School In Olyphant

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Forty years ago, on February 10, 1977, the state condemned a school in Olyphant. A few weeks later, they condemned a school in Dickson City. This affected students in the Mid-Valley graduating classes of 1977 through 1987, which is more than one thousand people. Many local residents remember split sessions, and classes in the basement of St. Patrick’s Church, but they may not know why this happened, or how this could have been avoided.

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