Category Archives: Schools

Nov 19

Benton closes elementary, East Marshall doesn’t

Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at 10:29 AM by Jeff

There was a reversal of expectations in Gilman Monday night, as East Marshall’s school board voted to keep both the K-4 building in Laurel and 5-8 building in Gilman open. However, the Benton Community school board did proceed as expected, … Continue reading →

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Nov 18

Nebraska schools considering five-way merger

Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2014, at 3:00 PM by Jeff

This story from the Norfolk Daily News is interesting and shows that Nebraska suffers the same problems with declining rural schools, only more so. The five towns involved are about 75 miles west of Sioux City.

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Nov 12

East Marshall may close Laurel, Gilman buildings

Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at 4:14 PM by Jeff

The Marshalltown Times-Republican says the East Marshall school district is considering closing its elementary in Laurel and possibly also the junior high in Gilman. The decision will come Monday. Keeping all three locations (with Le Grand) is a possibility, but … Continue reading →

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Nov 12

Four private schools make 1A state volleyball, again

Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at 10:29 AM by Jeff

The 2014 Iowa state volleyball tournament starts Wednesday in Cedar Rapids, and for the second time in three years, private schools make up half the field for the smallest division. Among the eight teams for Class 1A are Fort Madison … Continue reading →

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Nov 10

North Butler closing Greene Elementary

Posted on Monday, November 10, 2014, at 10:54 AM by Jeff

Story from KWWL. All K-6 students in the district will go to Allison and 7-12 to Greene. The story notes that the district was running a $213,000 budget deficit, which is concerning not just because of its size but because North … Continue reading →

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Nov 03

Northeast Hamilton losing its high school

Posted on Monday, November 3, 2014, at 10:12 AM by Jeff

The Northeast Hamilton school district has been the westernmost in my school directions booklet* since it and North Tama were put into the same football district in 2002-03. Next time, I’m going to have to remove it. In May, Northeast … Continue reading →

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Oct 29

Lagoon issue trips up East Mills school shuffle

Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2014, at 10:06 AM by Jeff

The former Nishna Valley school, two miles east of Hastings at the intersection of US 34 and old 34, has its own sewage lagoon. That makes it the third one I know of in Iowa. It came to my attention … Continue reading →

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Oct 27

Meanwhile, east of Pacific Junction

Posted on Monday, October 27, 2014, at 10:03 AM by Jeff

Here are many of the stories I missed while covering the US 34 bridge opening last week. I hope this means I won’t have a story drought later this week! (If I do, just come back here and read the … Continue reading →

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Oct 09

Remsen won’t give up high school easily

Posted on Thursday, October 9, 2014, at 10:30 AM by Jeff

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. … Continue reading →

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Oct 04

Moorhead school rescued from abandonment

Posted on Saturday, October 4, 2014, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

There are plenty of sad stories about abandoned Iowa schools, so when there’s a success, we should give credit where it’s due. East Monona hasn’t been a school district since 2004, and the building in Moorhead soon had problems, but … Continue reading →

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