The Ontario Board of Education met in regular session Tuesday evening, hearing from Stingel Elementary teachers regarding technology implementation in the classroom. Stingel Elementary Principal Mike Ream introduced the team teachers of a third grade class, Mike Buttil and Alecia Schalmo, noting that the class they teach is “self-contained” and houses students with learning disabilities. […]
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Local couple celebrates 33 years of love and marriage
Thirty-three Valentine’s Days ago, on a balmy winter evening in the Ontario Christian Fellowship Chapel, a couple vowed to spend the rest of their lives with each other. And to this day, they are still fulfilling that promise. Gunther and Jayne Stahlke of Springfield Township first met at a Christian camp in Indiana eight months […]
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Installation of Ontario’s new equalization tank almost complete
Ontario’s new equalization tank off of Rock Road is nearly complete, according to city engineer Linda Timmer. Located just north of the intersection of Rock Road and Park Ave. West, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-mandated tank was created to eliminate overflows of the sanitary sewer system at the Rock Road lift station. The tank […]
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Reformatory hosts murder mystery to benefit Relay for Life
In support of Relay for Life of Richland County, the Ohio State Reformatory is hosting a murder mystery dinner theatre on Thursday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. “You Have the Right to Remain Dead,” written by Pat Cook and directed by Gregg Ashbrook II, takes the audience on a trip to a small community theater group […]
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Sheriff’s Deputy Schivinski assigned to METRICH unit
Richland County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Steve Schivinski has been assigned to the METRICH Enforcement Unit as a fulltime detective. “We know that there’s a big drug problem in Richland County and we think that we’re better off to work together to solve a lot of these problems,” said Sheriff Steve Sheldon. He noted that Detective […]
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Political parties agree—the skills gap needs to be filled
It seems paradoxical—having thousands of unemployed workers along with thousands of unfilled jobs; however, that’s the situation Ohio is currently facing, and both political parties agree that this problem needs to be resolved. Government officials concur that this issue stems primarily from a “skills gap,” which is the disparity between the skills needed for a […]
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Henson swears in Robinson and bids farewell to Common Pleas Court
A crowd filed into Judge James Deweese’s courtroom on Friday afternoon to watch as Brent Robinson was sworn in as the new judge to the Richland County Common Pleas Court. Robinson was sworn in by retiring Judge James D. Henson. An open house for Henson was held after the ceremony. Robinson is replacing Henson, who […]
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Neos Dance Theatre paves the way for community outreach and collaboration
Derived from the Greek, neos means “to start something new.” And since its inception, Neos Dance Theatre has aimed at doing just that by creating a new business and artistic model that serves multiple communities throughout northern Ohio, said co-founder and artistic director Bobby Wesner. What began as a “mom and pop shop” dance company in […]
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Upper Midwest experiencing propane shortage
After seeing an unusual harvest last fall, the Upper Midwest is now facing the consequences of that crop with a propane shortage throughout the region. Program coordinator of Community Action Commission of Erie, Huron, and Richland Counties (CACEHR) Jennifer Jennette stated, “This is very serious. We’ve been calling companies and we can’t get propane delivered […]
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She shoots, she scores–Olé, Pilar!
Thousands of miles away from her home in Spain, 15-year-old Pilar Martinez-Falero was determined to make the most of her experience in America. In the fall of 2013, she enrolled at Clear Fork High School. “I was nervous at first because I didn’t know anyone and didn’t really have friends, but then I decided to […]