As century-old Davis Elementary closes, vote decides fate of new school

After 107 years in operation, Davis Elementary will close at the end of this academic year, following a Jan. 8 school board vote by the Grinnell-Newburg Community School District. Superintendent Lisa Beames said during a Feb. 11 community meeting that Grinnell’s other elementary schools, Fairview and Bailey Park, are inadequate replacements on their own. As...