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TinaRae Scott, long time USD 417 advocate for public education and Kansas kids, started her journey in volunteer public education service in 2005 when her daughter RaeLyn was in kindergarten. It was then that Scott became involved in PTO. Her mother and stepdad were PTA presidents and she served in college in Student Senate, so getting involved in serving in public education seemed natural.

National Newspaper Week began October 2. While this isn’t the typical holiday that most families celebrate, it does provide a good opportunity to take a moment and recognize all the ways that local newspapers make a difference in communities across America. If you’re reading this, you probably already have a good understanding of why it is important to have a healthy newspaper in your town. By subscribing to or advertising in your local newspaper, you are providing much needed support to keep trained, professional journalists covering the issues important to you. Your local newspaper is committed to being the local watchdog, covering city government, public utilities and school boards to make sure your tax dollars are being spent properly.

For some of our readers who do not travel to Cottonwood Falls often, it may be hard to imagine that the logjams in the Cottonwood River, similar to the one in the accompanying photo, are annual challenges. Bree Larson, City of Cottonwood Falls City Clerk says that some years are not as bad as this one. This year it appears a larger than normal log turned sideways against the historic bridge stanchions, whose span is narrower than modern bridges.