CELINA - School board members approved a new, three-year contract for teachers in a 3-2 vote, which led to celebrations for some and concerns for others.
After months of tense negotiations fraught with conflict, Bill Sell, Curt Shellabarger and Barb Vorhees voted Monday evening to approve the tentative agreement reached last week between the board and Celina Education Association negotiating teams. Matt Gilmore and Cindy Piper voted against the contract. [More]
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local school officials are looking for ways to save money while providing students a better alternative for receiving college credit.
At Monday night's board meeting, superintendent Mike Pohlman outlined a plan to allow students to earn college credit without leaving the building. This can be done by encouraging teachers to become certified adjunct professors, he said. [More]
CELINA - The city has come to a $550,000 settlement with an employee who claimed administrators discriminated against him in 2009 by not allowing him to return as an electric lineman after an injury.
ST. MARYS - City council members on Monday gave final approval for increased water rates and heard first reading of an ordinance that would increase electric rates.
The lights were on at Celina's Montgomery Field for the first time this year on Friday night.
Those in attendance for Friday's doubleheader between the Wright State-Lake Campus baseball team and Edison Community College got to witness the hometown Lakers pull out two wins.
Matt VanTilburg has received the Ohio Certified Crop Adviser of the Year award for 2016. As a nominee, he was presented a plaque at the Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference March 2 at Ohio Northern University in Ada, a news release from VanTilburg Farms Inc. says.
