McGuffey News

Memorial services will begin at 10 a.m. today at Westside United Methodist Church.

NEWARK - Longtime Miller Elementary School teacher Debe Petrey got choked up Monday while packing up her room.

NEWARK - Newark elementary students spent much of their last day of school Thursday reminiscing about the year.

The community is invited to an open house for Superintendent Keith Richards from 5 to 6:30 p.m. June 11 at The Works, 55 S. First St., Newark.

Students at Miller Elementary School perform a song for Aliki Brandenberg, a British author who said she fell in love with the school after first visiting in 1989.

The Million Dollar Dream is still alive. Did you know a group of 12 Newark women are trying to raise $1 million to support the school district's athletic and cocurricular programs? They are looking to collect $220,000 by summer's end so that students and their families don't have to come up with the $200 athletic and $55 cocurricular fees to ...

Newark City Schools celebrated its first levy success in recent years Tuesday evening during its first post-election board meeting.

During the 2009-10 school year, two elementary buildings undergo renovations. The first project will occur at John Clem Elementary, and the students enrolled at that school will attend classes at the former Roosevelt Middle School on Mount Vernon Road.

MARION - Elgin's Joanna Osborne scattered nine hits as the Lady Comets defeated Pleasant 2-1 in Mid Ohio Athletic Conference softball action Thursday at Pleasant.

NEWARK - With the first pick in the 2009 Newark City Schools draft - teacher bidding process, that is - Carol King selected fifth grade at John Clem Elementary School.

NEWARK -- The Newark City Schools Board of Education accepted the Redistricting Committee's proposal for next school year during a Monday evening meeting.

Thomas Kelley is the grandson of former slave Peter Bruner, who made a life for himself in Oxford after escaping to Ohio and fighting in the Civil War.

Friday, March 6, 2009 6:55 AM Eric Brown Superintendent Keith Richards Richards on Elem.

NEWARK -- Boundaries for John Clem, McGuffey, Cherry Valley and Legend elementary schools will change with the closing of Miller Elementary next school year.

Talk about making an impression. Students and faculty from Miami University visiting the African nation of Malawi last year were so smitten by a teacher at an orphanage there that they pledged to bring him to ...

NEWARK -- Spencer Cartwright, 11, looked forward to making a Valentine's Day bear magnet during Afternoon Adventures at Ben Franklin Elementary this week.

Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Miami University for its 200 years of commitment to extraordinary higher education.

In the State of the Township Address, trustees assured St. Clair Township is doing well through tough economic times and will continue to seek expansion and growth through the Calcutta business district "I ...

MCGUFFEY, Ohio A Hilliard woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Hardin County over the weekend, the State Highway Patrol said.

An 18-year-old Hillard woman was killed in a crash Saturday morning near McGuffey.