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Scio Superintendent Steve Martinelli SUBMITTED PHOTO

Superintendent Martinelli to resign

Scio School District (SSD) Superintendent Steve Martinelli has announced he will resign effective Nov. 2 after spending five-and-a-half years with the district. In an email announcement Sept. 3, Martinelli said he did not take the […]

New Scio football coach Ty Hargis (white T-shirt) watches a drill Tuesday as the Loggers get prepared for a Friday jamboree at Harrisburg. James Day

Young coach brings new energy

On a warm late-summer day at Scio High, Ty Hargis was everywhere, directing the offense at a drill, running part of the way with his players on the gassers, clapping repeatedly and checking in with […]

Scio School District

Scio SD sees mixed test scores

The Scio School District saw an increase in graduation rates and a decrease in regular attendance during the previous school year, while standardized test scores saw mixed results. The Oregon Department of Education published its […]

Local candidates on the May 16 ballot

Santiam Canyon School District  Position 4 Mary Richards, a retired district employee as well as former executive assistant to the superintendent for the North Santiam School District. She was appointed to the school board in […]