for the past 18 years.  When I was 19, I began working as a tutor for SAFE BASE and as youth minister.…

Allen County Clerk Sherrie Riebel said she will keep her office open until 7 p.m. Thursday to give voters who wish to vote in advance of the April 2 school bond referendum the extra opportunity…

Dear editor, Don Erbert said it all. And I believe this. It is not the building that you teach in. It is what you teach in the building. Buck Quincy once said that he could…

Dear editor, This concerns the April 2 Day of Decision voting day. To any and all who feel that we need a new school: Yes, we need to think of our children. Yes, we need…

It’s easy to get caught up in the small details of life and lose sight of the big picture. We want to be careful to not get so caught up in the smaller details of…