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Skip to main content Currently Reading Schools want to follow health rules, but say they first need to know what the rules will be Samantha McDaniel Ogletree, Journal-Courier FacebookTwitterEmail To mask or not to mask? That’s just one question for which school officials have few answers as they prepare for the coming academic year.  With the reopening of the state following the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, school officials are left to prepare for the 2021-22 school year without much information on what pandemic-related safety precautions will be required.  Current guidelines for schools ...

Meredosia schools hope to spark a new interest in sports Shirley Bilyeu, Journal-Courier FacebookTwitterEmail The Meredosia-Chambersburg school board is looking at ways to convince more students to participate in sports. Kirk Graham, who handles student services for the district and also is a math teacher at the junior-senior high school addressed the board, sharing a report on athletes. It is important to get students interested in sports, he said, explaining that extracurricular activities can help with students’ academics. Suggestions offered by those attending the meeting included: •...

Eat Local programs promote restaurants Journal-Courier FacebookTwitterEmail Two Eat Local programs are offering incentives to eat or spend money at local dining establishment. In Brown County, anyone who spends at least $5 at any Brown County restaurant, shares a pictures on social media, tags Action Brown County and includes the hashtag #eatlocalwinlocalBC will be entered to win BC Bucks each week until Feb. 20. In Cass County, those who buy $15 worth of takeout five separate times from any local business until Jan. 28 and submit their receipts will be entered to win one of five $500 prizes....

Meredosia school to cull asbestos Shirley Bilyeu, Journal-Courier FacebookTwitterEmail Meredosia-Chambersburg school district is gearing up for an asbestos abatement project. The bidding process will begin Feb. 5 with bids read on Feb. 12. The abatement will be done in four phases. Phase 1, which will remove asbestos from the main gym and from the elementary school up to the main office, will cost an estimated $168,000. New track lights also will be installed in June or July, with Ameren covering that cost. Phase 2 will include removing asbestos from the foyer and main office. Phase 3 will c...

Meredosia-Chambersburg school board weighing finance options Shirley Bilyeu, Journal-Courier FacebookTwitterEmail The Meredosia-Chambersburg school board is weighing its options to increase the district’s working cash fund, including the possibility of issuing $1.5 million in working cash fund bonds. The district will lose an estimated $200,000 in state aid next year. It already has lost around $8,000 in aid this month, Superintendent Thad Walker said.Journal-Courier The Meredosia-Chambersburg school board is weighing its options to increase the district’s working cash fund, including t...