Saturday, July 20th, 2013
New law tells schools to track attendance by hours, not days
By Shelley Grieshop
A new state law eliminates school calamity days and reduces the minimum amount of attendance by calculating hours, not days.
The law, which goes into effect in the fall of 2014, will allow local students and staff to spend about 120 hours less in the classroom than they currently do each year. Districts will have the flexibility to shorten the school calendar and possibly use the excess hours as a replacement for the terminated calamity days. [More]
Obituaries on July 20th, 2013
Ronald Eugene "Dutch" Acheson, 77, Clayton, passed away on July 18, 2013.
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David V. Gaerke, 57, Coldwater, died July 18, 2013, at his home.
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Betty M. Homan, 78, St. Henry, passed away July 19, 2013, at the Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
Clay Jay Shaner Jr., 95, died at 11:55 a.m. July 16, 2013, at Golden Living Valley in St. Marys. [More]
Rebecca S. Heitkamp Simon, 55, Fort Loramie, passed away July 18, 2013, at her residence of natural causes. She had been seriously ill for three years. [More]
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Slusser appealing firing over allegations of misconduct
CELINA - The civil service commission of Celina has appointed an attorney to conduct a hearing to resolve an appeal filed by recently terminated police chief Dave Slusser against the city administration.
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Capital University men's basketball team member Spencer Niekamp and Michael Sommer were named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court for the 2012-13 season.
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Junior golfers traveled to Delphos Country Club on Thursday for the Dick Clark Real Estate Open as part of the Lima Junior Golf Association's Summer Tour.