On Aug. 28, 2024 USD 497 was given a $100,000 Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure grant to open a new bakery that will be established inside of Community Connections at Pinckney. Community Connections...

USD 497 is currently implementing the Centegix CrisisAlert System. With the goal to increase safety measures, the district has agreed to a five-year agreement with an annual recurring fee of $49,200 to...

On Feb. 27, the U.S. Department of Education launched an End DEI portal, a resource for parents, students and teachers to report acts of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion within public schools. This can...

According to Patterson Legal Group, nearly 300 Kansans are injured in bicycle accidents each year, and 21% of those accidents are caused by failure to yield by motorists. To combat this, the City of Lawrence...

On Tuesday, Feb. 18, the Kansas Senate enacted Senate Bill 63, overriding Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto 85-34. Also known as the Help Not Harm Act, SB 63 seeks to prohibit the use of state funds to promote...

During the first semester, many students received tickets for one of three reasons: parking in a reserved area, parking without a visible permit or parking in an incorrect manner, such as pulling through....

On Feb. 14, Haskell cross country coach Clay Mayes walked into a meeting with Haskell athletic director Zach Wilkerson not knowing what to expect. He walked out of the meeting unemployed and worried about...

Editor's Note: The first protest took place on Feb. 23, and has continued weekly. There is no definite end date.  On March 2, approximately 200 individuals gathered at the intersection of Ninth and Massachusetts...

With the Advanced Placement testing season looming near, it is time for students to think about beginning their preparation. This process differs from student to student, as every AP class is different...

Tonight at a school board meeting, Interim Superintendent Dr. Jeanice Kerr Swift announced the selection of Assistant Principal Tina Mitchell as the Director of Equity and Student and Family Engagement...

On Feb. 21 Jeanice Kerr Swift was named the permanent superintendent—pending official board approval—of USD 497 after over six months of serving as the interim superintendent, following Anthony Lewis’s...

On Tuesday, Jan. 7, a series of wildfires broke out across Los Angeles, California. The biggest of the seven, the Palisades Fire, began burning in the Santa Monica Mountains of Los Angeles County. Since...