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The Aurora Board of Education met for their monthly meeting on Apr. 5.
First, a member of the community and a parent, Paul Ward, spoke to the board regarding the loss of opportunities for students in band due to the pandemic.
Last year during the spring, contests were canceled due to the pandemic and in the fall, the majority of the band field competitions were canceled as well.
One such opportunity this year, the spring concert, had initially been canceled as well with quarantines and positive cases at that time causing enough concern for Superintendent Billy Redus to cancel it.
“That was a decision I had made,” said Redus.
Saturday, April 10, 2021
Verona use tax fails, Aurora school bond issue passes
Tuesdays election resolved numerous bi-county races, some by the slightest of margins, in a year with many unopposed races.
County clerks tallied one of the lowest voter turnouts for Aprils vote in recent years. The Lawrence County count ran 9.13 percent with a little over 2,116 votes. Barry County did even more poorly, mustering only 6.7 percent turnout or 1,483 votes. A lack of contests at the municipal level contributed to apathy among voters.
Barry County cities
Purdy
The real change occurring from Tuesdays election will take place Monday night at the Purdy City Council meeting. West Three-term Ward Alderman Brian Bowers will resign to take the oath of office as mayor