The weather outside might be cold and snowy, but inside the gymnasium at Dowds Elementary in Shelby, it looked like a day at the beach. Students and staff of all grades celebrated their annual “Beach Day” on Thursday, where everyone dressed up in tropical attire and students enjoyed their lunch picnic-style on their beach towels. […]
Brittany Schock, Staff Reporter
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Janice Wyckoff named Clear Fork Valley superintendent
Clear Fork Valley Local Schools appointed a new leader to its helm when Janice Wyckoff was officially named superintendent during a special Board of Education meeting Wednesday evening. In a unanimous vote followed by a round of applause, the board offered Wyckoff a warm welcome to the district. Board president Jim DeSanto stated the board […]
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St. Peters’ elementary students learn Olympic history
As the 2014 Winter Olympics come to a close in Sochi, students in Sarah Johnson’s second-grade class at St. Peter’s Elementary got to see a piece of Olympic history up close this week, courtesy of Sarah’s grandmother Martha Johnson. On New Year’s Day in 2002, Martha had the honor of carrying an Olympic torch on […]
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Red Cross prepares agencies for responding to casualties
Emergency management and health professionals gathered at The Ohio State University’s Mansfield campus on Wednesday for a workshop regarding transportation and mass casualty incidents. The workshop was hosted by the Richland County American Red Cross. Almost 20 people attended the workshop, which focused on the operations of a Family Assistance Center. Information regarding the Red […]
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Crestview Board of Education keeps students moving
Physical activity for students of all ages was a recurring theme of discussion at Crestview’s Board of Education meeting on Monday night. For Crestview Elementary School’s Physical Education teacher Amy Stine, the impact of physical activity on learning is not to be understated. “We have to teach these kids differently,” said Stine in a presentation […]
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Legislation to extend calamity days in Ohio postponed
With Ohio in the middle of one of the most brutal winters in years, many schools in Richland County and around the state are long past their allotted five calamity days for the current school year. On Jan. 27, Gov. John Kasich urged the Ohio General Assembly and Ohio Department of Education to work together […]
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Helicopter and aerial saw take a test run at local campus
The thought of a saw suspended from a helicopter may not sound like a real thing at first. In fact, it may bring to mind a scene from the 1999 James Bond movie “The World Is Not Enough,” where a rather ominous helicopter with circular saw blades is chasing the spy. However, a North Carolina-based helicopter […]
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Avenue Q puppets and actors ready to open Friday night
In a show referred to by many as “Sesame Street for adults,” the Renaissance Theatre’s production of “Avenue Q” is set for opening night on Friday, Feb. 14. Both actors and puppets alike have been hard at work since December rehearsing the coming-of-age parable for a younger adult audience. “Really it’s a parable of life, […]
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Color Blaze 5K comes to Mansfield in May
The Richland County Fairgrounds will host a rainbow of runners on Saturday, May 17 when the Color Blaze 5K comes to Mansfield. The 3.1-mile race will take participants around the fairgrounds and through various puffs of color, decorating runners from head to toe in edible and biodegradable colored cornstarch. A portion of the proceeds from […]
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MedCentral’s Heart to Heart Gala highlights heart care
Guests at MedCentral’s fourth annual Heart to Heart Gala were seeing red Saturday night at the Kehoe Center in Shelby as they gathered to celebrate MedCentral’s excellence in heart care. Every corner of the second floor ballroom was decked out in red drapery, red centerpieces, and bathed in red light. The guests themselves added to […]