Crucial time ahead for Whitehall Head Start

In early May, the Rocky Mountain Development Council (RMDC) held a meeting with parents concerned about the possibility that the Whitehall Head Start program may close. Parents and concerned citizens were informed that two issues needed to be resolved in order to ensure the program would continue for the 2017-2018 school year. The deadline given for resolving the two issues was June 5.

The first issue was finding a teacher for the program since long-time teacher Elaine Henningsen will be retired at the end of this school year. Fortunately, we are pleased to announce that a promising candida...