MANSFIELD – The earth did not shake on Thursday, Feb. 20 at the Tri-County Spelling Bee, but Caitlyn Thieret, 8th grader from Highland Local Schools, shook up the competition by becoming the Bee Champion with the winning word, seismologist. Sam Myers, a seventh grader from Madison, was the runner-up. The spelling bee was postponed from […]
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Mansfield City Schools acting treasurer focused on payroll
MANSFIELD — Newly appointed acting treasurer Tammy Bole’s first priority will be to complete the payroll for the Mansfield City Schools district employees. The bi-monthly paychecks for employees were delayed after a snafu within the treasurer’s office. “I don’t have all the details on what happened,” Superintendent Stan Jefferson said after Friday’s 7:30 a.m. special […]
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‘No one gave up on me. I will never give up on a child’
MANSFIELD — Sixteen years ago, Mansfield native Winston Greene was preparing to return to his teaching job in Colorado when a phone call from Stan Jefferson changed everything. Greene has been a fixture in Mansfield City Schools ever since. Now the district’s testing coordinator and assessment specialist, Greene spent 20 years in the Aurora, Colorado, […]
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MOESC asks for submissions for Artapolooza festival
MANSFIELD – Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center is inviting area students for their talents in the arts for their annual Artapolooza festival. This year it will take place March 31 through April 2 and will be held at the Mid-Ohio Conference Center at 890 W. Fourth Street in Mansfield. As in years previous, Artapolooza will be […]
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Sip & sample local specialities on Feb. 29 Clear Fork Valley Foundation fundraiser
BELLVILLE — With craft beer, live music and freshly baked cheesecake, the Clear Fork Valley Foundation is hoping to make a big impression this weekend. “The main purpose of it is just to spread awareness of the Clear Fork Valley Foundation,” said Judy Golden, a board member and English teacher at Clear Fork High School. […]
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Mansfield Board of Education cuts ties with treasurer
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield City Schools Board of Education voted 4-1 Tuesday night not to renew the contract of the district’s treasurer, Robert Kuehnle. Board member Cheryl Weber was the lone “nay” vote. Kuehnle was read a letter by board President Renda Cline following the vote, explaining he was to be placed on paid administrative […]
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‘Battle of our lifetime,’ says mid-size urban school districts leader
MANSFIELD — The futures of Mansfield City Schools and other mid-size Ohio urban public school districts are at stake in “the battle of our lifetime,” a Mansfield audience of more than 100 was told last week. Administrators and teachers from seven districts gathered at the Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center for a meeting of the Ohio […]
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33 Forever Scholarship to be awarded to seniors at Lexington & Ontario
MANSFIELD — The mental health nonprofit 33 Forever has announced it will award scholarships in the Spring of 2020 for post-high school education to graduating seniors at Lexington and Ontario High Schools. These scholarships – named “The 33 Forever Scholarship In Honor of Danielle Leedy” – are one-time awards of $1,333 to one high school […]
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Mansfield Art Center hosts free professional development workshop for teachers on March 11
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield site of the Kennedy Center’s Partners in Education program will offer a free arts integration professional development workshop for teachers on Wednesday, March 11 at the Mansfield Art Center. Mary Hall Surface, a Kennedy Center Teaching Artist, playwright, and director, will lead the workshop, which is most beneficial for teachers of […]
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Sykes crowned Ms. Wheelchair Ohio
MANSFIELD — North Central State College student Laura Sykes has been named Ms. Wheelchair Ohio 2020. She was crowned during a ceremony on campus Tuesday in front of her friends, family, and classmates. Ms. Wheelchair America originally started as a state contest in Ohio 22 years ago but has grown to the national level. Sykes […]