S.D. BROOKINGS – Klint Willert, the superintendent of the Brookings School District, announced his resignation to the Brookings School Board on Wednesday night. He will leave his position on June 2 of this year. At Brookings, Willert had been in charge of his post for eight years. After holding an executive session, the school board … Read more
On March 20, 2023, Ty Ramond Somers, 48, of Davenport, Iowa, died suddenly at home. A memorial service will be performed later; cremation has already taken place. Gibson-Bode Funeral Home in Port Byron handles the family’s funeral arrangements. The son of Shirley Jean Sutton and Willard Everett Somers, Jr., Ty was born on August 22, … Read more
Asian American high school students in Boston are more likely than other students to feel disregarded and ostracized, according to a recent study on their experiences. Researchers evaluated survey findings from six Boston Public School (BPS) high schools with at least 10% Asian American students. They discovered that while most Asian American students did well … Read more
DETROIT — In a ground-breaking case of parental criminal culpability for a child’s actions, the state appeals court declared Thursday that the parents of a teenager who killed four pupils at a Michigan high school could be tried for involuntary manslaughter. According to the appeals court, the murders would not have occurred if Ethan Crumbley’s … Read more
The island of color in the midst of the yard contrasts sharply with the heavy hearts burdening Sumter all week. On Thursday afternoon, many bright floral arrangements, plush animals, including an orange Tow Mater from “Cars,” and other mementos of remembrance heaped up in front of the house on Whitetail Circle. The display was a … Read more
DALLAS — A 17-year-old was shot and killed in Old East Dallas on Wednesday, according to Dallas police. According to the Dallas Police Department (DPD), officers were called to the 600 block of North Prairie Avenue at 9:10 p.m. on Wednesday about a person found unconscious on the street. According to the police, a driver passing … Read more
A man whose son was killed in the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting was arrested Thursday after disrupting a joint subcommittee hearing by Republicans in defense of Second Amendment rights. Manuel Oliver, 55, was detained in the Rayburn House Office Building on Thursday, according to a Capitol Police spokesman, after he “disrupted and … Read more
On March 9, 2023, Myrtha Castellvi, 88, of Bolingbrook, Illinois, passed away. She was born to Mirta Aguiar and Fernando Casado in Santiago, Cuba, on November 16, 1934. Loving mother to Robert (Laura) Castellvi, Paul (Alicia) Castellvi, and Margaret (Jay) Bucsa. Grandma of Mathew and Nathan (Morgan) Castellvi, Jay Bucsa, Jeffrey, Jonathan, Justin, Jordan Bucsa, … Read more
AUSTIN — Following the mass shooting on May 24 that left 19 children and two teachers de@d, parents in Uvalde can now see what the new elementary school that will replace Robb Elementary will look like. The new campus is expected to accommodate 800 students. That is about twice as big as Robb Elementary. The … Read more
EAST LANSING —Five months before the massacre that left eight students de@d on the Michigan State University campus, two faculty members voiced their concerns to the school’s administrators about the absence of door locks in campus facilities. At a board planning meeting on September 8, Stephanie Anthony, vice chair of the Faculty Senate and the … Read more