LEXINGTON — More than 200 school districts in Ohio have an income tax. Two Richland County school systems hope to join that list this year. Voters in the Lexington Local School District will be asked to approve a 1.5 percent traditional income tax at the ballot box in May. The new levy would take effect in […]
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Tensions rise as Lexington teachers and board members clash over contract decision
LEXINGTON — Disrespectful and deceptive. Arrogance not leadership. Planting seeds of doubt. Those were just a few of the ways public commenters described the Lexington Local Schools Board of Education’s decision to unilaterally implement a contract voted down by its teachers union. Dozens of people attended a school board meeting Wednesday night, including students, parents, […]
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Column: The names of Bob Whitney and Lexington will forever be linked
LEXINGTON — The life of Bob Whitney was a balanced numeric equation. Bob Whitney was Lexington. Lexington was Bob Whitney. Lexington created Bob Whitney. Bob Whitney helped make Lexington what is is today. For more than six decades, you could not have one without the other. And it’s hard to believe, that as of late […]