🌱 Why GTRA’s finances are under outside review after community pushback

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• Why GTRA’s finances are under outside review after community pushback

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• Friday: Warmer; breezy in the morning, with a high of 84 and low of 64 degrees.
• Saturday: Breezy; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 77, low: 53.
• Sunday: Stiff winds in the morning, with a high of 75 and low of 51 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Community Voices Frustration as GTRA Launches Financial Review (northwestiowanow.com) — Graettinger-area parents are demanding answers after GTRA school officials disclosed financial discrepancies in shared services between the Graettinger-Terril and Ruthven-Ayrshire districts. A recent joint board meeting drew sharp questions about transparency and oversight, and an outside firm has been hired to review several years of records, though leaders say there’s no immediate threat to district operations.
   

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Saturday June 13

• Missoula Children’s Theatre Production of The... →
  Janice K. Lund Performing Arts Center, 300 S 18th St, Estherville
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Other local events

Friday June 12

• Softball: GTRA vs Manson-NW Webster (Varsity)
  Graettinger-Terril Middle School Graettinger, IA 51342
  7:00 pm
• Baseball: GTRA vs Manson-NW Webster (Varsity)
  Graettinger-Terril Middle School Graettinger, IA 51342
  7:00 pm

Wednesday June 17

• Softball: GTRA vs West Bend-Mallard (Junior Varsity)
  Graettinger-Terril High School Graettinger, IA 51342
  5:30 pm
• Baseball: GTRA vs West Bend-Mallard (Junior Varsity)
  Graettinger-Terril High School Graettinger, IA 51342
  5:30 pm
• Softball: GTRA vs West Bend-Mallard (Varsity)
  Graettinger-Terril High School Graettinger, IA 51342
  7:00 pm
• Baseball: GTRA vs West Bend-Mallard (Varsity)
  Graettinger-Terril High School Graettinger, IA 51342
  7:00 pm

Thursday June 18

• Softball: Newell-Fonda vs GTRA (Junior Varsity)
  Graettinger-Terril High School Graettinger, IA 51342
  5:30 pm

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Friday June 12

• Softball: South Central Calhoun vs Emmetsburg (Junior Varsity)
  Emmetsburg High School Emmetsburg Athletic Complex Softball Field
  5:30 pm
• Baseball: South Central Calhoun vs Emmetsburg (Junior Varsity)
  Emmetsburg High School Emmetsburg Athletic Complex Baseball Field
  5:30 pm
• Softball: South Central Calhoun vs Emmetsburg (Varsity)
  Emmetsburg High School Emmetsburg Athletic Complex Softball Field
  7:00 pm
• Baseball: South Central Calhoun vs Emmetsburg (Varsity)
  Emmetsburg High School Emmetsburg Athletic Complex Baseball Field
  7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Estherville

• Iowa Libertarian Laehn running for US Senate qualifies for Nov. ballot (ottumwaradio.com)
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• $8 million in FEMA funding coming to NW Iowa for 2024 flooding (kwit.org)
• Mennonite volunteers rebuild home for Spencer family nearly two years after historic flooding (ktiv.com)
• Search for Driver in Highway 18 Hit-and-Run (northwestiowanow.com)

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