Rural schools deserve better

Since the consolidation financials were put out by the school districts in the recent direct mailer, there was some information being sent around and I felt it should go into the newspaper for consideration. The discussion was about what it would cost to drive back and forth to Greenwood from Loyal during the school year if you were a high school student who drove yourself, a teacher who now ha...

The Loyal school is the heart and the backbone of this community, and something we should all be incredibly proud of! Loyal has had an extremely successful 4K-12 school for generations, and keeping the school here will help to ensure our community remains strong for years to come. Our Loyal school has an amazing, dedicated staff with 800-plus years of combined teaching experience. We would l...

Kudos to Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) for cosponsoring a resolution requiring the State Department to report on West Bank violence, which has included the killing of nine American citizens. Unfortunately, the resolution was blocked, 47-51. Notably, in August 2024, Ronen Bar, then head of Israel's security agency Shin Bet, condemned the “terrorism” of militant West Bank settlers, who he sa...