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WALLOWA COUNTY — FFA members from all three Wallowa County high schools made their mark at the 2024 State Convention on March 21-24 at the Deschutes Fair & Expo Center

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JOSEPH — Joseph linebacker Jaxon Grover closed out his final year of high school football named as the Defensive Player of the Year as the 1A 6-man All State Team

JOSEPH — The Joseph Charter School football team is on its way to Hermiston, where it hopes to experience the “thrill of victory” and not “the agony of defeat.”

A number of prominent authors and artists have signed a PEN America open letter protesting against book bans in Missouri schools this autumn. Bleeding

The letter reminds school district officials that, “Book bans limit opportunities for students to see themselves in literature and to build empathy for experiences different from their own. They deprive students of the freedom to read--to think, to imagine, to grow.”

At least 11 Missouri districts have reported book challenges since the start of the 2022-23 school year.

At least 11 Missouri districts have reported book challenges since the start of the 2022-23 school year.