The Hartington-Newcastle School Board voted at their meeting last week to close their building in Newcastle.

Superintendent A.J. Johnson says the decision was influenced due to expected enrollment in Newcastle..

Johnson says finding staff for the building also played a role in the vote..

Johnson says they hope to find another use for the building in Newcastle…

Johnson says they will continue to use the Hartington-Newcastle school name. Newcastle is about twenty-five miles east of Hartington.