Better name, same KAPE
STAFF REPORT A new grant has prompted a refresh of the what was formerly known as the Koochiching Area Prevention Education, or KAPE. The coalition… Login to continue reading Login…
Education
Board considers task force report
By LAUREL BEAGERLBeager@cherryroad.com A recommendation to ask voters for about $13.5 million to fund major building systems and address safety and security at the elementary… Login to continue reading Login…
Dedication recognizes teacher’s legacy
By LAUREL BEAGER LBeager@cherryroad.com Katherine Perala’s teaching legacy will live on in St. Thomas Aquinas School’s new preschool. A grand opening there Tuesday celebrated Katherine… Login to continue reading Login…
Grand opening recognizes legacy
STAFF REPORT Katherine Perala’s teaching legacy will be recognized Sept. 5 as St. Thomas Aquinas School celebrates the grand opening of its new preschool. A… Login to continue reading Login…
‘Community Steps’ provides new shoes and haircuts
STAFF REPORT Thirty-three local children will head back to schools in a couple weeks with new shoes and fresh haircuts, thanks to the first ‘Community… Login to continue reading Login…
Coca-Cola scholars application open
STAFF REPORT The Coca-Cola Scholars Program, the largest corporate-sponsored, achievement-based scholarship program in the country, is now accepting applications from high school seniors to become… Login to continue reading Login…
Saving back-to-school shopping receipts
STAFF REPORT Back-to-school time can also be tax savings time for Minnesota families who save receipts on school supply purchases. The Minnesota Department of Revenue… Login to continue reading Login…
UWNEMN’s Lunch Buddies mentoring program doubles in size
UNITED WAY When Derek DuSold volunteered to mentor a local elementary student “as a favor to a close friend” last school year, he had no… Login to continue reading Login…
Start school year ‘on the right foot’
STAFF REPORT Apply by Aug. 1 Forty local children will start off on the right foot for this upcoming school year when United Way of… Login to continue reading Login…
Board rejects hockey co-op
By LAUREL BEAGERLBeager@cherryroad.com The International Falls School Board Monday unanimously rejected a request to approve a cooperative agreement with Cornerstone Christian School for boys hockey,… Login to continue reading Login…