SHELBY — St. Mary’s School is taking a calamity day on Friday, Sept. 3, school officials announced Thursday. With Monday, Sept. 6, as the Labor Day holiday, it means no school for students or staff until Sept. 7. Homework may be assigned to keep students learning. “We hope that you enjoy a long weekend. The […]
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COVID-19: Crestview Middle and High School will go remote next week
OLIVESBURG — Crestview Middle School and Crestview High School will go remote next week due to the spread of COVID-19 in the district, Supt. Jim Grubbs announced Thursday. “We are nearing the end of the third week of school,” Grubbs wrote in a district news release. “Our excitement of having our students back on campus […]
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Ontario Local Schools reinstitutes mask mandate for students & staff
ONTARIO — Ontario Local Schools is temporarily reinstituting a mask requirement for students and staff after a rash of cases in the district. The mask requirement will begin Sept. 1 and apply to all indoor settings only. Masks will not be required at outdoor venues or during extra curricular activities. The changes were announced Tuesday […]
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Fredericktown mandates masks for teachers after risk of sub shortage
FREDERICKTOWN — The risk of a substitute teacher shortage led to Fredericktown Local Schools implementing a mask mandate for its staff, which took effect this week. “The trending data of our staff absences would have led to a potential sub shortage,” superintendent Susan Hayward wrote in an email to Knox Pages Tuesday. “Many staff were […]
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Lexington Schools will go remote next week due to illness
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated. LEXINGTON — Lexington Local Schools will go remote starting next Sept. 7 due to an influx of illness and absences. The district announced a two-week period of remote learning on its website Tuesday afternoon in a joint letter from Supt. Jeremy Secrist, Director of Nursing Paula Smith and […]
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Young actors wanted: New theatre opportunities available at Richland Academy
MANSFIELD — Richland Academy of the Arts is excited to announce several new theatre opportunities for students ages 4 to 18. The Academy is introducing their new “Theatre Track,” where each semester students can advance through their theatre classes and build on their skills, confidence, and knowledge with each new class. Upcoming theatre classes include: […]
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COTC to receive $135K grant for campus security
COLUMBUS — Central Ohio Technical College will receive $135,000 to fund security enhancements on its campuses, according to a press release issued Monday by the Ohio Governor’s office. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said the state is awarding 27 institutions of higher education a total of $5 million in grants to fund security enhancements on their […]
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September is National Preparedness Month in Richland County
MANSFIELD — National Preparedness Month (NPM*) is recognized each September to promote family and community disaster and emergency planning now and throughout the year. It’s an opportunity to remind us that we all must prepare ourselves and our families for when an emergency happens. The 2021 theme is “Prepare to Protect. Preparing for disasters is […]
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GOAL Digital Academy celebrates 20th anniversary
MANSFIELD – On Wednesday, Aug. 25, GOAL Digital Academy started the 2021/2022 school year — the institution’s 20th anniversary. For this 20th year of operation, many things have been added to enhance students’ learning, including the hiring of 12 new staff members and the use of Final Forms for orientation, the school stated in a […]
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111 Fredericktown students/staff in quarantine due to COVID-19 exposure
FREDERICKTOWN — Fredericktown Local Schools has 111 students and staff in quarantine, a number that has increased by over 40 since Wednesday. Fredericktown has 16 active COVID-19 cases, as of Friday at 2 p.m., with 14 student cases and two staff cases. The district saw an increase in six COVID-19 cases between Wednesday and Thursday, […]