Five years after Petrolia ISD first put forth a proposition to increase property taxes in an effort to raise revenues, voters of the now consolidated district have complied. In Saturday’s municipal and school elections, 56 percent of PCISD voters cast ballots in … [Read more...]
Petrolia CISD voters approve tax rate; Johnson retains HISD trustee seat
May 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Petrolia CISD makes fifth attempt at tax increase as early voting begins
April 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Editor's Note: This article has been corrected to reflect additional polling places in Henrietta ISD Trustees' election. For a fifth-straight year, Petrolia CISD is asking voters for a property tax increase to raise maintenance and operations revenue. The previous … [Read more...]
Tyson retires from school board
May 31, 2012 By
Billy Tyson, president of the Bellevue ISD school board, retired May 28, after 18 years of service. Tyson is a graduate of Bellevue ISD. His mother, Skeeter Tyson, served the school district for many years as a teacher’s aid, and wife, Kathy, is a teacher at … [Read more...]
Early voting underway at Henrietta, Petrolia and Byers
April 30, 2012 By
Early voting in school and municipal election began Monday and continues through May 8. Only the cities of Henrietta and Petrolia, and the Petrolia and Byers school districts will hold elections. Henrietta and Bellevue ISD trustees up for reelection are unopposed and … [Read more...]
PISD trustees fields questions about consolidation agreement
March 28, 2012 By
By Matt KeltonPioneer SentinelApproval of the voters is all that stands in the way of a local consolidation agreement between Petrolia and Byers School Districts after Monday night’s PISD school board meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to accept comments from … [Read more...]
Public consolidation meeting set
March 21, 2012 By
Petrolia ISD will hold a public meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, March 26, in the boardroom located in the Petrolia Elementary School Building, 701 S. Prairie Ave., in Petrolia. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the local consolidation agreement between Byers ISD … [Read more...]
Byers trustees answer concerns during consolidation hearing
February 16, 2012 By
By Matt KeltonPioneer SentinelByers ISD trustees held a public hearing Thursday night in an effort to address any concerns with the local consolidation agreement drafted between Byers and Petrolia school districts. The public hearing, held during a regular meeting of … [Read more...]
Petrolia trustees approve agreement with Byers ISD
February 3, 2012 By
By Matt KeltonPioneer SentinelIn a unanimous decision Thursday night, the Petrolia ISD school board approved an agreement of consolidation with Byers Schools. BISD trustees approved the same agreement in a meeting Tuesday. The next step is to take the issue of … [Read more...]
Byers board OK’s consolidation agreement; Petrolia board to meet
February 1, 2012 By
By Matt KeltonPioneer SentinelByers ISD trustees approved the proposed consolidation agreement between Byers and Petrolia school districts Tuesday night as presented by attorney Cheryl Mehl, leaving Petrolia ISD to make the next move. The Petrolia School Board will … [Read more...]
Byers, Petrolia trustees work out details of consolidation
January 27, 2012 By
By Matt KeltonClay County Pioneer SentinelWith enrollment dwindling at Byers ISD, school trustees from the fated district met with the Petrolia school board Thursday night to work out the details of a consolidation agreement. As of Jan. 19, the student population at … [Read more...]
