This year’s tornado season started off strong with tornadoes ripping across the country not even a week into April. In consideration of this already devastating storm season, I’d like to share with you some things you can do to better prepare yourself for the storm season ahead.

The Kansas Future Teachers Academy (KFTA) is held at Emporia State University every year and is open to all freshmen, sophomores, and juniors who are interested in a career in education. This year the event will be from June 5 through June 9 and the students will gather to hear from speakers…

April is National Poetry Month, a month that honors the art of storytelling through rhythms and rhymes. Poetry exists almost solely for the purpose of expressing deep thought and emotions. You can find poem’s in books, songs, speeches, and all walks of literature. They come in a variety of f…

Last week, FFA had its annual banquet and installed its new officers after a dinner was served to FFA members and their families.

There’s something about a deep clean and purge of dust, dirt and clutter that inspires a sense of rebirth. Which must be why we traditionally tackle our clutter in the spring, as new buds bloom and newborn creatures scurry.

The Highland Community College (HCC) Library is one of 77 libraries to receive $20,000 in grant funds from the American Library Association (ALA) to purchase seven new laptops for student check-out and fifteen new computers for those without internet access.

The Highland Community College Theatre Department will present “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” at the Culbertson Auditorium Nov. 11-12 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 13 at 2 pm.

The Highland Community College Heritage Society celebrated the induction of two new members on Thursday, Nov. 12 during a special lunch ceremony at the Kirkwood restaurant.

At Wednesday’s meeting of the USD 430 Board of Education, the board accepted the resignation of Superintendent Jason Cline, a little less than a week after it was announced that Cline had accepted the same position at Columbus, Nebraska’s Lakeview Community Schools.

The USD 430 School Board met earlier this month, voting to fill the vacancy left by Horton Elementary Principal Judy Dickman's retirement, hiring Rainey Auen.  Auen is currently working with the Atchison County Community Schools and Keystone Learning Services.  

March 1, 2023 Unofficial Minutes

The USD 430 South Brown County School Board met last Wednesday, and the group took the time to honor a pair of long-tenured parts of the district’s educational history.

January 4, 2023

Hiawatha High School has announced it has completed Seatbelts Are For Everyone (SAFE) for the 2022-2023 school year.

The Hiawatha Middle and High School bands performed their final concerts of the year this month.

The Hiawatha High School vocal groups presented their final concerts of the year last week.

The Hiawatha Forensics Team competed at state competitions May 6 in Wichita and several received top ratings.

Doniphan West High School celebrated the 23 members of the class of 2023 at commencement on Saturday, May 13.