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REGIONALâChuck Comstock of Sanborn took a step back in time to help Cedar Falls author James Kenyon write about the former Sanborn High School. Comstock, who is 75, was one of a group of 14 Sanborn High School graduates and local historians whose memories of growing up and going to school in Sanborn are recorded in Kenyonâs latest book âEchoes in the Hallways: History and Recollections of 102 Closed Iowa High Schools.â The book, published Jan. 29 by Meadowlark Books of Emporia, KS, is a collection of stories from former students of closed Iowa high schools from all 99 counties. Comstock, who graduated in 1963 from Sanborn High School, and the others were interviewed by Kenyon in April 2019 when they swapped stories of favorite teachers, school dances and other traditions that ended with Sanborn High School consolidated with Hartley-Melvin School District in 1991. ....
January 27, 2021 Northwest Iowa Former school buildings in four northwest Iowa communities will be among 102 closed Iowa schools featured in a book to be released next month. According to Kansas-based publisher Meadowlark Press, the new book to be released in February by author James Kenyon features the former Maurice, Doon, Melvin, and Ocheyedan high schools. They tell us that Echoes in the Hallways: History and Recollections of 102 Closed Iowa High Schools, is a collection of stories from student alumni of closed Iowa high schools, documenting 102 institutions from Iowa’s 99 counties. Meadowlark spokesperson Tracy Million Simmons tells us that Kenyon consulted county historical records as well as interviewing former students and teachers, culminating in unique school profiles that include information ranging from the origin and growth of education in each county to sporting records, programs, and school traditions. ....
ONTARIO — A fight between two inmates at Snake River Correctional Institution last month escalated into one of the largest disturbances in recent times at the prison, according to records ....