Schools, libraries adapting to various electronic devices
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Technology is changing the way people consume books and other media.
Downloads of digital books - both e-books and audiobooks - have increased from about 20 a month to as much as 150 a month at the Mercer County Library in the last few years, librarian Elizabeth Muether said. [More]
COLUMBUS - Fort Recovery's quest for its first state championship in 20 years came to an end on Friday in the Division III state semifinals.
Anna hit all the timely shots and forced the Indians into many mistakes as the Rockets advanced to the Division III girls basketball state championship game with a 57-40 win over the Indians at the Schottenstein Center on the campus of The Ohio State University. [More]
CELINA - The look and feel of books is changing but libraries are mainstays, according to a local librarian.
Elizabeth Muether, from the Mercer County Public Library, said librarians must embrace and encourage the type of technology and services requested by its patrons.
The man in the moon will get a closer view of us tonight.
As it rises tonight, a full moon will reach its nearest proximity to Earth in 18 years: a mere 221,565 miles. According to NASA, it will appear 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than usual.
NEW BREMEN - There will be no body mass index (BMI) screenings taken and recorded for designated classes next year as a result of action taken by New Bremen Board of Education members this week.
COLUMBUS - There might have been a few raised eyebrows in some parts of the state when Fort Recovery's girls fought their way to be one of the state's final four teams in Division III.
COLUMBUS - Fran Guilbault is no stranger to seeing March basketball in Columbus.
As a member of the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame as a winner of over 600 games and three state titles at St. Henry, Guilbault has tickets to the boys state tournament every year.
