http://www.dailyindependent.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:14:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_324230241.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_324230241.html "We are No. 1, where learning is fun!” Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:13:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_324225412.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_324225412.html With a generous load of food in cans, boxes and bags collected before the annual Russell Turkey Trot, organizer Ruthie Lynd says students at Russell High School have been especially generous despite tough economic conditions within the community. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:27:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_322233431.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_322233431.html Anti-tobacco advocates saw some positive results of their efforts Wednesday morning at a local school. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:45:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_321234129.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_321234129.html Three years after area college presidents gathered on a barge in the middle of the Ohio River and agreed to collaborate in boosting enrollment, all remain enthusiastic about their agreement. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:23:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_316222644.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_316222644.html The sounds of Christmas drifted through the halls of Worthington Elementary School Thursday afternoon. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:39:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_312231459.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_312231459.html Students were painting themselves into history at Boyd County Middle School on Friday morning. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:19:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_312000902.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_312000902.html Autumn Fields had never played Scrabble before Wednesday.Lucky she had her big sister to show her how. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:43:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_303134438.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_303134438.html School districts may not have to continue taking financial hits from high absenteeism caused by influenza outbreaks. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:43:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_300232947.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_300232947.html One of the leading violinists in the world was in Ashland on Tuesday to perform with a group of college students Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:50:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_292095055.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_292095055.html Eastern Kentucky schools are good examples of how the United States can regain its lead in education, the state’s top education official said Friday. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:51:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_291000924.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_291000924.html It was an assignment Tom Sawyer would have loved.It involved bringing forbidden materials into the classroom and using them to re-tell his own story.The students in Kim Dearing’s sophomore English class at Russell High School brought their cell phones in and used their text-messaging features to write new lines of dialogue between characters in the classic novel of boyhood mischief. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:24:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_287101847.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_287101847.html Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear was in Russell Wednesday morning to talk about a new state-wide dental initiative that will train dental professionals to work with patients younger than 6-years-old. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:04:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_271200138.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_271200138.html Every Wednesday night after she and her parents have supper at her grandparents' house, Logan Prysiaszniuk heads downstairs to her workshop. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:08:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_263235449.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_263235449.html Valerie Ellis is standing in the middle of Hudson’s Bay, about five feet from a visitor in the vicinity of Kamloops, British Columbia. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:54:00 +0000 http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_264065407.html http://www.dailyindependent.com/schools/local_story_264065407.html Students at Mason County Area Technology Center have installed a wind generator.