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Many area pools set to open this weekend for season

If you’re looking to get a jump on summer by jumping in a swimming pool, you’re in luck. Most local city pools are ready to open this weekend for those who want to enjoy the holiday poolside. Highs are forecast to be in the low to mid-80s, although a chance for showers and thunderstorms will be present throughout the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

Officials of two school districts: McCune school closed — period

Two school districts will not pursue the possibility of redrawn boundaries and a transfer of ownership of the McCune Attendance Center, their superintendents say. School board presidents and superintendents from both districts spoke last week after a group of patrons from the Southeast School District approached the Oswego School Board about saving the school from closure.