Strike Continues At Ottawa High

After around two hours of meeting, the Ottawa High School Board and teacher’s association was again unable to come to a new contract agreement.

The teacher’s union claims the board walked out of negotiations an hour and a half after getting a new proposal.  Union President Glenn Weatherford says the board “is locked into its anger”.  He claims the impasse is no longer about salary and insurance but the board wanting to break the teacher’s union.

Board President George Hupp says concessions were made with salary and health insurance and wants the board’s proposal voted on by all the teachers, not just those on the negotiating team.  Hupp says as long as school is back in session on or before Wednesday, there won’t be “dock days” for days missed during the strike.

St. Bede Grad Takes National Stage

St. Bede graduate J.A. Happ will start tonight’s playoff game for the Philadelphia Phillies.

Happ will take the mound after pitching in relief in game two of the playoff series against the Colorado Rockies.  Happ won 12 games in the regular season.

First pitch is scheduled for 9:07 in Denver.  The game is on TBS.

Investigation At Bureau Valley

The Bureau Valley School Board is investigating actions of a school employee.

According to a school press release, the board is investigating a personnel issue but information is being given into who’s being investigated or why.  The release did say that no current or former students are involved and no students or staff is at any risk.

The news came after a lengthy closed session meeting Thursday night.