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Bypass update, raised median, speed limits

By SARAH DOOLITTLE, Four Points News

Steiner Ranch Neighborhood Association hosted a presentation about RM 620 traffic safety last week on the heels of a recent fatality in Four Points.

A month after 54-year-old Franklin Daniels died in a two-vehicle crash on RM 620 near Mansfield Dam on Feb. 22. Daniels was driving a Ford Ranger northbound on RM 620 when he lost control and slid into oncoming traffic and slammed into a Hyundai Sonota, the Texas Department of Public Safety reported. Daniels died at the scene and a man in his 60s, who was driving the Hyundai, was taken to the hospital with critical, life-threatening injuries, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.

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4 local students spell in regional bee

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

Four local students were among 47 who advanced to the Austin Regional Spelling Bee on Sunday, an event that was hosted by the West Austin Chamber of Commerce and part of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Canyon Ridge Middle School’s Akash Shah, River Place Elementary’s Ninaad Nair, Laura Welch Bush Elementary’s Avery LaRusso, and Steiner Ranch Elementary’s Mary Kate Liechty all were part of the regional event at on March 25 at the Zach Topfer Theatre.

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RRE girl youngest to climb Kilimanjaro

“I hope I remember this for the rest my life. I wrote in my journal about it every day,” said Montannah Kenney, 7, after climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro.

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

River Ridge Elementary second grader, Montannah Kenney, 7, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro over spring break and stakes her claim as the youngest female to do so.

Montannah began her trek on  Saturday, March 10 and made it to the summit on Friday, March 16 with her mom, Hollie, at her side every step of the way.

Mount Kilimanjaro located in Tanzania, Africa and is the highest free-standing mountain in the world, standing at 19,341 feet. Continue reading →

LISD, Vandegrift increases anti-vaping efforts, education

By SARAH DOOLITTLE, Four Points News

(The online edition of this story was updated March 22, 2018 at 3:18 p.m.)

The numbers of vaping infractions at Leander ISD is on the rise. This school year already, there have been more than 160 discipline incidents regarding the use of a tobacco product on campus, including e-cigarettes, and more than 30 at Vandegrift. Vaping is against school rules and it is illegal for those under the age of 18, and since it is still relatively new, LISD is grappling with the issue of e-cigarette usage on school campuses.

Vaping at school and the selling of e-cigarette paraphernalia presents a unique challenge to schools separate from the use of traditional tobacco products such as cigarettes or chewing tobacco.

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