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EARLY REGISTRATION FOR PRE-K STUDENTS The district is offering early registration for Pre-K students entering the 20232024 school year. Parents and guardians may register PreK students at 613 E. Grand at the Board of Education building. Required documents include a birth certificate, an up-to-date shot record (or exemption form signed), and proof of residence in the form of a recent utility bill or lease agreement. Pre-registration will be held daily May 1-12 from 8 to 4 p.m.

Police Blotter

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April 22, 2023 Suspicious Person/Vehicle - At 3:36 am, the reporting party advised of a white vehicle that was sitting at the stop light at 14th and Harding for 20 minutes. Subject was moved along.

Social Security and You

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2023 Creators Syndicate Little Green Martians and Social Security I was looking through some old columns of mine and I found one from about 15 years ago with an intriguing headline: “Little Green Martians and Social Security.” I wrote that column in reaction to a news story that was running in media outlets around the country based on a poll of young people that asked a question that went something like this: “Do you believe you will have a better chance of seeing a Social Security check someday or of seeing Martians land on Earth?” And guess what? Most people answered that they figured they’d be more likely to see little green men from outer space than their promised Social Security benefits. I wasn’t surprised by those poll results.