We share the passing of Klaus Zielke Sr., 85, of St. Joseph, with tears of pleasure and sadness. On Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, at his last job site in Benton Harbor, the Lord welcomed Klaus home to heaven. He wanted to be able to continue … Read more
For schools, community growth involves more than just the influx of new pupils. They get there first. Currently, more pupils are registered at a district’s smaller, older elementary school in Clover than it can accommodate. According to Clover School District Director Sheila Quinn, Bethany Elementary … Read more
Mar. 24 – Frederick County Public Schools will redistrict five middle schools in and near Frederick City. The Crestwood Middle School expansion near Ballenger Creek, which will add 300 seats, is the cause of the redistricting. The district attempts to balance enrollment between Crestwood and … Read more
On March 13, 2023, Charles I. Spencer Sr., 84, of Laplace, Louisiana, left this world and went to live with his heavenly father. Charles, sometimes known as “Sarge,” was the oldest of six brothers born on March 22, 1938, in Homestead, Pennsylvania. Charles enrolled in … Read more
DENVER — When a 17-year-old Denver student shot two administrators, escaped to the mountains, and killed himself, Colorado teachers flocked to the state Capitol on Friday to demand more safeguards for children and school personnel. A day after children and parents gathered at the Capitol … Read more
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – March 24, 1998, began as a routine day in Arkansas, but that was before the news from outside Jonesboro arrived. It was a typically warm and sunny early spring Tuesday. Mike Huckabee, the governor, recently declared his intention to run for … Read more
The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office has opened separate investigations into allegations that two Frederick County Public School system workers had inappropriate contact with two of the school’s children. Both incidents featured students from different schools; one included a student from Frederick County Middle School, and … Read more
On Thursday, the Denver Public School District in Colorado passed a motion to temporarily lift its restriction on the presence of armed guards and police officers in classrooms. The motion was approved unanimously. The prohibition had been in force since 2021 when a spate of … Read more
LANSING — Before last month’s campus mass shooting, Michigan State University Police’s optional active violence training courses were frequently requested and rarely attended. According to university documents obtained by Bridge Michigan via a Freedom of Information Act request, an average of 842 persons per year … Read more
On Saturday, March 18, 2023, Linda Jean Garand, Ph.D., R.N., of Pleasant Hills in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, passed away. On July 28, 1958, Linda was raised in St. Albans, Vermont, as one of Armand Simeon Garand and Patricia Anne (Cook) Garand’s six children. Peter Allen Garand, … Read more