The Pawhuska School Board met for a regular scheduled meeting Monday evening and got a number of things accomplished.
All three principals were on hand talking about how things have been going throughout the semester and stressed to the board that they are working on different things to improve their respective campus for next year. Elementary Principal Byron Cowan is tinkering with a rewards system for his students to make students act better in the classroom. Cowan says he is already seeing a great improvement, as the number of referrals to the office are dropping. High School Principal Lauri Lee told her staff to contact every parent or guardian by way of phone call, e-mail, or post card by the end of the semester so that they will know how their child is doing in school. Lee said things have been going well with the parents and guardians they have been able to speak with. In personnel matters, Superintendent David Cash will serve as the girls basketball coach. The Skiatook Chamber of Commerce will be holding their monthly meeting Wednesday afternoon at the First Baptist Church of Skiatook, located at 940 W. Oak Street.
Doors open at 11:45 for networking and the lunch starts at noon. Cost is $7 per person and Skiatook Fire Chief Jim Annas will be the guest speaker. For more information, call 918-396-3702 or emailAdmin@skiatookchamber.com. The Osage County Health Department is currently operating out of a single location in Pawhuska. Larry Bergner, Administrative Director of the Health Department, was at Tuesday's Board of County Commissioners meeting asking to expand their services to Skiatook.
District Two Commissioner Kevin Pasley was in favor of the added health services in Skiatook. The office will be located at 210 Bulldog Drive in Skiatook and they will pay $850 a month in rent. The Board of Osage County Commissioners met Monday morning for a short, but productive meeting at the Osage County Courthouse in Pawhuska.
The Commissioners signed a lease agreement between the County Health Department and Virginia Young, creating more office space for the department. The space is located at 210 Bulldog Dr. in Skiatook and they will be paying $850 a month. After a review from Kellogg Engineering Inc., it was determined the speed limit should remain at 40 MPH along Javine Hill. District Two constituents had wanted it increased to 50 MPH. Commissioners signed a software license agreement with Landmark GSI. This gave the Assessors Office new software for the first time in 21 years. Also at the meeting, District One Commissioner Randall Jones was appointed to serve on the Community Sentencing Board. The next regular scheduled Board of Osage County Commissioners meeting is scheduled for next Monday at 10 in the morning. The Pawhuska School Board is meeting for a regular scheduled school meeting at 5:30 this evening at the Administration Building.
Addie Roanhorse will be sworn in as a new member of the board and then the Superintendent will give his monthly report. Campus principals will also give reports, highlighting site improvement plans and some significant changes for next year. The board will also vote to approve the updated calendar for the 2018-2019 school year. Also, there will be a lot of discussion regarding personnel. The Board of Osage County Commissioners will meet Monday morning at the courthouse in Pawhuska and a number of various items will be discussed.
There will be discussion between the health department and Virginia Young to lease office space in Skiatook for $850 a month. The Commissioners will talk about taking quotes for selling the scrap metal from the free county dump day in March. Commissioners will also talk about possibly increasing the speed limit on Javine Hill Rd. The meeting begins at 10 in the morning for those interested in attending. At around 8:30 Wednesday evening, the Osage County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic disturbance near the Oklahoma and Kansas border off of Highway 99. Osage County Sheriff Eddie Virden said once crews responded, there was nothing they could do.
The victim’s names aren’t being given out at this time and we will have more updates as they become available. In an effort to stop bullying at Pawhuska Public Schools, Superintendent David Cash invited Rachel's Challenge to the school in January. Since their presentation that showed the importance of spreading love, compassion and laughter to others, Cash says he has seen a dramatic turnaround at the school.
Rachel's Challenge is all about students finding other students doing random acts of kindness across school grounds. The event will go on throughout the end of the year and will start back up next year. Pawhuska voters went to the polls Tuesday and elected Jourdan Foran to Pawhuska City Council’s Ward Two Seat. Foran defeated the incumbent, Steve Holcombe, in the Run-off Election, 220 votes to 212.
Because neither candidate reached the percentage total needed to win in February’s General Election, the two battled it out in the Tuesday election and both candidates saw an increase in the number of votes at the poles. Foran’s term starts in May and she looks forward to getting started. Foran will serve a three-year term. Bartlesville Mayor Dale Copeland is asking residents to make a commitment to manage water resources more wisely by taking part in the Wyland National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation.
This is a non-profit community service campaign taking place through April 30 aimed at encouraging leaders to inspire residents to usewater more efficiently, reduce pollution and save energy. Last year, residents from all 50 states and more than 3,800 cities took the pledge to reduce their annual consumption of fresh water, reduce waste sent to land fills and prevent hazardous waste from entering watersheds. Copeland says the city of Bartlesville did very well last year and added there are prizes available if you sign up such asdiscounts on utility payments. To take the pledge, go to mywaterpledge.com. |
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