JGISD NEW STAFF There will be some new faces this year at Jayton schools. New staff members are Nathan Branum, coach and elementary math; Kayla Gonzalez, school secretary; and Jeremy Holmsley, new band director. | JAYBIRD MEDIA PHOTO
None injured in Aug. 7 turbine-trailer rollover in Spur; vehicles removed, pavement restored in two-day response
Thu, 08/13/2026 - 05:19
“JESUS SAVES,” read the sign on the front of an apartment building at the curve of Spur’s Hill Street, its busy Highway 70, beside which 230,000 pounds of steel and rubber had just come to rest after a wind-turbine rig’s trailer broke loose and overturned Friday afternoon.
TOP 10 IN NATION JGISD FFA’S Ben Baldridge and Kirby Miller are officially top 10 in the nation. They received word that their agriscience fair project was selected and they will be interviewing for their top 10 placing in the Environmental Sciences/Natural Resource Systems category. The boys will compete in the virtual interview in September and then travel to Indianapolis, Indiana to walk the stage at Lucas Oil Stadium during the 99th National FFA Convention in October. | COURTESY PHOTO
NATIONAL FFA
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COOL FIREFIGHTERS turned out for a hot day on the Spur links in more colorful duds than when they’re on fire duty.
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TOP 10 IN NATION JGISD FFA’S Ben Baldridge and Kirby Miller are officially top 10 in the nation. They received word that their agriscience fair project was selected and they will be interviewing for their top 10 placing in the Environmental Sciences/Natural Resource Systems category. The boys will compete in the virtual interview in September and then travel to Indianapolis, Indiana to walk the stage at Lucas Oil Stadium during the 99th National FFA Convention in October. | COURTESY PHOTO
TOP 10 IN NATION JGISD FFA’S Ben Baldridge and Kirby Miller are officially top 10 in the nation. They received word that their agriscience fair project was selected and they will be interviewing for their top 10 placing in the Environmental Sciences/Natural Resource Systems category. The boys will compete in the virtual interview in September and then travel to Indianapolis, Indiana to walk the stage at Lucas Oil Stadium during the 99th National FFA Convention in October. | COURTESY PHOTO
JGISD NEW STAFF There will be some new faces this year at Jayton schools. New staff members are Nathan Branum, coach and elementary math; Kayla Gonzalez, school secretary; and Jeremy Holmsley, new band director. | JAYBIRD MEDIA PHOTO
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