The following was posted on the Ridgemont Local Schools Facebook page: The Ridgemont local school district will now be closed tomorrow (Tuesday 12/13/22) due to illness. Our absence numbers exceeded the 15% threshold for student absences allowed. There have been a number of students coming to school with illnesses and they have been sent home. Multiple reports of students coming to school while still being within the 24 hour window […]
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Monday announced that the Ohio School Safety Center (OSSC) has finalized state training requirements for school staff members authorized by their districts to be armed on school grounds. The OSSC’s Armed School Staff Essential Training (ASSET) Curriculum was developed to meet the requirements outlined in House Bill 99 which was sponsored by Representative Tom Hall (R-Madison Township) and Senator Frank Hoagland (R-Mingo Junction) […]
The Upper Scioto Valley Suicide Prevention Basketball game is scheduled to take place Friday January 20. The Rams will be taking on the Polar Bears of Hardin Northern. USV will be wearing purple and Hardin Northern will be wearing teal for the game. The USV Basketball Cheerleaders will be leading the event that is designed to stamp out the stigma while also raising money for Ride to Live Corporation, a […]
The Forest Jackson Public Library's silent auction fundraiser that concluded this past weekend was a success. Online bids were taken for a total of 44 baskets. Each basket was filled with a number of assorted items. Bidding closed on Saturday, and the auction brought in just under $2000 for the library.
The Upper Scioto Valley Music Department will present the Winter Band and Choir Concert this Thursday December 15. The concert starts at 6:30 Thursday evening in the USV Cafeteria. Doors will open at 6. Featured performances will be from the 5th through 12th grade band and choir members.
2nd graders at Kenton Elementary School celebrated Computer Science Education Week last week. They marked the occasion by participating in the Hour of Code. The students learned that anyone can learn the basics of computer coding. To keep learning, they can go to: hourofcode.com/us/learn to try out more free coding activities.
The Village of Forest Market Square will present "A Village Christmas" in Forest this Saturday December 17th. The kids will enjoy a visit with Santa at the Forest Fire Department at one Saturday afternoon. They can then go to The Getaway Workshop to write a letter to Santa. There will be food trucks on site from 1 until 5pm. There will also be community stew served from 1 until 7 […]
Lighthouse Pentecostal Church in Carey will hold its Christmas Theatrical event on December 17th and 18th. It will start at 6 on both evenings at the church located at 1888 County Road 96, Carey. It will last approximately 2 hours and refreshments will be served afterwards. More details about the event can be found on the Lighthouse Pentecostal Church of God Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/careylighthousepcg
While a visit from Santa is still just under two weeks away, some people are thinking about a visit to a county fair. On Monday, the Ohio Department of Agriculture released the 2023 fair dates for around Ohio in 2023. The first fair in our region is the Marion County Fair, July 3 through the 8. The Logan County Fair is July 9 through the 15. After that is the […]