Thursday September 10, 2015 1:28 PMThe Westerville Board of Education approved a new contract with the Westerville Education Association in a special meeting this morning, Sept. 10.The contract between the board and its teachers union is retroactive to Sept. 1 and remains in effect through the 2017-18 school year.The three-year agreement includes base salary increases… Continue reading Westerville teachers get new contract
Wednesday September 9, 2015 7:52 AMWhen a dilapidated building next-door was torn down, members of the Church of the Messiah United Methodist constructed a colorful outdoor learning space for the church's preschool.Charity Monroe, director the Ourday Preschool at Messiah, had a vision of a space that was different from a park or a playground yet… Continue reading Church, scouts build outdoor preschool classroom
Wednesday September 9, 2015 7:51 AMWesterville South High School kicks off its 2015-16 theater season with the family comedy Leaving Iowa.The show written to be "realistic and relatable" will be presented at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20 at the high school, 303 S. Otterbein Ave.The play stars an intimate… Continue reading Intimate Westerville South cast is ‘Leaving Iowa’
Sunday September 6, 2015 8:56 PMTimber Tunes, a consignment and antiques store at 9862 Johnstown-Utica Road, will unveil has two new display areas in its rear courtyard when its hosts its inaugural Autumn Gathering event Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11-12.The most noticeable addition is a restored 1964 Air-stream trailer.Shop owners, Linda and Karl Harris bought… Continue reading Cabin, restored trailer to be unveiled during Autumn Gathering
Sunday September 6, 2015 8:53 PMThe Johnstown Police Department will be sharing officers' expertise with kids from throughout Central Ohio atWesterville's Cops & Kids Day Sept. 13.From 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Hoff Woods Park, 556 McCorkle Blvd. in Westerville, children will have the opportunity to interact with law enforcement officers while learning about the… Continue reading Johnstown participating in Westerville’s Cops & Kids Day
Sunday September 6, 2015 8:51 PMMembers of the Johnstown-Monroe Local School District Board of Education and Johnstown Village Council members were at odds over water and sewer fees at the regularly scheduled Village Council meeting Tuesday evening, Sept. 1.The lively discussion centered around water and sewer tap fees and capacity charges relative to the school building construction… Continue reading School district wants lower water-sewer fees from village
Wednesday September 2, 2015 10:39 PMTeachers have fresh faces in their classrooms and the Westerville City School District's Early Learning Center also has a fresh, yet familiar, face.Suzanne Kile is the center's new director.She started the job in July following the resignation of former director Ann Lockett, who left to pursue another professional opportunity.Kile began… Continue reading Kile up for new challenge at Early Learning Center
CUPOLA CLASSICSunday August 30, 2015 5:40 PMThe Johnstown Cupola Classic started out seven years ago as a fundraiser to fix the cupola on the building in the downtown square."Things were looking pretty shabby in the town square back then," said Chris Speck, five-year president of Downtown Johnstown."We raised the money to make improvements and now… Continue reading Hot rods, classic cars coming to town Sept. 13
Monday August 24, 2015 8:50 AMThis Labor Day weekend, village residents can stop by Bigelow Square to rummage around and dig up some treasures.The Johnstown Historical Society is sponsoring its annual Flea Market Sept. 4-7.Flea market hours Friday will be from noon to 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and… Continue reading Historical Society Flea Market is Sept. 4-7 on square
Wednesday August 26, 2015 12:16 PMMore than 300 teachers came to the regular meeting of the Westerville school board Monday, Aug. 24 to ask for a fair contract.In the public comments section toward the meeting's end, one by one, teachers approached the podium. Each gave their name, position, years taught in district, years lived in… Continue reading Teachers plead for ‘fair contract’
Debbie Wakefield 