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SHS runner dies from crash injuries Emma Sorensen was one of six SHS students in Sept. 1 accident JEREMY JONES AND SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
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Several projects are underway at the Kettle Park West development. The multitenant building on Lot 7, at the corner of Hwys. 51-138, will feature several businesses, including a yet-to-be-announced restaurant.
Projects make progress BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group
Construction projects are moving ahead at various locations around the city, including at Kettle Park West, where a Kwik Trip convenience store/ gas station opened last week and a new hotel is scheduled to break ground next month. Construction is underway on the Nordic Ridge subdivision and an
addition to the Skaalen Residential Care campus, as well as an Aldi grocery store at the corner of Hults Road and Jackson Street. Late last year the city approved plans for a 93-room Tru by Hilton hotel with a 10,700-square-foot conference center on the north side of Jackson Street, along with a 100-unit senior housing facility on a lot next to the hotel. Development manager Dennis
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In progress Skaalen addition: To open late March/early April 2018 Kwik Trip: Opened last week Tru Hotel, KPW: October groundbreaking Nordic Ridge: Second phase starting Lot 7, KPW: October groundbreaking Aldi grocery: In progress
Rabe resigns from school board for pastoral post Applications for opening due Sept. 26 SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
The Stoughton Area school board is looking for a new member after Sara Rabe resigned Sept. 3 to join Covenant Lutheran Church in Stoughton as senior pastor. Rabe told the Hub in an email Tuesday she enjoyed her time on the board, but was called to the position at her church, which she will
start Nov. 1. “Their commitment to social justice issues within the community and abroad appealed to me, as I was looking for a new call,” she said. “An opportunit y t o s e r ve in a forward-thinking, healthy Rabe church close to home was an opportunity I could not pass up. My wife, Amy, and our three
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How to apply The Stoughton School Board is seeking letters of application to appoint a new member for a term expiring in April 2018. They must be received by the board clerk on or before 4 p.m. Sept. 26 and should be addressed to: Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Clerk, School Board Application, Administrative and Educational Services Center, 320 North St., Stoughton, WI 53589-1733. Applicants will be interviewed Oct. 2, with an appointment vote to take place immediately following the interviews. The new board member will be seated for the regular meeting at 7 p.m. Oct. 2. For information, call 877-5002.
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Committee gets more time New teacher compensation plan due next May SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
A c o m m i t t e e t a s ke d with coming up with a better teacher compensation plan two years ago has gotten more time to complete that mission. Stoughton Area School District board members voted unanimously Tuesday, Sept. 5, to extend both the committee’s timeline and scope, asking them that “all options (remain)
on the table for exploration and consideration. ” They further required the committee to provide meeting minutes within five days, as well as regular progress reports, with a May deadline to present a new plan to the board. That meeting would follow the reorganization of the board after the spring elections, in which three board members – clerk Yolibeth Fitzgibbon, treasurer Allison Sorg and president Scott Dirks will be up for re-election. Dirks also referred to the possibility of another
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Freshman Emma Sorensen was remembered this week as someone who “blessed so many people” in her short life. Sorensen died Saturday from injuries sustained in a Sept. 1 two-vehicle crash in the Town of Pleasant Springs, district superintendent Tim Onsager announced “with a heavy heart” Tuesday in a letter to parents. He said the district’s Pupil Services team has been available since the crash and “will continue to be available to our students as we all work through this difficult time.” “Our thoughts and deepest sympathies go out to Emma’s family in their time of grief,” he wrote.
“Please keep our students and their families in your thoughts this week.” A crowdfunding page for the Sorensen family had received more than $ 3 , 3 0 0 o f Sorensen its $15,000 goal as of Tuesday afternoon, even before Onsager’s announcement, with many people leaving messages of condolences and memories of Sorensen. “Emma blessed so many people in her life that has ended sooner than any of us will ever understand,” the site says. “She was beautiful inside and out and will never be forgotten. “Emma’s entire family is overwhelmed with gratitude for the amazing outpouring of love, support and prayers. They are thankful for each and every act of love and kindness they receive.”