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Although students and teachers aren’t in school this week, it doesn’t mean work isn’t being done. The concrete pad was being poured Tuesday morning for what will be a new locker room facility on the south end of the football field. The facility will serve soccer teams, junior high football teams and will also have coaches’ offices. The work is part of ongoing projects that also include a major addition to the ag barn, which sits north of the school’s softball fields. This locker room will be erected just east of the concession stand, which is also receiving major renovations. [KT&FP Staff Photo]
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