Lacona NewsLocal news for Lacona, IA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.SEW expected to eliminate six positions More personnel moves could be ...- May 9, 2008 "We were balancing what we thought we needed" Six employees at the Southeast Warren Community School District were given pink slips after officials calculated that a projected budget shortfall of about $120,000 was actually closer to $300,000. The SEW ... via Des Moines Registerhttp://www.topix.net/city/lacona-ia/2008/05/sew-expected-to-eliminate-six-positions-more-p... Downtown Farmers Market expected to boom- May 7, 2008 "We've had a lot of comments from our customers over the years on the issue of dogs at the market,'" Quiet Saturday mornings are about to end in downtown Des Moines. With the opening of the farmers market at 7 a.m. Saturday in the historic Court Avenue district, thousands of visitors will descend upon a ... via Des Moines Registerhttp://www.topix.net/city/lacona-ia/2008/05/downtown-farmers-market-expected-to-boom?fromr... Close Iowa's opportunity divide- May 4, 2008 "I'm mostly doing it graduating early to get out of this school. It's an OK school, but I feel I've done everything I can, and I'm ready to go on to college" Alex Bruce will graduate from high school in the Southeast Warren school district on May 18 at the end of 11grades, offers only two upper-level math classes on campus. via Des Moines Registerhttp://www.topix.net/city/lacona-ia/2008/05/close-iowas-opportunity-divide?fromrss=1 SEW eliminates staff in wake of budget shortfall- May 3, 2008 "We have a considerable amount of budget problems" Six employees at the Southeast Warren school district were given pink slips after officials calculated that a projected budget shortfall of about $120,000 was actually closer to $300,000. The SEW school board ... via Des Moines Registerhttp://www.topix.net/city/lacona-ia/2008/05/sew-eliminates-staff-in-wake-of-budget-shortfa... |