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WAITSBURG - At the December 20 regular school board meeting, Waitsburg School District Superintendent Jon Mishra surprised school board members by tendering his resignation. Mishra cited family needs as the determining factor in his decision to leave Waitsburg.

Mishra will terminate his employment effective June 30 and said he submitted his resignation early so that the district can move forward with the search for a new superintendent.

Mishra, along with his wife, Loreena, and son, Aakash, moved to Waitsburg in 2017. His two older daughters live in Corvallis, Ore. where one attends OSU and th...