RENO COUNTY -There was no school Friday in the USD 310 school district due to an outbreak of two illnesses sweeping through the schools. The district includes the communities of Abbyville, Arlington, Langdon, Plains, Sylvia and Turon.

Over 20% of the district students either stayed home Thursday or were sent home at some point during the day, according to the school web site.

This break from class was to give the district staff an opportunity to concentrate on a thorough cleaning of all areas as well as limit the exposure of illness to healthy students and staff.

The High School Vo-Tech route running to take students to Hutchinson Community College Friday class and the high school basketball teams happened as normal.