“The fate of Marquette Elementary – which had nearly 130 students just a few years ago – is becoming familiar in Kansas as districts cope with declining enrollment and reduced state funding.
But the dollars-and-cents reasoning behind the Smoky Valley board’s vote, which member Chris Bauer said he cast with tears in his eyes, is scant comfort to Marquette residents who fear the erosion of their community.”
http://www.kansascity.com/2014/02/16/4828301/central-kansas-town-losing-last.html#storylink=cpy