USD 257 voters agreed by a nearly two-to-one margin to build the first new school in the district in 43 years. Voters approved all three parts of Tuesday’s bond issue: a new elementary school for…

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday for a special school bond election.  USD 257 voters will decide whether to build a new elementary school for $25.5 million, with options to build…

Dear editor, I don’t write letters very often but felt I needed to do so today. Our three children were blessed to have a school just a block away that they could walk to. It…

A special election Tuesday will decide whether to build new facilities for USD 257 schools. Here?s a primer on some of the key issues:   What?s on the ballot? The big question is whether to…

Area students can start learning wind energy technology next fall, thanks to an offer by Cloud County Community College to loan the necessary equipment to teach two classes and sizeable donations from others. The local…

Dan Willis stumbled upon an old election flyer the other day. It was an advertisement for his April 2015 run for a seat on the USD 257 school board. A checklist of his campaign promises…

Whatever the results of an April 2 school bond vote, USD 257 and its taxpayers will still grapple with facility costs. The age of existing school buildings — the youngest, McKinley, was built in 1949…

Two large placards in support of a school bond issue are propped against the west wall of Shields’ Barber Shop, 19 N. Jefferson Ave. They’re good for starting a conversation about the April 2 vote,…

The overwhelming commitment by school board members to stick to the designated site for a new elementary school came through loud and clear at Tuesday night’s forum on the April 2 school bond election. “Our…

Despite a plethora of statistics, nothing could keep down the emotion and energy Tuesday night in a wide-ranging discussion about the April 2 school bond issue. About 125 local residents battled torrential rains to attend…