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Orange BOE delays high school project due to virus uncertainty

  • Julie Hullett
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Orange City School District Superintendent Lynn Campbell announced Monday that the Orange High School locker room and front entrance renovation project is on hold due to the worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 that has shut down the schools and other operations.

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Solon’s Roberto named to 2020 High

Solon’s Roberto named to 2020 High

  • Tony Lange
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Solon 13-year-old Dominic Roberto was just getting settled on the 7 1/2-meter platform during his second season diving that height at the 2019 USA Diving Junior National Championships this past August in Tennessee.

Girl Scouts devise innovative way to sell cookies

Girl Scouts devise innovative way to sell cookies

  • Julie Hullett
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. That’s the attitude that Girl Scouts of America Service Unit 741 Director Kim Ullner and her scouts have taken toward COVID-19, the disease caused by a novel coronavirus that is putting the state in a virtual lockdown. With 9,000 boxes of cooki…

Orange BOE looks for ways to reduce project cost at high school

  • Julie Hullett
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After experiencing what Orange Board of Education President Beth Wilson-Fish called “sticker shock” at the $3.24 million guaranteed maximum price for the Orange High School renovation, the board members and the district administration are looking for ways to cut costs.

Orange BOE discusses need for 2021 levy as spending exceeds revenue

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Treasurer Todd Puster of the Orange City School District continues to forecast the need for a levy in 2021 due to long-term expenditures exceeding revenues. The Orange Board of Education and members of the administration met in a retreat on March 13 to discuss a number of topics, including l…

Roof replacements to begin with Parkside in Solon

  • Collin Cunningham
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The Solon Board of Education on Monday approved two bids for upcoming construction projects, one to replace the roof of Parkside Elementary School and the other to replace the drying system in the Solon High School Natatorium.

West Geauga prepares for new school year

  • Sam Cottrill
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With the end of the school year in sight, the West Geauga Local Schools Board of Education is looking at summer projects and changes to start times for next year.

Schools in limbo during mandatory 3-week closure for COVID-19

  • Julie Hullett, Sam Cottrill
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Every school in Ohio is in a bind after Gov. Mike DeWine ordered the closure of all schools from March 16 through April 3 to slow the spread of the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. He announced the mandatory closing in a press conference on March 12.

Hunting Valley mayor questions timing of letter about Orange issue

  • Julie Hullett
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Mayor Bruce Mavec of Hunting Valley worked quickly to address a letter that was mailed out last week to encourage residents to vote down the Orange Community Education and Recreation levy renewal that was supposed to be on the Tuesday primary ballot. Director of the Ohio Department of Health…

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Gov. DeWine closes schools through April 3 due to coronavirus

  • Julie Hullett, Sam Cottrill
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Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday that all kindergarten through 12th grade schools will be closed through at least April 3 to slow the spread of the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. Students still will attend classes on Friday and Monday. The order to close schools goes into effect at …