The Edwards County School Board meets st 7 this evening at the science room of the West Salem Grade School. Under new business, the board will review and
The Edwards County School Board wasted no time Monday night getting into a presentation by Xavier Martinez concerning a safety film to cover the doors at the
An Edwards County Teen is dead following a motorcycle accident in Richland County that happened on Monday. Not much is available on the accident at this time, but according to the Edwards County Coroner's Office, the name of the teen that passed away in the accident is David Walkenbach. Walkenbach was a resident of West Salem and had just concluded his freshman year at Edwards County High School. Officials with the Edwards County Schools have announced that grief counselors will be available from 9 AM until 12 noon today to talk with students at West Salem Grade School. Officials have also said that students may also contact Laura Holder or Kelley Biggs over the phone at 618-445-2325 if a future conversation is needed.
The students of the West Salem Grade School as well as the Albion Grade School have been raising funds to help the students of the New Hebron Christian School in Crawford County. New Hebron is about 3 and a half miles south of Robinson in Crawford County. The area saw devastation from an EF-3 Tornado that moved through on the evening of March 31st in Crawford County as well as Sullivan County, Indiana. According to officials with West Salem Grade School, they say at least $1,278.51 in coins were made, filling a 5 gallon bucket. A $500 donation from Steve and Evan Thomson of Country financial plus several other donations made the final total of the donation $3,196.48. School officials say they are proud of their students and staff who contributed to the fundraiser as the lesson learned for students was to help out their neighbors in need. A check will be delivered to the New Hebron Christian School, where the funds will go to help those who were affected by the tornado.