Turning the ship around: WC Schools begin working towards change

by MATT HUGHES

J-E News Editor

Last Tuesday night Webster County School District’s administration  officially kicked off the beginning of the school calendar year with a Leadership Summit. The theme for that meeting, and for everything the district does this year, ‘Turning the Ship Around’.

OSHA hands out $69,300 in fines to Providence busines

CORRECTION: The J-E originally reported the fines as $85,000. That number was incorrect, the actual total was $69,300. We apologize for the miscalculation.

by MATT HUGHES

J-E News Editor

Providence-based S&S Salvage, owned by Tim and Tammy Smith, and Rising Point LLC, which is co-owned by the Smiths, now face a total of $69,300 in fines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Shrinking coal severance funds limit county’s spending ability

Judge Executive Jim Townsend swears in new Dog Warden
Aaron Richmond at Monday's meeting

by MATT HUGHES

J-E News Editor

Webster County Fiscal Court was feeling the burden of shrinking coal severance funds on Monday when magistrates were asked to approve a priority list of projects for Local Government Economic Assistance (LGEA) funds to be used in the 2014-2015 fiscal year.

Cats becoming a hairy problem for Dixon residents

by MATT HUGHES

J-E News Editor

Mayor Linda Frederick told members of the Dixon Commission on Monday that cat’s were becoming a growing problem in their city, stating that at least four families had lodged complaints with the city.

Middle School progressing on schedule

by MATT HUGHES

J-E News Editor

Webster County Middle School is on track to be opened and ready for students in time for the start of the 2014-2015 school year. According to Middle School principal Cyndi Boggs, everything is currently progressing as planned.