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Ohio Will Withhold More of E-School’s Funding Amid Dispute
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Some state funding for one of the nation’s largest online charter schools will be held in escrow amid questions about whether the Ohio school is getting funding for more students than it actually has. Ohio’s Department of Education says it’s withholding 12 percent of the monthly payments for the Electronic Classroom… Read More
Stuart’s Opera House Taking Applications for After School Music Program
Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville, Ohio is now accepting applications for students interested in becoming a part of the Stuart’s After School Music Program (AMP) classes starting in September 2017! The program is expanding this year to include instruction in traditional Appalachian Music through a partnership with the Athens Public Libraries, this will be in… Read More
August Quilt National Workshops Are to Dye For
In celebration of the 20th biennial of Quilt National, The Dairy Barn Arts Center will be hosting our second Quilt National workshop series in our new fiber arts studio. The second series of workshops ‘The Process’ will run August 23-26 and feature Quilt National artist Daren Redman, multimedia visual artist Barbara Ery and local quilt… Read More
Federal Funds to Hire West Virginia Flood Cleanup Workers
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – About $4 million in federal funding will be used to hire 250 people for cleanup and recovery from last summer’s flooding in West Virginia. U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins says WorkForce West Virginia will use the funding from the U.S. Labor Department to build on money received from the federal agency last… Read More
Ray Tensing Seeks Reinstatement with Univ. of Cincinnati Police
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CINCINNATI (AP) – The union representing a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black motorist is moving forward with a grievance seeking his reinstatement with University of Cincinnati police after two mistrials in his criminal case. It also seeks back pay for 27-year-old Ray Tensing and alleges he was improperly fired in July… Read More
Awards Taken from Museum Where Gold Lunar Module was Stolen
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WAPAKONETA, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio police chief says a rare, solid-gold replica of the lunar space module wasn’t the only item stolen from the Armstrong Air and Space Museum over the weekend. Wapakoneta Chief Russel Hunlock says award medals and presentation coins also disappeared from the same museum display case in late astronaut Neil… Read More