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Named for a former Missouri governor and secretary of the interior, David R. Francis, the town of Francis was incorporated in spring 1901.
Read moreTrent Fronterhouse and Caden Howard both won a Washington Leadership Conference scholarship! Both of these students will receive a $1250 allexpense paid trip to D.C. to meet with the best leaders from across the nation and to tour our nation’s capitol!
Read moreHere it is. Another week. Same old Corona virus. Well not really. But it does make me think of the old 1918 Spanish Flu that swept the world. In 1918 there was not much radio and no TV. News traveled slow. Grandpa probably had heard little about the flu when he boarded the train there in Wister to travel to Fort Smith for a song leader’s conference. George Boyd was the song leader at the Free Will Baptist Church there in Liberty, a nice little church next to Mountain Creek in the shadow of Wolf Mountain.
Read moreDear Athletic Support: It seems like every time I turn on the television or check my Facebook page, there’s another sporting event cancelled due to the Cornavirus. Both of my kids are athletes, and we have multiple tournaments scheduled for the spring. So far, I’ve only heard rumors of their tournaments being cancelled, but I must say I am a little hesitant to pack my family into a gym or sit too close to the other parents in the stands. Am I overreacting at this point? Or not reacting enough? — Corna-fied Mother
Read moreAdvanced classes and teacher assessments were among the items discussed Monday at an Allen School Board meeting.
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