The city of Albion is no longer standing idle on city vehicles blowing unnecessary dollars out of their exhaust pipes. On Monday, city council unanimously passed a no-idling policy for its fleet in an effort to preserve the environment and possibly put some money back into the city’s budget. The policy states that drivers of … Continue reading
>The search for an interim superintendent in Albion is thinning out but will take a few weeks longer than planned. On Monday, school board President Dan Skean announced Paula Steele and Daniel Heckman had removed themselves as candidates for the one-year position for personal reasons. Skean said Heckman, a retired superintendent from Plainwell Community Schools, … Continue reading
> The city of Albion is putting to use almost $350,000 earmarked for housing rehabilitation projects that has been sitting in a city bank account since 2000. A contract agreement finalized Monday between the city and the Community Action Agency of South Central Michigan will allow Albion residents who meet income restrictions to apply for … Continue reading
>Longer school days, new programs and more differentiated instruction are coming to Albion High School thanks to almost $2.7 million in federal school improvement funds the district was recently awarded. The high school and 23 other Michigan schools that are considered to be the state’s lowest-achieving schools were granted the money based on detailed redesign … Continue reading
>On May 7, Melissa Shaw turned her tassel at Albion College’s graduation ceremony. By May 9, she played “fitness bingo” and taught second-graders at Harrington Elementary School how to use pedometers as part of the Maymester Boundary Crossing program. As one of 30 Albion College students who implemented interdisciplinary lessons as full-time interns with Albion … Continue reading
