Lincoln to expand free-meals program

STANFORD — Lincoln County Board of Education will expand a federal free meals program to include more than half of the district's...

Lincoln school board rates superintendent's performance as 'nearly excellent'

STANFORD — Lincoln County Board of Education has given district Superintendent Karen Hatter a "nearly excellent" rating on an...

Lincoln principals discuss school-by-school impacts of new staff allocations

STANFORD — The Lincoln County Board of Education has finalized its new staffing allocations for the coming school year, and each of...

Nine Lincoln County High vocalists named to all-state chorus

Nine Lincoln County High School students demonstrated that they are among the best vocalists in the state by being selected to the...

Free-meal program could expand to all K-6 Lincoln students

STANFORD — Every Lincoln County student from preschool through sixth grade could be eating breakfast and lunch for free next year if...

Lincoln Board of Ed poised to raise dropout age to 18

STANFORD — Lincoln County is aiming to earn a $10,000 bonus for becoming one of the first school districts in the state to require...

Lincoln schools mull more ways to save money

STANFORD — As Lincoln County school officials continue to tighten their financial belts, they are pondering a wide variety of...

Lincoln school board doesn't take action to cut final $55,000

STANFORD — Lincoln County Board of Education members voted Tuesday night to begin standardizing the number of days many school...

Lincoln band director gets pink mohawk after students earns distinguished rating

STANFORD – The sound of success is most often a round of applause but success sounded a lot like an electric hair clipper at Lincoln...

Lincoln school district working to improve math scores within tight budget

STANFORD — Lincoln County Board of Education members approved last week a plan to spend an average of about $23,300 over six years for...

2013-14 budget cuts affecting Lincoln preschool, special education programs

STANFORD — While the Lincoln County School District is cutting the equivalent of seven positions from its general fund budget for next...

Lincoln school board votes for cut to contract days

STANFORD — Lincoln County Board of Education members approved cuts last week that will slice about $149,000 in expenses from next...

Dance has educational value for visiting Waynesburg teacher

WAYNESBURG — Students at Waynesburg Elementary School are getting an extra dose of dance this week during their arts and humanities...

Lincoln's high school graduation rate drops

Editor's note: In the print version of The Interior Journal, the first paragraph incorrectly stated that one in five students did not...

Lincoln Board of Education considers alternative ways to save $500,000

STANFORD — Lincoln County Board of Education members are now pondering multiple proposals for how to cut at least $500,000 from next...

Analysis: Lincoln schools spend less than average on admin costs

STANFORD — Lincoln County Superintendent Karen Hatter has said she looked at the potential for cutting central office positions...

Centre College President Roush speaks with Stanford Elementary students

STANFORD — Centre College President John Roush had a much younger audience than he's probably used to on March 27, when he paid a...

Source of leaks at Lincoln County Middle School may have been found

STANFORD — Administrators may have found a solution to leaks that have plagued the Lincoln County Middle School since it was built...

Lincoln schools look at $515,000 in payroll cuts

STANFORD — After all the humanity on display during Tuesday night's Lincoln County Board of Education meeting, it seemed the only...

'Sequester' creating additional budget problems for Lincoln County schools

STANFORD — Indiscriminate federal budget cuts, collectively known as the federal "sequester," are taking their own toll on next year's...