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Groundskeeper deserves credit for the hard work he does at garden
My name is Rachel Voelkle. I am a student at Denison University, and I work with the Garden of Hope on South Sixth Street.
Parents want to pitch in for gifted program at GES
The absence of a dedicated program for advanced learners at Granville Elementary School is motivating a group of parents to help fill the gap.
Former Can do! director takes Osum post
Dave Claborn is back to work in Marion. The former president of Marion CAN DO! is the director of community relations and development at The Ohio State University at Marion.
Brian Richard MacDonald recently graduated from Babson College in Wellesly. Eileen Boches recently received a master's degree from Regis College in Weston.
Homeless shelter planned for Wilson Street
NEWARK - A new 24-bed shelter will give homeless men a place to go, beginning this fall, when the Roman Catholic Church's Society of St.
Vets to receive tuition breaks
Veterans who served after the Sept. 11 attacks will be able to get a free ride at several central Ohio private colleges beginning in the fall.
Ireland native spends decade teaching dance to community
GRANVILLE -- Not long after becoming one of the first five graduates of the University of Limerick's new Irish dance masters program, Muireann Ni Chiara packed a single suitcase and set off to a place she never had been -- Ohio.
GRANVILLE: Virginia Hubach King of Granville, OH, died June 22, 2009 at Kendal of Granville.
Granville needs to continue building a robust local food system
One of the aspects of Granville that I appreciate more and more is the presence of independent local restaurants, stores and businesses.
Granville's Hartman will launch UNOH baseball program
Granville native and baseball standout Kory Hartman was hired last week as the first baseball coach for The University of Northwestern Ohio.
Annville artisan fashions unique jewelry from bits culled from cast-off computers
When most people look at a computer, they see it for its speed or for its ability to connect them to the Internet or its usefulness at work.
Ravenna hat maker became Civil War general
When a cadre of Portage County's Union Army volunteers marched off to war in April 1861, they did so under the name of the Ravenna merchant-turned-soldier who recruited them.
Disclosure gives Blake newfound freedom
GRANVILLE -- Jeremy Blake always knew he was gay, but for years he went through the motions of being straight.
Volunteers help improve reading skills
Indiana basketball Hall of Famer By Hey is one of more than 200 volunteers taking part in Learn United, a summer reading initiative.
For many college-age musicians, the most intense music experience of their lives begins at the Blue Coats' training camp at Denison University.
Local 12-year old is piano prodigy
NEWARK -- Vivian Williams has known she wanted to play piano since she was 3 and her brother, Linus, was taking lessons.
The Scott Baker family came from Denver June 25 to visit in the Ross Baker home.
Art show premiering on Bryn Du Great Lawn
A big beautiful lawn can't be beat as a place for an art show. But then again, what kind of activity isn't well suited for a lawn? Games, sports, demos -- they're all perfect for open areas and soft surfaces.
Board approves strategic plan Superintendent: Plan to streamline, advance what already is in place
Five years from now, the Granville schools will be doing even better the things it does well now, and in a cost-effective manner, if elements of the district's new Five Year Strategic Management Plan come to pass.
Journal Scholastic Honors -- June 4
The Delta Chi Educational Foundation recognized Daniel Glenn Kindell for exceeding the foundation's academic standards.