🌱 Could a $3,000 bonus change Chariton teachers’ plans for next year?

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• Could a $3,000 bonus change Chariton teachers’ plans for next year?

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Very windy; rain and drizzle, with a high of 46 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 37, low: 32.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 43 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Early resignation incentive approved at school board meeting (charitonleader.com) — Chariton teachers and administrators who plan to leave after the 2025-26 school year can receive a $3,000 early resignation incentive if they submit notice by Jan. 9, 2026. The school board also hired a new bus driver, approved athletic officials’ contracts, and accepted several activity-related resignations.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Centerville Girls Varsity Basketball @ Clarke
  Clarke Community Schools , 800 One Tribe Dr , Osceola
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• JH Boys Basketball vs. East Union
  Wayne High School , 102 N Dekalb St , Corydon
  4:00 pm
• HS Boys Wrestling @ POI Championships (CD)
  Central Decatur Junior-Senior High School , 1201 NE Poplar St , Leon
  4:00 pm
• Des Moines Christian Girls Varsity Basketball @ Pleasantville
  Pleasantville High School , 415 Jones St , Pleasantville
  6:00 pm
• Murray Girls Varsity Basketball @ Melcher-Dallas
  Melcher-Dallas High School , 214 S Main St , Melcher-Dallas
  6:00 pm
• JV/Varsity Girls/Boys Basketball @ Nodaway Valley
  Nodaway Valley High School , 410 NW 2nd St , Greenfield
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Knoxville Regional Livestock Auction
  Knoxville Regional Livestock , 1583 IA-5 , Knoxville
  12:00 pm
• Central Plains Stockyards LLC
  Humeston Livestock Exchange , 1026 N Front St , Humeston
  12:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• District Meeting
  Feehan's Pub , 118 Shamrock St , Melrose
  2:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Dinner — Inn of the Six-Toed Cat
  Inn of the Six Toed Cat , 200 N Central Ave , Allerton
  12:00 pm

Friday December 26

• Music Bingo at West Hill Brewing — wcedc.com
  West Hill Brewing Company , 219 W Salem Ave , Indianola
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• LifeWise Academy posted a job opening for LifeWise CDL Bus Driver in Chariton. Apply here.
• Iowa Staffing posted a job opening for Grocery Full - Time Order Filler in Chariton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chariton here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Most expensive homes for sale in Ames (charitonleader.com)

Knoxville

• Melcher-Dallas Girls Work Double OT To Beat Mormon Trail, Boys Fall To Saints (kniakrls.com)
• Rest in Peace, Todd Hoch (knoxvillestanthony.com)

Pleasantville

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