Missouri’s governor is praising plans to build a new tech center in fast-growing Ashland, saying it ties-in with his focus on workforce development. Governor Mike Parson predicts Ashland’s tech center will create a pipeline of skilled workers in the region. “When you see Ranken community college is now coming down here, technical college coming down …
(AUDIO): State Rep. Sara Walsh joins “Wake Up Columbia” to discuss planned Ranken Tech campus in Ashland
State Rep. Sara Walsh (R-Ashland) represents Ashland, which is one of Missouri’s fastest-growing communities. She attended Tuesday’s workforce summit, where leaders discussed a planned new tech center to meet the Ashland region’s need for more skilled workers. Representative Walsh notes recruiters were in the audience, and that the state Office of Administration (OA) is looking …
Missouri’s governor to kick off Tuesday workforce summit in Ashland
Missouri’s governor will deliver opening remarks Tuesday in Ashland, at a workforce summit aimed at meeting the area’s growing need for technically skilled workers. A project aimed at building a center to train high school students and adults has received a $4-million federal grant. The Ashland-area community is now working to raise an additional $3-million. …
Southern Boone School District rescinds mask requirement
Southern Boone’s School Board in Ashland has voted to remove the mask requirement policy, which means that masks are no longer required to be worn in all buildings. The new policy takes effect immediately. The Board held a special meeting Thursday night, about 12 hours after Southern Boone Middle School imposed a mask requirement there. The …
UPDATE: 14-day mask mandate in effect at Southern Boone middle school
Increasing COVID cases and quarantines at Southern Boone Middle School in Ashland have prompted the district to require masks effective this (Thursday) morning. Southern Boone Middle School principal Justin Griffith has written a letter to parents, saying the 14-day mask requirement will end on October 6. He says it’s being done because the middle school …