Tonight there will be a Public Forum put on by the vote yes committee on the JUMP Proposition, a no tax increase bond that will be on the April 2nd ballot. The public is welcomed and encouraged to attend the event beginning at 6pm tonight at the Bridge located 1122 S Main. Superintendent Dr. Logan Lightfoot, upcoming Assistant Superintendent Phillip Pohren, and Football Coach Matt Webb will be on hand to answer questions and share renderings & information on the project. There is a survey on the JUMP proposition Facebook page that the committee would like to have the public fill out as well.
MODOT has announced that beginning on Tuesday April 2nd Road crews will be out resurfacing portions of US Route 71 on the north and southbound lanes from the intersection of Business 71 near Maryville to the intersection of Route T near Savannah. Crews will be working Monday through Saturday until its expected completion this fall.
Delays in opening the FAFSA online for college bound students to apply for student aid have left many concerned that they will not receive financial aid offers before deciding where to go to college. FAFSA, which stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid, is usually launched on Oct. 1, but last year the U.S Department of Education announced that the application would be available on Dec. 31st. Since the form went live, fewer than five million forms have been submitted. That’s less than 1/3 rd of the 18 million forms submitted during the 2020 to 2021 application cycle. Filing in the State of Missouri is down by 38% this year sending a message that not as many high school graduates will be headed to college in the fall.
