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TWO SCHOOLS REPORTED ON LOCKDOWN WEDNESDAY

By Jon Mayhew
DENVER

Two schools in eastern Lincoln County were on lockdown
Wednesday according to officials with Lincoln County Schools.

According to spokesperson Belinda Branson, students at
Catawba Springs Elementary noticed a man wearing camouflage
in the woods.

“The students were all taken inside and the school was placed
on lockdown,” said Branson, adding East Lincoln High School
was also placed on lockdown.

Authorities with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
The lockdown was lifted and students in both schools were able
to leave at the normal times.

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