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Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced 169 schools across the state have been awarded grants from the School Safety Grant Program.

School is right around the corner with the first day for the Aurora School District (ASD) on Aug. 23.

The Aurora Board of Education met for their monthly meeting on Apr. 5. First, a member of the community and a parent, Paul Ward, spoke to the board regarding the loss of opportunities for students in band due to the pandemic. Last year during the spring, contests were canceled due to the pandemic and in the fall, the majority of the band field competitions were canceled as well. One such opportunity this year, the spring concert, had initially been canceled as well with quarantines and positive...

Saturday, April 10, 2021 Verona use tax fails, Aurora school bond issue passes Tuesday’s election resolved numerous bi-county races, some by the slightest of margins, in a year with many unopposed races. County clerks tallied one of the lowest voter turnouts for April’s vote in recent years. The Lawrence County count ran 9.13 percent with a little over 2,116 votes. Barry County did even more poorly, mustering only 6.7 percent turnout or 1,483 votes. A lack of contests at the municipal level ...