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L-Clay to compete in national competition
The Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts held their annual State Envirothon June 3-5 at Hocking College and Lake Snowden. The top four scoring teams from each of the five area envirothons were eligible to participate in the State Envirothon. This year, the Lynchburg-Clay Gold Team, coached by...
Ames earns Hillsboro Order of the Eastern Star scholarship
Hillsboro Order of the Eastern Star #441 awarded this year’s Vance Scholarship to Claire Ames, a 2024 graduate of Whiteoak High School. Ames is pictured with Eastern Star members Jon Seegar and Patty Griffith. Publisher's note: A free press is critical to having well-informed voters and citizens. While some...
Kindergarten registration help appreciated
My staff at the Hillsboro City Schools Early Childhood Center and I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the many volunteers who donated their time to work at the annual kindergarten registration held June 6, 2024. Approximately 121 students were registered that day. An undertaking of this...
Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education to meet June 17
The Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education will meet in regular session Monday, June 17 at 7 p.m. in the Hillsboro Board of Education Office, 39 Willettsville Pike, for the regular meeting and executive session if necessary. The Finance Committee will meet at the Board Office on Monday, June 17...
WC promotes two longtime campus community members to VP
Wilmington College named J. Wynn Alexander vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty, while Tammy Shadley-Hutton was tabbed as vice president for advancement. President Corey Cockerill congratulated them as she announced their new status. Alexander, a professor of theatre, served as interim vice president since spring 2023. Before...
'He's all about the program and the team.' NFHS honors Western Brown's Hunter McKinzie
The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced that Western Brown senior Hunter McKinzie is a recipient of the National Federation of High School's Spirit of Sport Award, the first time since 2020 that an Ohio athlete has earned the honor. McKinzie was diagnosed with Stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma as a sophomore but returned...
Knapp named to Miami University Dean’s List
OXFORD, OHIO — Billy Knapp, of Blanchester, was named to the Dean’s List at Miami University for the 2024 spring semester. Miami University students who are ranked in the top 20% of undergraduate students within their division for the spring semester 2024 have been named to the Dean’s List recognizing academic performance, according to a news release.
Three locals graduate from Ohio Connections Academy
COLUMBUS — Three students from Clinton County were among the more than 450 graduating seniors who recently received their high school diplomas as members of Ohio Connections Academy’s (OCA) Class of 2024. More than 270 of those students traveled to the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus on June 8 to participate in the online public charter school’s commencement ceremony, according to a news release.
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