Bates building opens to Prairie City public | News | bluemountaineagle.com
PRAIRIE CITY — The historic Bates Building which once served as a schoolhouse for the once bustling mill-town has been refurbished and is set to offer years of service to the residents of Prairie City. The bates Building will retain its role as a schoolhouse, housing right around 25 preschool students. A separate part of the refurbished building will serve as a student/community based healthcare center for the Prairie City student body and wider community. “I think originality it was brought down in the mid 70s, is what I was told,” said Prairie City superintendent Casey Hall...