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The Cedar Rapids school district has some major changes in the works for area elementary schools.

The Cedar Rapids school district has some major changes in the works for area elementary schools.

Nine candidates vie for three seats in Cedar Rapids school board election

The City Sentinel June 29, 2021 By Darla Shelden By Darla Shelden, City Sentinel Reporter -- OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma City Public School District (OKCPS) has announced the selection of two new principals... By Patrick B. McGuigan Patrick B. McGuigan, for The Southwest Ledger State Senator Lonnie Paxton was elected to the District 23 seat in and around Tuttle (southeast of Oklahoma City) in...

COVID-19 has no doubt changed the way students learn. Today, Oklahoma City Public Schools announced their e3 Online Learning program – even as a post-pandemic option. The district rolled out the program at Coolidge Elementary School today and explained why parents should consider it. The district said roughly 4,000 students are enrolled in their e3 program right now and they hope that those numbers will go up for the next school year.“e3 Online Learning provides a unique opportunity fo...

Fairfax Kathleen Marie McNamara, 76, of Fairfax, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, following a long illness. Private family services will be held. Burial: St. Patrick Cemetery, Fairfax. Per Covid guidelines, attendees are asked to wear masks and practice social distancing. Kathleen is survived by her brother, David McNamara of Fairfax; sister, Linda Earley of Cedar Rapids; daughters, Phaedra McNamara, Jenny McNamara, Jolene Salehoglu and he...

Letters to the editor: Dec. 11, 2020 Paying it forward Every now and then, we hear stories of random acts of kindness. Maybe a customer leaves a big tip or pays the remaining balance on someone’s Christmas lay-away items. These stories put a smile on our faces as we imagine the joy it brought to the receiver. Never do we think it could happen to us. That changed for me on a Saturday afternoon grocery shopping trip when the cashier told me someone had paid for my items and wished me a happy ho...