Troy Elwer, operations manager for the Allen County Fair, praised the students’ work. “The kids in the welding and electrical programs are extremely talented individuals, and anyone that took the time to come through Mercy Health Bright Nights this year, it was easy to tell which displays those Apollo kids brought to the table,” Elwer said.
Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel’s statewide fitness challenge is expanding to include third graders after more than 180,000 Ohio students joined the program’s first round.
Democratic State Sen. Willis Blackshear Jr. has introduced a bill that would require schools to allow students up to three excused absences each school year specifically for mental health reasons.
Twelve area high school seniors were awarded a Children of Members Scholarship from Midwest Electric, Inc.
The Ohio Natural Energy Foundation is accepting applications for its 2025 scholarship program. This program has awarded nearly 700 scholarships since 2007.