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Trimble High School Offers College-Level Science Class
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Starting this year, Trimble High School students will have the opportunity to earn college credits without ever leaving their high school campus. Science teacher Amrik Brar is offering a more… Read More
Trimble Local Schools Moves Forward On Energy-efficiency Project
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Trimble Local School Board members voted to move forward with a bond to pay for energy-efficiency projects in both school buildings, but because of increasing interest rates the district treasurer… Read More
County Wants To Use Extra Funds From Bike Path Project
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With the bike path spur from Hockhocking Adena Bikeway to Athens High School in The Plains nearly complete, the county has about $30,000 left over from the more than $500,000… Read More
Vinton County Schools To Sell Unneeded Property On Ebay
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Vinton County Local School board members recently voted to create an eBay account for the district. Supt. Rick Brooks said he hopes the online auction site will efficiently sell unneeded… Read More
Hocking College Opens New Visual Arts Center
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For the first time, Hocking College has all of its art classes in one place at the newly renovated Visual Arts Center. That makes Mark Hackworth’s life a little bit… Read More
School Drops Resource Officer Contract
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Officials with the Nelsonville-York City School District are determined to have a school resource officer, but school board members have decided to get one on their own. The board voted… Read More
One Show For One Soul: Musicians Helping Those In Need
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After watching a reality TV show where average citizens helped feed homeless individuals, a local man grew inspired to do something for those in need in his own community. Jeremy… Read More
OUPD Investigating Death Of Student
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Officials with the Ohio University Police Department are investigating the death of first-year student Michael Robinson, who was found early Saturday morning in Atkinson Hall, a residence hall on South… Read More
Increase In Price For Dog Tags Helps Pay For Full-time Kennel Keeper
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For the first time in seven years, the price for a dog tag will increase. The $2 increase will allow the county to hire a full-time kennel keeper, which the… Read More
School Resource Officer’s Contract Approved
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Athens County Commissioners approved a new version of the school resource officer contract, which is between Nelsonville-York City Schools and the Athens County Sheriff’s Office. School officials, however, say they… Read More
Trimble Finds New Marching Band Director
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After losing two long-time leaders of the high school marching band and then the resignation of a new hire less than a month after coming on board, Trimble High School… Read More
Alexander, N-Y Earn Bronze Medals In Best High Schools list
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Both Alexander High School and Nelsonville-York High School received a bronze medal in the annual U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools list. “As far as I know, this… Read More
Hocking College Enrollment May Stabilize, OU Numbers ‘Look Positive’
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One year after transitioning from quarters to semesters, Hocking College is showing signs that it may be stabilizing from its enrollment loss last year. Ohio University, which didn’t lose many… Read More
Educators Speak Out About Ohio’s New Report Cards
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Local educators say the state’s new and more rigorous school report cards is well-intended, but the verdict is still out on whether they think it’s a better or worse system… Read More
Trimble Marching Band Director Resigns
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Less than a month after agreeing to serve as Trimble Local Schools’ marching band director, Eric Skinner stepped down Wednesday, putting all future practices on hold until the district finds… Read More
Trimble Schools’ Longtime Board Members Will Not Seek Re-Election
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Through threats of consolidation, precarious budgetary issues and administrative investigations, two departing Trimble Local School Board members provided what some say was consistent, level-headed leadership. Without it, at one time,… Read More
Nelsonville-York Names Two New Principals
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Students of Nelsonville-York’s elementary and middle schools will have two new faces greeting them as their principals this coming school year, but they’re not unfamiliar faces. Becky Dalton — who… Read More
Athens City Schools Install New Security System
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Starting this fall, students and parents approaching any school building within the Athens City Schools district will have to follow a new protocol now that the district has installed a… Read More
Hocking College Looks To Take Down 113-Year-Old Building
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The Hocking College Foundation may take down a 113-year-old building located on Nelsonville’s Historic Public Square. “We haven’t gotten bids, but we have talked with contractors,” said Libby Villavicencio, the… Read More
Trimble Local Schools Hires Assistant Principal
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Trimble Local Schools approved the hiring of a new assistant principal who will oversee the middle school and district-wide initiatives. Danita Glenn, 42, has for the past year served as… Read More
Art Immersion Camp Feeds The Mind, Body And Soul
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In the far corner of a makeshift art studio, Emily Watkins, 12, put the finishing touches on her handmade wire-framed marionette. For this project, she was prompted to make the… Read More
Nelsonville-York City Schools Closer To Opening Gym To Community
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Officials at the Nelsonville-York City School District say they’ve addressed the security concerns with the district’s fitness center. Once the administration finds the personnel to oversee the gym, the board… Read More
New Superintendent Plans For Upcoming School Year
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For Vinton County Local School's new superintendent, summertime means preparing for the upcoming school year. For right now, that means focusing on personnel. Supt. Rick Brooks, who previously served as… Read More
Plans For Resource Officer At N-Y Schools Delayed
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Plans for Nelsonville-York City School District to hire the county’s first resource officer are slightly delayed, but officials still think the contract will be finalized and an officer will be… Read More
Kids on Campus Kicks off with Expanded Programming
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Children with green backpacks walked in a single-file line around Ohio University’s campus on Friday heading to their next activity. Around 230 youngsters are partaking in this year’s Kids on… Read More