ONTARIO — Glenn Grisdale recommended Ontario City Council begin with “small things in a great way” for the city’s 20-year comprehensive plan. Reveille suggested the city focus on zoning code updates, connectivity, economic development and infrastructure.
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Retired Ontario teacher a volunteer for more than 14K hours at OhioHealth
Dorothy Mentzer has donated 14,072 hours of her life to OhioHealth Mansfield since she began volunteering at the hospital in 1979.
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Here’s how Richland County schools did on the Ohio School Report Cards
COLUMBUS — It’s that time of year again. The leaves are changing. The pumpkin spice lattes are brewing. High school football is back. And the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce has released its annual School Report Cards. In Richland County, eight of nine school districts received an overall three star rating or higher, indicating […]
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OhioHealth trainers team with Springfield Twp. EMS to prepare for sports season
ONTARIO — OhioHealth athletic trainers want student athletes to have the best chance at full recovery if they get injured on the field. That’s why they’re taking the time to practice with local first responders, making sure they’re prepared for every scenario. On July 29, OhioHealth athletic trainers teamed with Springfield Township EMS at Ontario […]
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Emotional farewell: Crestview bus-driving trio retires after decades of service
Lucille Boebel, Luanne Calame and Rebecca Bair, bus drivers for Crestview Local Schools, celebrated their retirement May 29.
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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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Romanchuk: Pioneer, Ontario career-tech programs to receive $7.2 million
MANSFIELD — State Senator Mark Romanchuk (R-Ontario) has announced that more than $7.2 million is coming to Richland County to support career-technical education programs. Both Ontario Local Schools and Pioneer Career & Technology Center will use the funds to prepare Ohio’s students for future careers. “Ohio’s economy is booming, and we are in need of a well-developed and […]
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Attendance tracking program helps combat chronic absenteeism
ONTARIO — For Chris Miller, the principal of Ontario Middle School, attendance has been one of his job’s biggest duties — and challenges — for the better part of 11 years. One of the biggest challenges Miller faced were attendance tracking programs that didn’t offer an easy way to see when students were reaching concerning […]
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Students test their skills at Bruce Weirich Cardboard Boat Regatta
ONTARIO — Austin Chartier could barely see past the front of his boat. The homemade cardboard vessel bowed in the middle, sending the edges of the bow and the stern above his head. Chartier, a seventh grader at Ontario Middle School, didn’t let it stop him. Armed with a plastic oar, he rowed tirelessly across the […]
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Ontario Schools awarded record-breaking grant to expand Career Tech
ONTARIO — Supt. Keith Strickler is about to build the STEM lab of his dreams. Ontario Local Schools was recently awarded a $642,849 grant from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce. The department’s Career Technical Education (CTE) Equipment Grant Program is aimed at helping schools establish or expand CTE programming and gives priority to schools […]