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GARRETT — The Garrett-Keyser-Butler school board approved several items at its final meeting in 2023 Monday.

On July 27-29, Hillsboro FFA members Dalayna Collins, Corbin Winkle and Claire Winkle exhibited swine projects at the Ohio State Fair.

AUBURN — DeKalb LEADS has announced its season four group of participants.

A brother absolved of his brothers death, Frankenstein at the Ritz, cheese cones and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.

Science Hill dedicated, a fine for aiding a prisoners escape, a heck of a hound dog and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.

GARRETT — The Garrett-Keyser-Butler school board Monday approved a compensation package for administrative and non-certified employees for the next year. The measure includes 2% increases for administrative employees including the superintendent, high school and middle school principals and assistant principals, elementary principal and high school athletic director; a 1.5% increase for the elementary assistant principal; and a 6.76% hike for the Career Development Program director. Non-ce...

GARRETT — “This was my happy place,” Holly Wright explained of the experience that led to her teaching career. Wright’s journey to become a teacher has been captured on video to be aired on the local public broadcast station WFWA Channel 39 as part of the Indiana Super Achievers series beginning in October. A second-grade instructor at J.E. Ober Elementary in Garrett for 31 years, Wright was named Indiana Amazing Teacher for DeKalb County. One teacher from each county is sel...