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02-22-12 Community Members Encouraged To Give Blood
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Read More >>Indoor track: Crouse fifth, Butler seventh
Zach Crouse (12-foot-6) was fifth in the pole vault for the Licking Valley boys at a state qualifier at Ohio State. Neil Bailey was seventh in the shot put (46-3.5). Quincy Robinson, Phil Lehman, Wyatt Fleisher and Calder Shepherd were sixth in the 1,600 relay (3:52.9), and Robinson, Fleishcer, Shepherd and Tyler Kuhnes were 10th [...]
Read More >>Local school districts make progress in Race to the Top
It’s a transformational time for Ohio’s kindergarten-through-12th-grade schools. By 2014, all English and math classes will be operating under new curriculum standards because of a voluntary federal program the state adopted. By the 2013-14 school year, all teachers must be paid based on merit, using a teacher evaluation system that has yet to be established. [...]
Read More >>The Next Page: The invisible industrial hands of the pattern maker
“Foundry patterns are in many cases the last three-dimensional representations of the machines that once defined the steel mills [of our region's] industrial cities. … As we enter the 21st century, they are symbols recalling our industrial past. Just as our forebears looked at the pre-industrial world of 19th century America with a nostalgic and [...]
Read More >>Grubbs sets rebounding mark at UPJ – The Tribune
JOHNSTOWN — Patrick Grubbs might not look like the prototypical college rebounder. The Pitt-Johnstown senior carries 305 pounds on his 6-foot-8 frame. Even if he isn’t the most agile player on the court, Grubbs knows how to get his hands on the basketball. “Patrick is not a leaper by any means, but for how big [...]
Read More >>Boys basketball roundup: Westerville South wins on three
Saturday February 18, 2012 6:04 AM Stephen O’Daniel hit a three-pointer as time expired, capping Westerville South’s rally from a 13-point deficit in a 58-57 victory over visiting Olentangy Liberty last night in an Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division game. Trailing by three with four seconds left, O’Daniel made a free throw and then missed [...]
Read More >>ThisWeek wins 32 ONA excellence awards
Friday February 17, 2012 11:32 PM The staff of ThisWeek Community Newspapers brought home 32 awards from the Ohio Newspaper Association’s Osman C. Hooper Weekly Newspaper Show Feb. 9 at the Columbus Polaris Hilton. The total represents the most awards ever at the Hooper Show for ThisWeek and was also the highest number won by [...]
Read More >>Honor the history and join the giving: March is Red Cross Month
PORTER COUNTY | Each spring, the U.S. president acknowledges the reach of the Red Cross through an official proclamation that declares March as Red Cross Month. It’s a time, Red Cross officials say, to recognize the work of current volunteers, and to encourage more community members to donate blood and become involved in the various [...]
Read More >>In the Know team makes it to Final Four
MOUNT VERNON — Mount Vernon High School’s In the Know academic quiz bowl team continues to advance in the competition and has made it into the final four for the second year in a row. Different team members compete in different matches, depending upon who qualifies that week. Toby Baumann, Walker Griggs, Jimmy Cline, Alex [...]
Read More >>Utica’s Dillon Fletcher has eye on state wrestling tournament
UTICA — After wrestling at 103 pounds as a sophomore, Utica junior Dillon Fletcher went through a growth spurt. He grew three inches and added 10 pounds — mostly muscle from lifting weights on a more consistent basis — which pushed him to the 113-pound weight class. “I grew two or three inches, and I [...]
Read More >>Harris has double-double for Hilltoppers
West Liberty likes to run the floor, and that style suits sophomore Cedric Harris. The Zanesville graduate posted a double-double of 15 points and 11 assists and had seven rebounds in a 107-73 win Monday against Alderson-Broaddus. Harris was 6-of-12 from the floor. He scored 22 points on 10-of-21 shooting and had seven assists as [...]
Read More >>Honor the History, Join the Giving: March is Red Cross Month
Community members encouraged to give blood Years can be counted. Timelines can be drawn. But the number of lives affected throughout the history of the American Red Cross is boundless. Each spring, the President of the United States acknowledges the reach of the Red Cross through an official proclamation that declares March as Red Cross [...]
Read More >>Harris has double-double for Hilltoppers
West Liberty likes to run the floor, and that style suits sophomore Cedric Harris. The Zanesville graduate posted a double-double of 15 points and 11 assists and had seven rebounds in a 107-73 win Monday against Alderson-Broaddus. Harris was 6-of-12 from the floor. He scored 22 points on 10-of-21 shooting and had seven assists as [...]
Read More >>Licking County residents receive Cattlemen’s scholarships
DUBLIN — Shyla Kreager and Lydia Ulry, of Licking County, each were presented with one of three $1,000 Ohio Cattlemen’s Association Country Club Scholarships on Jan. 28 at the OCA awards banquet at the Columbus Marriott Northwest in Dublin. The scholarship is sponsored by the Ohio Cattlemen’s Foundation through funds generated at the beef putt-putt [...]
Read More >>U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Ohio (Feb. 15)
Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 15 — The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Ohio. *** Innovis Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 15 — Innovis, Columbus, Ohio, ha . . . For more information about Targeted News Service and its NewsFocus products, such as the Federal Contract Awards, contact Myron Struck, Editor, [...]
Read More >>The gift of Gabb
SHEPHERDSTOWN – Listed at 6-foot-3, Shepherd freshman Gabby Flinchum was the tallest woman on the floor Wednesday night. She played even bigger. On senior night, it was the first-year center’s double-double, along with solid team play throughout, that helped the Rams dismantle Pitt-Johnstown, 91-69, at the Butcher Center in Shepherd’s last regular-season home game of [...]
Read More >>ThisWeek wins 32 ONA awards
Wednesday February 15, 2012 11:36 AM The staff of ThisWeek Community Newspapers brought home 32 awards from the Ohio Newspaper Association’s Osman C. Hooper Weekly Newspaper Show Feb. 9 at the Columbus Polaris Hilton. The total represents the most awards ever at the Hooper Show for ThisWeek and was also the highest number won by [...]
Read More >>Swim team qualifies large contingent to district
By DAVE PURPURA ThisWeek Community Newspapers Wednesday February 15, 2012 8:44 AM Admitting he’s guessing as much as anyone, Columbus School for Girls swimming and diving coach Chris Chenault isn’t completely sure why the pool at Ohio State University’s McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion sometimes yields quicker times than other area facilities. “I’m no expert but the [...]
Read More >>Program to help people discover inner selves – The Tribune
A persuasive program that is designed to help people discover their personal missions in life will be offered at Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center, 411 Third Ave. in the Cambria City section of Johnstown. The two-day personal growth and healing gathering, titled “Rhythm of Life Design Intensive,” will be conducted Saturday and Sunday by musician [...]
Read More >>DOMINICAN TABBED AS FAVORITE IN 2012 CACC SOFTBALL BALL
February 14, 2012 New Haven, CT (2/14/12) Dominican College has been selected as the 2012 favorite in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Preseason Softball poll, which was voted on by the league’s 14 head coaches. The 2012 CACC softball preseason poll is listed below: School 2011 Records Points 1. [...]
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