Remsen, population 1663, is at risk of becoming one of the largest towns in Iowa to lose its (public) high school in recent decades. A proposal has been made for whole-grade sharing with Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn with the high school in Marcus.
Remsen residents are now circulating a petition to keep the high school, arguing (in the petition) that whole-grade sharing isn’t needed or (in the article) Remsen would be the better town for the high school. Aerial photos show the school had major additions in 2002-04.
It is clearly understandable why the fight must be fought. It is much less clear how successful it will be in either the short or long term.