Imagine fitting 40 students into a small converted home for schooling, then sending them to the old town bar for lunch.

By Zachary Van Brunt The Chronicle REPUBLIC - Four Ferry County school boards recently passed budgets for the 2011-12 school year.

You can hear Merlyn from a block away. In fact, if you have ever been within a 10-mile radius of his spot at Seventh and Olive, you've probably heard him.