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Farmers get early start on crops amid concerns PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, April 15 2012 18:05

Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
Published April 15, 2012

By Associated Press

COLUMBUS -- While Ohio farmers are getting an earlier than usual start to spring planting thanks to a mild and relatively dry winter, they still have some weather-related concerns.

Some worry about the lack of colder temperatures that help control insects, The Columbus Dispatch reported.

"Most farmers prefer to have a nice hard freeze," said farmer Brent Hostetler of Plain City in central Ohio.

 
Fairfield County schools not betting on casino funds PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, April 15 2012 18:02

Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
Published April 15, 2012

By Michelle George

LANCASTER -- Fairfield County schools could receive $2.4 million in casino money in 2014, but some local treasurers are uncertain about what they could receive and whether those dollars will supplement existing state funding.

"I have not utilized this information into the five-year forecast at this point," said Lancaster Treasurer Julie Taylor, who calculated her district could receive about $618,722 in fiscal year 2014, which starts July 1, 2013.

 
Energy companies: We need truckers PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, April 15 2012 17:58

Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
Published April 15, 2012

By Russ Zimmer, CentralOhio.com

The expected Ohio oil and gas boom is going to make roads near wells swarm with trucks like bees to a hive. It's likely to cause headaches for at least a few people, but for others, the commotion is going to sound like opportunity.

The hydraulic fracturing process -- sometimes called "fracking" -- alone can require up to 1,000 truckloads of a water, sand and chemical mix. Plus, Ohio, with little in the way of oil production historically, doesn't have the pipelines to transport oil away from the well.

 
Liberty Union hires new elementary principal PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, April 15 2012 17:55

Buckeye Lake Beacon
April 14, 2012 Edition

By Charles Prince

BALTIMORE - Linda Rainey of Pickerington will be the new principal of Liberty Union-Thurston Elementary School beginning July 24. She replaces Kelli Brownfield who is retiring at the end of the school year.

Rainey began her teaching career with Columbus Public Schools, moving to Pickerington Local Schools in 1996. She has BS and MA degrees from The Ohio State University and received her principal's licensure from the University of Dayton. At Pickerington, she has taught Grades 2 and 4, and served as principal's designee and instructional coach for other teachers.

 
Southwest Licking board, teachers at odds over memo interpretation PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, April 15 2012 17:50

Pataskala Standard
Published April 13, 2012

By Chad Klimack

PATASKALA — A teachers' grievance against the Southwest Licking Board of Education over a monetary bonus based on the number of students in classrooms was shot down Thursday.

The school board voted unanimously to deny the grievance, which had been filed by the Southwest Licking Education Association, the teachers' bargaining unit.

 


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