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The annual Masham Sheep Fair Dinner was held at the Black Sheep Bistro, last Friday, February 2.

SEVIERVILLE — Earlier this summer the Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the budget with a preliminary property tax rate of 42.54 cents per $100 of assessed value, which the board decided to maintain during its regular meeting Monday night, despite the state certified property tax rate following the reappraisal cycle coming in slightly higher. The state certified property tax rate was calculated at 42.59 cents per $100 of assessed value during this year’s reappraisal — a figure determined to maintain the current tax revenue for the city. By opting to keep the lower rate of 42...

Kell Bank Primary School, near Masham, which has just six pupils A PROPOSAL to close an outstanding-rated school as it celebrates its 200th anniversary has moved forward after a public consultation failed to identify a viable option to keep it going. North Yorkshire County Council officers have proposed Kell Bank C of E Primary School, between Healey and Fearby, near Masham, should be closed at the end of the academic year after its roll fell from 45 pupils in 2013 to just six, despite having been awarded Ofsted’s highest accolade. In a report to the authority’s executive, officer...