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Aftermath of ECOT’s Closure
By: Alexander Moore, Matt Lackritz, Micaela Marshall
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The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, better known as ECOT, unexpectedly shut down January 18, 2018, leaving thousands of students and teachers without a school where they could learn and work. ECOT started out in 2000 as an online community school. It was Ohio’s first online school to provide free education options for kindergartners all the… Read More
Hocking Correctional Looks for New Life After Sudden Closure
By: Alexander Moore, Micaela MarshallBy: Matt Lackritz
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Hocking Correctional has been part of Nelsonville for more than 30 years. Then all of the sudden the Ohio Corrections Department decided to shut down the prison at the beginning of this year. It’s closure was unexpected to many community members and leaders. Fullbrooks Cafe is in the heart of downtown Nelsonville. Dan Jones, co-owner of the cafe, is worried about what will happen… Read More
Alexander Dominates Nelsonville-York in the First Round of Playoffs
By: Matt Lackritz
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The Alexander Spartans hit the gas early and never looked back in a dominating win over the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes Tuesday night. Alexander built up an 18-11 lead after the first quarter and kept the momentum going. By halftime, Alexander would go up by 15 points and would cruise to a 64-47 win. Alexander was led by… Read More
ODOT Prepares for Heavy Snow
By: Matt Lackritz
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With two to four inches of snow expected by 4:00 pm on Wednesday, the Ohio Department of Transportation was doing everything they could to get ready for the predicted mountain of snow. In January alone, ODOT had used more than 35,000 tons of salt in District 10 which encompasses Athens and eight other counties. Only… Read More