The last time Fort Osage opened a new gymnasium, David Shrout was a scrappy junior on the Indians basketball team, handling the basketball. 56 years later, Shrout was the school board member handling the oversized scissors, surrounded by the “Fort Family,” as the community celebrated the opening of its new Field House Jan. 2.
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Here is what has come of a community process that with “an overwhelming sense of pride” asked, “What was possible?” Grandview Superintendent Kenny Rodrequez said. “This is just the beginning of a journey of what’s possible for our students.”
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Step by step, the Fort Osage School District keeps working through that list of priority projects set in the district’s community-driven master plan. The latest: Groundbreaking for a new gymnasium.
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The Fort Osage school board and its constituents had a pretty big wish list for its community and its construction partners when it put two ballot issues before voters last April. Thursday morning, the first ceremonial shovels of dirt got turned for the big-ticket item — a new building for transportation, maintenance and administration.
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Several area school districts hope to gain voter support for ballot measures April 6 to improve facilities, increase security and enhance athletics and arts experiences. And Kansas City’s 1% earnings tax will also be on the ballot.
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Hickman Mills voters stamped their approval on a $30 million bond issue in a big way Tuesday. More than 80% voted yes, easily exceeding the 57% super majority that was needed to pass the no-tax-increase measure.
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While voters statewide will decide the future of Medicaid expansion in Missouri Aug. 4, Hickman Mills voters will be making a $30 million decision on the future of their public schools.
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