The Richland Mall was the destination on Christmas Eve for a number of reasons, particularly shopping. But there was also a blood drive and photos with Santa. Debbie Burchett of Johnsville stopped by Richland Mall to pick up some last minute gifts and to be a donor for the blood drive hosted by the American […]
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Shelby school board appreciates educational tools and outgoing board members
Superintendent Tim Tarvin updated the board on ending a contract with New Tech Network during the Shelby Board of Education’s recent meeting. He also awarded exiting board members with commendations. And Assistant Superintendent/Curriculum Director Paul Walker updated the board on progress with Race to the Top. Tarvin addressed the board with a non-agenda item regarding […]
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Dowds’ kindergarten students enjoy Polar Express
Dowds Elementary School in Shelby held their annual Polar Express Day in the kindergarten classes last week. For the occassion, all of the kindergarten students and teachers dressed in their pajamas for the day and took a “visit” to different countries on The Polar Express. “This is the third year that we have had pajama […]
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Ontario and Shelby high school students share how they plan to spend their Christmas holiday
Local high school students recently weighed in on how they plan to spend their Christmas break. Kicking off their two-week Christmas break, Ontario High School seniors Emily Dinger and Kelsey Baker plan to take a trip to Columbus to see the Wildlights at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and go ice skating with their group […]
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Lady Lex swimming dominates, Warriors win boys matchup
Lady Lex dominated against the Ontario Lady Warriors on Tuesday evening. Lexington scored 109 points, while the Lady Warriors gathered 64 points. However on the boy’s side, the Warriors overtook the Minutemen scoring a total of 106 points to the Minutemen’s 77 points. The Lady Lex began the evening with a win in the 200 […]
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Shelby gets pumped for Bicycle Days 2014
Shelby Bicycle Days takes place July 10-12, 2014, and this year some changes are being made to Shelby’s annual summer festival. To start with, the days of the event are changing. The festival will be held on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday instead of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Potential new ideas are also in the works […]
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WWII veteran Linus Bishop gets his due
Local veteran Linus Bishop joined 25 other World War II veterans on a trip through Honor Flight Cleveland to Washington D.C. in November. The Mansfield man was honored for his service to the United States Navy in the South Pacific. On February 10, 1943, Bishop entered the Navy at the age of 19. He served as […]
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“Merry Madison Christmas” allows students to help local families
Madison Comprehensive High School held their annual “Merry Madison Christmas” this week,and Principal Rob Peterson explained that it is a long standing tradition at Madison. “Merry Madison Christmas” includes collecting donations from throughut the school district for families in need during the holiday season. Holly North and Tracey Burden are coordinators for the event. North […]
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MedCentral Shelby holds Breakfast with Santa
The 17 annual Breakfast with Santa was held on Saturday morning at MedCentral Shelby Hospital. The event consisted of three sessions including a full breakfast in Mrs. Claus’ Kitchen, The Elves’ Workshop decorating cut out cookies and making a festive holiday picture frame, and getting a picture in Santa’s Den with Marvin the Mouse and […]
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OGA hears United Way update
Bob Maxey of the United Way of Richland County was the guest speaker at Thursday morning’s Ontario Growth Association meeting. President David Yaney announced membership renewals and officer nominations for 2014. And some community events were announced for December. Maxey provided an update on the United Way campaign. “Before I got into the non-profit world […]