Members of the Junior Fair Board were hard at work Tuesday afternoon preparing for Saturday’s LoCo Community Barn Sale. Thanks to donations, they have enough stuff to fill half the Youth building at t…
I scream, you scream, we all, well … you know
Summer is ice cream as ice cream is summer, and the Logan County Visitors Bureau (LCVB) will celebrate both by once again inviting you to participate in their third annual Ice Cream Trail. With 13 sto…
WL council votes to add an officer, subtract some trees
After listening to concerns expressed by West Liberty resident Keith LeVan over water overages and recycling charges, the village council heard from their chief of police regarding the hiring of a new…
State Rep. Cross gives Rotary Club the scoop
“I take a lot of phone calls from a lot of people for a lot of reasons. This is the job.” And State Representative Jon Cross covered several of those reasons in a speech to the Bellefontaine Rotary Cl…
Summer education program ‘gets slimy’
A couple of ways to know you’ve succeeded as an educator—the students still want to learn after summer break starts, and they take what you’ve taught them and make it their own. That’s what happened w…
Poolside fun brings background troubles to park department
Summer is here, which means sun-tanned-lotioned children, swim-suited teens and harried parents have embraced the fun to be had at Hoffman Pool in Bellefontaine. But as much as things are going swimmi…
Ben Logan will tackle a major renovation this summer
With the work well underway, the Benjamin Logan School District Board and other staff members stepped onto the stripped track and football field to celebrate breaking ground on a “much needed” project…
OHP BOE dedicates healthcare academy to long-term board member
As the Ohio Hi-Point (OHP) convocation ceremony came to a close Wednesday night, May 24, the school’s board of education (BOE) members made their way to the healthcare room in the career center for th…
CCS grads trust God’s plan for the future
“High school is the place where we learn to be who we are.” (Isabel Schmidt, 2023 CCS graduate) And for the Calvary Christian School Class of 2023, finding who they are is inescapably connected to the…
WL council considers ways to curb fire sales traffic
The success of West Liberty’s annual fire sales day, which took place Saturday, May 20, has led to a level of traffic congestion the village’s council feels must be addressed. They touched on the diff…