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Valley Falls council
considers raising electric fee
When Valley Falls residents pay
their electric bill, 3 percent goes to the city coffers as a
franchise fee. The city council is now mulling whether to raise
that fee as it negotiates a new 20-year agreement with the Westar
energy company.
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USD 340, Spencer
will sponsor welding class
The Jefferson West school board
accepted a $1,000 donation from Ernest-Spencer Metals, who will
again join the school district in sponsoring a welding class
later this year.
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338 board accepts
bids for industrial arts building
The Valley Falls school board approved
an expenditure of $401,000 to construct an industrial arts building
out of the $3.5 million in bond funds approved by voters in May
when it met in special session Sept. 2.
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Ribbon cut to open Meriden
Heights housing complex
A short ceremony and ribbon cutting was held Sept. 4 signaling the completion
of the first housing unit constructed by Meriden Heights in a housing complex
west of the Jefferson West High School.
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343 board tours new, remodeled facilities
Members of the USD 343 Board of Education got their first look
at the new greenhouse and remodeled science facilities before
their August meeting and seemed quite impressed with what they
saw.
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Feldkamp takes reins at
USD 338 as superintendent
Valley Falls Superintendent Loren Feldkamp has returned to peaceful
climes after serving in the Grand Army of the Republic.
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Frakes named principal
at
Jefferson
West High School
Rhonda Frakes, teacher, coach, and
athletic director at Jefferson West High School, will be the principal
of the school starting Aug. 1.
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