The Hartley Sentinel-The Everly/Royal News - Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

Marlana Tewes is familiar with the walls and halls that make up Clay Central/Everly Elementary, as she once walked them as a middle school student years ago.

Tewes has found it hard to stay away. She started her career in education 11 years ago teaching Spanish at Ruthven-Ayrshire, then held a shared position as the CC/E High School counselor before heading to Graettinger-Terril as the district’s Spanish teacher and elementary counselor. She returned to CC/E in 2014 and has remained ever since.

“This was an easy choice for me,” said Tewes. “I was born and raised here and now I am...