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Extra police officers were assigned to Belleville East and Belleville West High Schools on Thursday after a threatening post was circulated on social media.

“I’ve already asked the question: if we know there’s going to be an expanded age group, can we make a modification?” Mentzer said of District 201’s plans for a vaccine clinic before the vaccine was approved for younger kids. Mentzer said the district would look at opening up appointments at the two high schools for those younger students if the age group was expanded. If there are still appointments available next week, it would look at opening it up to the high schools’ feeder dist...

Anchorage voter turnout low so far compared to last mayoral election Published 2 days ago Share on Facebook Print article So far this year, many Anchorage voters are taking their time returning their ballots, if they decide to vote in the municipal election at all. As of Wednesday, 21.7% fewer ballots had been returned to the city’s election center compared to the same time before the election in 2018, data from the municipal clerk’s office show. Deputy Municipal Clerk Erika McConnel...