Raising their hands was never a more difficult action, but board of education members for West Elk USD 282 felt they had no more options as they voted to close Moline Elementary School and Severy Elementary at the end of this school year.

The action came at the board’s regular meeting Monday night in Howard where the consolidation of all three schools in the district will take place.

In recent years, all pre-kindergarten through sixth grade students in USD 282 have attended classes Read more