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‘What parents can do’

It can be heartbreaking when your child tells you they have been hurt by a bully, either emotionally or physically. It’s a situation that often leaves parents wondering what to do and where to turn for help. A group of parents who have experienced those situations met on Thursday evening ...

(Trick or) Treating the world a little better

A group of students from Beaty Warren Middle School is hoping to collect more than just sweet treats on Halloween. A group of fifth-graders will also be trick or treating for UNICEF. They’re hoping folks will add some spare change to their boxes as they take part in Trick or Treat on ...

Business to Business Food challenge is on

The average mid-size sedan weighs 3,351 pounds. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the average tractor-trailer combination weight is about 35,000 pounds and most payloads average about 40,000 pounds. Those numbers tend to put things in perspective when you realize that it takes about 57,000 pounds of food to feed children enrolled in the Warren County School District BackPack program for one school year. It’s that time of year to see which business can outstuff the others when it comes to filling backpacks with nutritious food that helps get students through ...

School Board meeting confronts participation decline

There are two junior high wrestling programs in Warren County School District that failed to reach the required participation numbers. At the end of the online signup period, the Sheffield and Youngsville programs were in the red — not in the probationary yellow range of 8 or 9, nor ...

WCSD teacher contract talks continue at school board

Warren County School District support staff has a new contract, but negotiations between the school board and the teachers union continue. Like the support staff contract approved by the board on Monday, the teacher contract expired June 30. There have been a number of negotiating sessions between the two groups since Dec. 18, the last being held on July 17, according to Warren County Education Association counsel Marcus Schlegel. The next session is set for Oct. 30. “Our WCEA negotiations committee members have been working very hard to find a suitable compromise that will allow ...