ASHLAND — The Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) announced Wednesday a new partnership with Ashland University to help approximately 140 incarcerated individuals, who are eligible for release within 12 months, prepare for careers in broadband and 5G this spring and summer. With expanded funding from the Ohio Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation’s Individual Microcredential Assistance Program […]
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Mansfield Board of Education rejects proposal to drop campus wear requirement
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City students, staff and administrators spent nearly three hours Tuesday night making a case against campus wear. The Mansfield City school board then rejected a proposal to eliminate it — at least for now. Chief academic officer Stephen Rizzo and high school English teacher Joshua Cunningham presented the proposal, which came from a […]
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Student from Shelby updates Pioneer Career & Technology Center’s mascot
SHELBY — Olie Francis, of Shelby, attends Pioneer Career & Technology Center and is a very active student. He is always looking for a challenge. He found that challenge when he was told he could update Pioneer’s mascot. He worked a long time studying how to make a new version of the Pioneer Penguin. Recently, […]
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Academic challenge champions crowned from all over north central Ohio
MANSFIELD – The Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center recently hosted the Winter Academic Challenge League and Tournaments for the past few weeks. Students competed as teams, answering questions about a wide range of topics, including literature, fine arts, geography, history, math, and science. “The level of competition was high for these tournaments, which was matched by […]
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Hillsdale Local Schools selects new superintendent
JEROMESVILLE – Hillsdale Local Schools has chosen a passionate and skilled individual to lead the district as superintendent. “We are pleased to announce that Dr. Catherine Trevathan will take on this title,” the district stated in a press release. “She has served in administrative positions in the United States and overseas for over 15 years […]
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Youth prevention contest voting to close March 30
MANSFIELD — There’s a little over one week left for local youth to vote for their favorites in a county-wide multimedia art contest. Students in grades Kindergarten through 12 were asked earlier this year to submit original art, videos, poems or memes with a drug/alcohol prevention message to the Richland County Youth Substance Use Coalition […]
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Madison Kindergarten registration set for April 3 to 28
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Kindergarten registration for Madison Local Schools will take place from April 3 to 28, 2023. Children are eligible to attend Kindergarten during the 2023-2024 school year if they are 5 years old on or before Aug. 1, 2023. The first step in the registration process is to complete the online registration through […]
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St. Peter’s adds director of spiritual formation, prepares dedicated middle school space
MANSFIELD — Nathan Sims was teaching a lesson on St. Thomas Aquinas when his students asked a question he couldn’t answer. The class was exploring the connection between the body and the soul during a theology class at St. Peter’s School. “From that conversation, the 11th graders are like, ‘What happens to a person who’s […]
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From Ukraine to Ashland: AU hosts Ukrainian students displaced by war
ASHLAND — Before February 2022, Dmytro Solomianiuk, 21, from Lviv, would spend his days working at the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, helping the organization plan events and trips for young scholars across the nation. But on Feb. 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, putting Dmytro’s job on hold and ending the normal life he led. Solomianiuk […]