New Extension educator aims to support community growth

Last week Monday,Abbotsford and Colby became the first two members of a new commission that hopes to take control of the railroad line between Medford and Spencer and provide rail service to new and existing businesses along the 27-mile route. The Spencer Village Board will decide this Thursday if Spencer will join the commission. The Dairyland Rail Commission is asking cities, villages, and to...

Planning for a potential Loyal-Greenwood school district consolidation continued during a recent joint board meeting, where members discussed future board representation, a district mascot, and increased course sharing. First at the March 4 meeting, the Greenwood and Loyal school boards talked about the consolidated board. Should consolidation be approved by the voters in November, there would ...

Maintaining facilities is a constant challenge for small, rural school districts with limited funds. Recently, the Loyal School Board talked through a major facilities project that has been on their minds. The elementary parking lot needs to be redone. It has had drainage issues for some time and several areas have been patched over the years. At the Feb. 25 meeting, the board moved closer to maki...