Knights and Cougars Compete at EHC in Tekamah - Oakland Independent and The Lyons Mirror-Sun

It takes a village and Burt County proves it - Oakland Independent and The Lyons Mirror-Sun

There’s an old proverb—often attributed to African origins—that says, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Those words came to mind recently as I stood in the Oakland-Craig elementary office, visiting with a couple of educators who helped raise my own three sons. It struck me in that moment just how much of their story—and the story of so many students—was shaped within those walls. Truth be told, it could have been any school office in the co…