By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net
Four years after voters overwhelmingly approved a large bond issue that included a new elementary school and various projects around the district, the Independence School District will ask voters to approve $43 million in bonds for another round of districtwide improvements.
The three main priorities of the planned bond issue:
• Safety and security at building entrances.
• Playground renovations.
• Renovating performing arts spaces at the high schools and middle schools.
Like the 2017 bond issue, the measure on the April 6 ballot would not increase taxes, as the district will stay within its current bonding capacity. The district has completed all planned projects from the 2017 issue.
Butte County jury convicts Oroville man of murder
A Butte County murder trial ended on Dec. 16 in a guilty verdict. The jury deliberated a day and a half after a two-week trial.
Posted: Dec 16, 2020 11:34 PM
Updated: Dec 17, 2020 10:03 AM
Posted By: Debbie Cobb
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. - A Butte County jury Wednesday convicted an Oroville man of murder in a 2018 Berry Creek homicide.
The jury deliberated for approximately a day and a half after a two-week trial before finding Jasson Michael Stepp, 41, of Oroville, guilty of the January 4, 2018 murder of William Chrisman, 68.
District Attorney Mike Ramsey said Chrisman was found dead in front of his Berry Creek residence. He had been shot eight times and suffered blunt force trauma injuries to his head.
Robotics team has a winner
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Members of First Robotics Independence, which is the robotics team of the Independence School District, recently presented and demonstrated their robot Rogue Wire to the Independence branch of the American Association of University Women.
The team is composed of students from all three Independence School District high schools. They designed and built their robot to compete in the 2020 robotics competition season. Funding for the team came from the ISD Foundation along with grants.
In the course of creating, building and competing with the robot, the students gained practical skills such as machining, CAD and computer programming. They also improved other skills such as critical thinking, leadership and teamwork.
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According to a news release, Aareyanna Larimore was eighth in poetry at the William Chrisman Tournament.
At the Raytown South Tournament, Katherine Diaz was fifth and Andi Gooden seventh in storytelling.
The MHS debate squad is scheduled to resume competition at the Liberty and Liberty North High School Tournaments in January.