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Work begins on Shared Use Path |
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Written by Staff
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Wednesday, 08 September 2010 |
Construction crews and orange barrels are going to be a common sight in Aberdeen for the next month, as work has finally begun on Aberdeen’s School Shared Use Path this week. According to Vicki Asbury, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Middle School Library Media Specialist, construction on the long awaited path officially began on Tuesday, Sept. 7.
The walking path is a part of the village’s “Gateway to Tomorrow” plan that has been developed as a joint effort by village council, the RULH school district, Aberdeen Library staff, and community members. Asbury said the walking path has been a long time in coming.
“We’ve been waiting for this for four or five years,” Asbury said. “I noticed immediately when I left on Friday that they had put up a lot of surveyor stakes around town.”
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Ripley Bee, News Democrat are sold |
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Written by Staff
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Wednesday, 08 September 2010 |
Newly formed Ohio Community Media, LLC has announced the completion of its acquisition of substantially all of the assets formerly owned by Brown Publishing and Brown Media Holdings.
Among the publications previously owned by Brown Publishing Company are the The News Democrat in Georgetown, The Ripley Bee, Wilmington News Journal, the Record-Herald in Washington Court House, The Times-Gazette in Hillsboro and West Union People’s Defender.
With the closing of this transaction, the 14 daily newspapers, 56 non-daily newspapers, 11 business publications, five city-focused magazines and related online and niche publications move from the turmoil of the bankruptcy proceedings affecting their previous owner and are now well positioned to move forward under new ownership.
While this marks a new beginning for these companies, focus will remain on providing consistently high quality and superb value to the readers and advertisers and will continue the long tradition of strong service to their local communities established in 1920 when the Brown family purchased their first newspaper.
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A summer school experience |
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Written by Bryan Peck
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Wednesday, 08 September 2010 |
The Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Board of Education will be looking at the effectiveness of the Sylvan tutoring program to help students academically catch up to their peers in upcoming months. According to Susan Owens, RULH Elementary School principal, the school was able to fund a partnership with Sylvan using supplemental education funds in conjunction with a 21st Century grant obtained by Kristi Scott.
The Sylvan Learning Academy helps to pinpoint areas a student may be having problems with through an assessment test. A personalized learning plan is established based on the assessment test, and Sylvan tutors are provided to help the student along. Owens said Sylvan charges about $700 per student for this service, and all funding is provided through federal grants.
Students in the bottom 25 percent were invited to attend the tutoring program this summer.
“We took the students who were below grade level in reading, the bottom 25 percent, which was about 100 students in each building (Elementary school and Middle school), and we sent invitations to those students to participate in the Sylvan tutoring program.” Owens said.
Owens said they had 71 students participate in the program this summer. |
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