Normally happy hallways throughout the Unified School District 475 school system were filled with uncertainty and despair as students, K-12, gathered their personal items, books and laptops after Kansas Governor Laura Kelly ordered the suspension of face-to-face contact in Kansas Schools Wed…

Gov. Laura Kelly has just ordered all K-12 schools across Kansas closed for the remainder of the school year. More updates will be released in Thursday's edition of the Junction City Union.

The Geary County Health Department has declared, as per orders from the state, that area schools will remain closed through March 27 due to concerns over the rapid spread of coronavirus.

Friday, the Unified School District 475 extended spring break by one week in light of coronavirus and in order to keep students safe. At a special meeting Friday, USD 475 Board of Education voted unanimously in favor of paying the wages of all employees and not charging leave next week while…

The Second Chance Breakfast program has only been running since January, but that hasn’t stopped groups from all over Kansas from noticing the positive impact it is having on students.

Unified School District 475 had an extended discussion about the way district schools deal with chronic absenteeism and discipline problems and the need for a district-wide student code of conduct.

Unified School District 475 Director of Student Services Deb Gustafson grew up in the county jail.

The Unified School District 475 Board of Education has been looking at the future of the current Junction City High School building.

Test scores and graduation rates are of utmost importance to schools, including Junction City High School.

Soldiers may be soldiers for life, but they may not stay in the military for their entire careers. Many veterans find themselves in need of work after transitioning to civilian life and some of those have found themselves working as educators in Unified School District 475 buildings.

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New teachers in Junction City gathered at the Geary County Convention Center on Tuesday morning for a breakfast. The Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce put this together, joining the new teachers with current ones. They had a buffet-style breakfast to indulge in as many got to know one a…

Geary County Schools Unified School District 475 officials have announced that Veronica Wait has been hired as the new assistant principal at Seitz Elementary School.

Unified School District 475’s board has a new president.

Unified School District 475's summer lunch program began Monday. The program assists children who are in need of healthy meals during the summer months. Volunteer Phyllis Sanders is shown serving lunch at Junction City's Dorothy Bramlage Public Library. Lunches will be served at Franklin, Wa…

Unified School District 475 Superintendent Dr. Reginald T. Eggleston spoke about the importance of public education at this month’s Military Affairs Council breakfast. 

It was a special weekend as 311 seniors graduated from Junction City High School during the school’s 144th commencement ceremony. 

Dr. Beth Hudson is set to retire from Unified School District at the end of June. 

A group of Junction City High School students earned their IRS certificates for volunteering their time preparing tax returns at JCHS this year. Pictured in back, from left, are Aaron Reutzel, Caleb Baer, Migel Gonzalez, Jonah Peters and Morgan Goodwin. Pictured in the front, from left, are …

Junction City Middle School hosted a STEM Fair Wednesday night, giving its students — as well as those from nearby elementary schools — an opportunity to showcase their talents. 

Cloud County Community College’s commencement activities are scheduled to be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 17, in Arley Bryant Gymnasium at the Concordia campus. The event will recognize 342 graduates from the Geary County and Concordia campuses and outreach locations.

New Unified School District 475 Superintendent Dr. Reginald T. Eggleston hosted a listening session for community members Wednesday evening at Grandview Plaza Elementary School. A number of topics were discussed after Eggleston heard questions from those in attendance, and provided feedback. 

Approximately 600 Unified School District 475 third graders schools attended the annual third grade Ag Day this week at the Geary County Senior Center. 

Residents had an opportunity to learn about many different cultures last weekend in Junction City.

The 11th annual Kansas Kids Fitness Day provided third grade students in Unified School District 475 an opportunity to learn about the importance of implementing healthy fitness regimens in their lives at a young age. 

Unified School District 475 officials hosted an event Thursday morning that allowed community members to meet newly-appointed Superintendent Dr. Reginald Eggleston. 

Unified School District 475 officials hope the completion of a salary compensation study will help with recruitment and retention of staff.

Officials from Geary County, Junction City and Unified School District 475 met this week to discuss upcoming initiatives related to the construction of the new Junction City High School.

Dr. Reginald Eggleston will serve as the new superintendent of Unified School District 475.

Many local students are in need of additional transportation services to help them attend school events, and officials recently discussed the possibility of partnering with a local bus service.

Unified School District 475 officials will be trying out a new intruder alert system at Junction City High School.

During the November meeting of the Unified School District 475 Board of Education, then-member Carolyn Gaston called into question whether or not the decision to house the district’s bond money at Sunflower Bank was the correct one.

Ever since he started playing in the band in seventh grade, Jared Morris has loved music. All through junior high and high school, he found himself coming to school an hour or more early in the mornings just to practice his instrument — a snare drum, at the time.