WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced this week that 30 Oregon counties will receive more than $47.7 million in federal payments under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act for schools and road maintenance, youth job training, wildfire prevention, watershed restoration and habitat conservation. These funds, more than $2.56 million of
Seven school districts have been awarded a combined $2.4 million in competitive grants.
After facing a needed $3.75 million budget reduction that led to the closure of Hills Elementary, the Iowa City Community School District also saw millions in losses from private school vouchers this year. The district board of directors voted on Tuesday to approve its budget for fiscal 2025, which has declined since the previous year.
Two high schools in Lake County ranked among the top 10 in Illinois in a new study from U.S. News & World Report ranking high schools across the country. U.S. News & World Report released its 2024 Best High Schools rankings earlier this week. The rankings evaluate nearly 18,000 eligible public high schools at the […]
The skin toasted Australian Minister of Defence, Richard Marles, who resembles, with each day, the product of an overly worked solarium, was adamant. Not only will Australians be paying a bill up to and above A$368 billion for nuclear powered submarines it does not need; it will also be throwing A$100 billion into the coffers of More
(From the Ohio Department of Transportation) It’s spring, it’s Earth Day, and it’s all happy – until you see litter, and you’re reminded of the human problem that haunts us all. “Our highway crews are out on litter patrol all year, even through the winter when conditions allow. But come spring, litter reveals itself even more,
(The Center Square) – Ohio plans to spend nearly $2.5 million in taxpayer money to teach low-income teenagers how to drive. The Drive to Succeed Scholarship Program handed out grants to 35 school districts and government agencies to provide driver training scholarships to eligible teen drivers across the state. The program began in 2022 to help teenage drivers whose families can’t afford the cost of a driving school. The money is expected to help 5,500 students in...
Biden Spending $300 Million On Sanctuary Cities Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is distributing $300 million to sanctuary cities that provide services like shelter and food to illegal immigrants amid a massive increase in incursions across the southern border. The $300 million in grants will be provided through the Shelter and Services Program (SSP), according to an April 12 press release. SSP offers funding to...
JUNCTION CITY (KSNT) - Some schools in Geary County will have new leadership starting the school year this fall. Friday morning, the Geary County Schools USD 475 Board of Education approved the hiring of two new elementary principals. Daniel Dinkel is the next principal at Lincoln Elementary and Abby Allen will be the principal at []
A Charlotte man tried his luck on a $20 scratch-off and won a $2 million prize.
Trash on roadsides is becoming a multi-million dollar problem -- one ODOT reports it spends $10 million per year to clean up.
More than two million tourists visited the country from January to March this year, according to the Department of Tourism.