GALION — The City of Galion will be holding a Community Clean Up Day on Saturday, June 9 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be dumpsters set up in the parking lot across from the Galion Fire Department on Liberty Street. Galion residents may dispose of household trash and tires. Limit of 10 […]
Posted inOpinion
Ohio’s addiction solutions have their own issues, too
Give Ohioans time to listen to one another and they are capable of developing a plan to turn around the addiction crisis. So why isn’t it happening? Journalists from the Your Voice Ohio media collaborative of nearly 40 print, radio, television and web news outlets met with several hundred people across the state from late […]
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#SXSW419 to host public forum May 31 at The Ren
MANSFIELD — The #SXSW419 group will host a public forum at the Renaissance Theatre Thursday, May 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. The group of 15 participants will give an overview of what they learned during the March trip to South by Southwest Conference held in Austin, Texas. The participants will give an update on […]
Posted inArea History
Then & Now: The B&O depot(s) in Lexington
During the era when the B&O Railroad passed through Richland County, every town along the way had a station. Of them all, the only original one left standing is the Lexington Station, built around 1913. After the last train passed through town in 1987 the depot was repurposed as the Lexington Senior Civic Center, and […]
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Galion Community Foundation presents local scholarship awards
GALION -– The Galion Community Foundation (GCF) held a special, invitation-only ceremony to award 20 scholarships to Galion High School seniors May 7. The amount of scholarships presented during the evening totaled more than $33,000. Graduating Galion seniors who received scholarships included: Tyler Harris (The Phillip Bunyard Scholarship); Kirsten Wagoner (The William & M.J. Bradfield […]
Posted inAshland Source, Education
Ashland City Schools crafts action plan for strategic goals
ASHLAND – Community members, staff, administrators and board members met Monday to begin fleshing out a plan for achieving Ashland City Schools’ strategic goals. Through a recent strategic planning process, the district identified its top five goals as communicating consistently, preparing students for life after graduation, providing student support, fostering professional development and developing dynamic […]
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Ashland City Schools’ strategic planning meeting
strategic planning 3.jpg The quality staff teaching and learning subcommittee of the Ashland City Schools strategic planning core team discusses professional development opportunities for teachers. strategic planning 2.jpg strategic planning 4.jpg strategic planning 5.jpg
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Richland Bank selects Beth DeLaney for its board of directors
MANSFIELD – Richland Bank President, Chris Hiner, announced the election of Beth DeLaney as a new director to the Richland Bank advisory board after the April meeting. “We are very excited to welcome Beth to our board,” Hiner said. “She brings extensive experience as owner of Spherion Mid-Ohio. Her skills will be a great asset […]
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Bucyrus senior finds college courses rewarding
BUCYRUS – Samantha Murtiff, a senior at Bucyrus High School and member of the Class of 2018, would happily tell anyone who asks that the College Credit Plus program is definitely worth the effort. Murtiff has earned 15 college credit hours and saved her family $7,500 in tuition costs when she enrolls in the Exercise […]
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Ashland University Coburn Gallery exhibition opens May 18
ASHLAND – The Coburn Gallery at Ashland University has scheduled the opening of a national juried exhibition titled “Ode to Degas,” which will run from May 18 to June 17, 2018, in the Coburn Art Gallery. The exhibition is family friendly and admission to the reception is free and open to the public. This exhibition […]