ashland

Southern Boone hires new superintendent away from Van-Far in Vandalia

Ryan Famuliner — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:01:29 +0000

The Southern Boone School District has hired a new superintendent.

Board of Education President Ellen Kesterson says Chris Felmlee stuck out among the 26 people that applied for the job. Kesterson says Felmlee is currently the superintendent in the Van-Far school district in Vandalia.

Southern Boone School District gets community input on superintendent search

Lukas Udstuen — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:09:33 +0000

After some controversy in its school district the Ashland community is working with state education officials to find a new schools superintendent for its Southern Boone School District. The Missouri School Board Association hosted a forum at the high school Wednesday night to discuss the search a new superintendent.

About 13 community members, some of them also school board members, showed up last night to offer input on the qualities required for the next Southern Boone superintendent.

Schools evacuated following gas leak in Ashland

Emily Potthast — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:38:32 +0000

Southern Boone School District students suffered no injuries after a gas leak in Ashland on Wednesday.

Third person electrocuted at Lake of the Ozarks

Associated Press — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 23:40:48 +0000

A 26-year-old Hazelwood woman has died in another electrocution near a dock at Lake of the Ozarks.

The Lake Sun Leader reports that the woman was swimming with two children near Dry Branch Cove's 4-mile marker on Saturday night when a current of electricity hit the water. The two children were not injured.

UPDATE: Two Ashland children electrocuted in Lake of the Ozarks

Ryan Famuliner — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:43:47 +0000

The State Highway Patrol says two siblings from Ashland were electrocuted Wednesday at the Lake of the Ozarks.

Two Southern Boone County school leaders resign following scathing letter

Lukas Udstuen and Xiaoyun Wu — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 20:26:23 +0000

A school district official says Southern Boone Middle School Principal Bob Simpson released a letter of immediate resignation this morning. The move comes after Simpson was placed on paid administrative leave Thursday morning.

Investigation coming into allegations in Ashland-area schools

Nick Chabarria — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:22:59 +0000

Southern Boone County School District is preparing to investigate a long list of accusations of administrative deficiencies.

Ashland considering a downtown district

Dan Molloy — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:03:19 +0000

The Ashland Planning and Zoning Commission has updated a proposal to create a downtown district. The expanded zone includes more businesses than the original 2009 plan. The proposal would establish architectural standards for a uniformed downtown area.

Selling doctors on rural communities

Harvest Public Media — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:46:19 +0000

Recruiting doctors to small towns is a chronic problem. Most places try to lure a physician by rolling out the red carpet with a big salary, a home on a golf course or other cushy perks.

Not so in Ashland, Kan., population 855, where the CEO of a tiny hospital is building a reverse recruitment model based on remote access and problems commonly found in third-world countries.