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BA'ville: Van Buren mitten tree collection
Students in the Baldwinsville Central School District have been busy this holiday season performing community service projects, such as food drives and gift collections to support local organizations.
14 decorated trees along river tell story
By JOY BROWN STAFF WRITER The Mains extended family will be celebrating a bittersweet Christmas, bitter because it may be the last holiday hurrah on their beloved riverfront property, but sweetened with a decorated multi-tree tribute.
District names interim Van Buren principal
Kathleen Horning has been selected as interim principal of Van Buren Elementary School until a permanent principal is selected, the Thompson School District reported this morning.
Kudos to the Dec. 15 letter writer who rightly pointed out that we should raise taxes to pay for the war on terror.
90TH Birthdays Club Notes, Campus Corner, Student Award, have Photos?
MARY MULLENIX An open house to honor the 90th birthday of Mary Mulleniz will be from noon to 2 p.m. Dec.
Will northwestern Ohio construction workers have a hand in the building of Findlay's three new schools?That may have been the most important question asked Monday at a meeting of the Findlay school board, which was presented a rough timeline for construction of the two middle schools and vocational education building.
Home Depot is facing criticism from unions that say it should give area companies more work in the construction of its warehouse near Van Buren.
Sheriff's cuts mean 'big change'
By JORDAN CRAVENS staff writer Four fewer deputies will be patrolling Hancock County's roads and three fewer corrections officers will guard the county jail, starting Sunday.
Van Buren principal to lead new school
The principal at Van Buren Elementary School has been selected to lead the opening of Ponderosa Elementary School when it opens next fall.
Stickney dwelled in author's mind nearly 40 years
Ken Dickson has been living with Benjamin Franklin Stickney for a long time. The retired Bowsher High School math teacher said Stickney has occupied a large part of his intellectual life for almost 40 years.
BA'ville students make189 Fundred dollar bills
This fall, students at Elden and Van Buren elementary schools collaborated with students across the country in a unique service project.
Village patrols may be restored in future
By JORDAN CRAVENS staff writer Village and law enforcement officials say they are hopeful the Hancock County Sheriff's Office can restore patrol hours in Van Buren and Arlington next year.
With layoffs announced less than two weeks after the passage of city and county tax issues, some people may be feeling hoodwinked.They shouldn't. Officials never promised voter approval of the city's 0.25 percent income tax or the county's 0.50 percent sales tax would solve all the financial problems facing city and county government.
7 sheriff's employees face layoff
By JORDAN CRAVENS staff writer Seven employees at the Hancock County Sheriff's Office will be laid off Dec.
Several injury traffic accidents investigated
Hancock County Sheriff's deputies were kept busy with a rash of accidents Tuesday, injuring at least six people.
Hancock County commissioners enjoyed a victory Tuesday night when a sales tax, the third proposed in the past four years, not only passed, but by a 60 percent margin.
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Maureen O'Connor said Thursday that State Issue 2 is an "inappropriate use" of a constitutional amendment.
I-75 northbound open again after crash near Van Buren
An accident closed I-75 northbound in Hancock County near milepost 163. That's just south of Van Buren.
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