Ontario Community Events’ is gearing up for a busy sunny season, with the upcoming Senior Citizen Prom, 4th of July Festival, and Concerts in the Park. Since 1998, OCE has played a pivotal role in bringing the Ontario community together. What started as Ontario Youth Sports—a unified effort to coordinate fragmented football and baseball programs—has […]
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Knapp delivers first ‘State of City’ address, council discusses CIC
ONTARIO — Ontario Mayor Kris Knapp delivered his first “State of the City” address about a week shy of his six-month mark at the post. Knapp was appointed to fulfill former mayor Randy Hutchinson’s term on July 31, 2024. On Wednesday, he highlighted the city’s accomplishments in the past calendar year and shared his goals […]
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Ontario Community Events & partners present Dec. 8 toy drive
A special event featuring prize raffles will be held in The Ontario Center from noon to 6 p.m. Dec. 8. Bring new, unwrapped toys for a chance to win an autographed Ontario Warriors football helmet and an Ohio State Buckeyes helmet.
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Ontario students engage in local government at Council meeting
About 90 middle and high school students in Ontario Local Schools got a crash course in local government Wednesday morning.
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Ontario Youth Sports to oversee city’s recreation department
Ontario City Council unanimously passed an agreement appointing Ontario Youth Sports (OYS) as the city’s recreation director.
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Ontario Youth Sports may assume the role of city’s recreation director
ONTARIO — Ontario Youth Sports (OYS) may organize city-sponsored events including craft shows, holiday events and family swim nights if city council passes a recently proposed amendment read at Wednesday’s council meeting. The city parks committee interviewed multiple candidates for the role of recreation director after Heather Hendrix resigned in June. OYS director Kenn Spencer […]