A look at news from around the region, as reported by weekly newspapers:
Avon
LONGTIME AVON TEACHER RESIGNS: Avon sixth-grade teacher Shelly Poppe submitted her resignation during the Avon School District's February meeting. Poppe has taught with the school district for 28 years.
The school board will begin searching for her successor, who will take over at the beginning of the 2018-19 school year.
- Avon Clarion
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Chamberlain
NEW PRINCIPAL POSITION FILLED: The Chamberlain School Board this month approved the request of current High School and Middle School Principal Rick Pearson to transfer to the newly created middle school principal position, beginning in the 2018-19 school year.
The school board will now begin advertising to fill the high school principal position.
- The Chamberlain/Oacoma Sun
Kimball
DESPERADO DAYS DISCONTINUED: The long-standing tradition of Desperado Days in Kimball was recently discontinued by the town's chamber of commerce.
The chamber determined it would not be able to find 10 volunteers to help manage bulls during the bull-riding event, and other events proved difficult to organize, so the group opted to discontinue the event. It will instead focus on making Kolache Days and the Kimball Kar Klassic larger.
- Central Dakota Times
