Education

ONTARIO — Keith Strickler couldn’t stop smiling. The Ontario Middle School principal was hired as the district’s next superintendent at a Monday night school board meeting.  Strickler will continue to serve as the middle school principal next school year and take over as district superintendent on Aug. 1, 2022. The board approved a five-year contract with […]

MANSFIELD — The North End Community Improvement Collaborative (NECIC) along with the Regional Manufacturing Coalition (RMC), Mansfield City Schools and EPIK are excited to host students in 5th through 8th grade participating in the 4th Annual Summer Manufacturing Institute Camp. The camp is part of Senator Sherrod Brown’s call to engage Ohio’s youth with local […]

COLUMBUS — Local schools will receive a two-year funding boost with the recent passing of Ohio’s new biennium budget. Public school districts in Richland County are slated to receive an additional $6.85 million dollars in funding over the next two years, according to preliminary estimates released by the Ohio Association of School Business Officials. The […]

MANSFIELD — After a year of hopping between online and in-person learning, most teachers and students are looking forward to a return to normal. Most Richland County youngsters will likely return to a traditional, in-person setting next school year. However, some schools will continue to offer blended learning platforms in the fall. Ohio lawmakers made […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published at the Mansfield City Schools website. MANSFIELD — Springmill STEM, was one of approximately 67 facilities to earn the designation of a WILD School Site by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). According to ODNR’s website, a WILD School Site is “a school property used by students, teachers […]

MANSFIELD — Nearly a century after its founding, one of Richland County’s biggest scholarship foundations is still going strong. The University Club of Mansfield provides about $65,000 in need-based scholarship dollars to Richland County students each year.  The club awards a $2,000 scholarship to one senior at each of the county’s 10 high schools each […]

LEXINGTON — Lexington Local Schools will not offer a fully-remote learning platform next school year, superintendent Jeremy Secrist said. In terms of learning formats, the district will return to pre-pandemic norms with most students learning in the traditional classroom. Lexington will continue to offer a “blended learning” option for students with extenuating circumstances, but the […]

LEXINGTON — The Lexington Local Schools board of education approved the hiring of a new elementary principal at its Wednesday night meeting. John “Scott” Curtis was hired on a two-year contract as the principal of Central Elementary School. Curtis is a 2001 graduate of Mount Gilead High School. Curtis said his focus will be on […]