{"id":36820,"date":"2026-04-30T14:08:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T19:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=36820"},"modified":"2026-04-30T14:08:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T19:08:28","slug":"cowden-herrick-board-approves-shot-clocks-personnel-moves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/36820-cowden-herrick-board-approves-shot-clocks-personnel-moves\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowden-Herrick Board Approves Shot Clocks, Personnel Moves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Cowden-Herrick school board members have approved quotes from Nevco for shot clocks in the high school gym, and approved the tentative amended budget for the current fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p>The Board employed Robin Cooper as junior high Science teacher for the coming school year, and approved hiring Andy Nohren and Conner Vaughn as summer help. Also approved were two-year principal contracts for Tina Oldham and Brett Boehm.<\/p>\n<p>The Board also accepted resignations from Emily Boehm as a first grade teacher as of the end of the school year, Katy Noble as high school volleyball coach, Clint Lorton as junior high cross country coach, and Nicole Giles as part-time bus driver as of the end of the school year, and Jaelyn Robertson as JV girls basketball coach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cowden-Herrick school board members have approved quotes from Nevco for shot clocks in the high school gym, and approved the tentative amended budget for the current fiscal year. 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