If the referendum had passed, the school district was planning to use the money for infrastructure upgrades at the high school, add some athletic facilities, and security at the elementary schools.
Voters in the Eden Valley-Watkins School District will be asked to vote Tuesday on a 12-million dollar question. The vote will decide whether or not the district can make district-wide improvements and better maintain existing facilities.
Instead of using her money for a retirement party, a longstanding Eden Valley-Watkins Elementary teacher left a lasting gift for future students. Mary Huberty taught in the Eden Valley-Watkins area for the past 28 years. She retired this spring and wanted to leave a positive gift for future students.
Investigators have located the woman who posted a suspicious Facebook message that prompted a lockdown at a central Minnesota school district Wednesday. Schools in Eden Valley-Watkins were locked down after the words "I see dead people" appeared next to a picture of the school.
A central Minnesota school district was under lockdown Wednesday after a possible threat was posted on Facebook. Eden Valley-Watkins Superintendent Larry Peterson says the high school principal saw the possible threat posted on the school's page sometime late Tuesday or early Wednesday.