MADISON TOWNSHIP — It was apparent from the beginning, the Madison Township Advisory Board’s June 12 meeting would be contentious. During the adoption of the April 10 meeting minutes, board member Dawn Horock questioned the way board secretary Matthew Pranger ...
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MARTINSVILLE — Going into Martinsville’s school board meeting last Thursday, there was nothing on the agenda under the header of old business. Instead, Martinsville Superintendent Eric Bowlen filled the space with an impassioned, 25-minute defense of investing in the district’s ...
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MADISON TOWNSHIP — Madison Township Trustee Larry Ellis said last Friday that progress in being made to reopen the closed fire station on Kitchen Road. The township closed the station last year due to problems with the building and the concrete ...
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MARTINSVILLE — The MSD of Martinsville school board just made taking care of sick children a lot easier for the next school year. The board unanimously approved a medical telehealth services agreement with Nurses Direct Connect at its meeting last ...
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MADISON TOWNSHIP — It appears that there are several very unhappy people in Madison Township. The meeting of the Madison Township Advisory Board and trustee Larry Ellis last Thursday was standing room only as residents and firefighters packed the training ...
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MARTINSVILLE — A long MSD of Martinsville school board meeting, filled with occasionally tense discussion about where grant funding comes from, ended in tears last Thursday after a Martinsville teacher gave an impassioned plea for more mental health services for ...
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High court sidesteps transgender debate in schools for now WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has opted not to hear an appeal from the Metropolitan School District of Martinsville (MSD), effectively ending its legal battle. ...
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Transgender lawsuit leads to ongoing challenge by MSD MARTINSVILLE — After the U.S. Court of Appeals rejected its petition in August to overturn a lower court’s ruling, the Metropolitan School District of Martinsville may now be headed to the highest ...
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Early estimate shows 60 percent increase to debt service levy MARTINSVILLE — The Metropolitan School District of Martinsville (MSD) will be raising taxes, the only question that remains is how much. Last Thursday evening, the school district hosted four back-to-back ...
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