Wellington could see the popular 4-H program come to an end, if the .25 percent sales tax increase proposed by county commissioners fails on the ballot in November. If voters turn down the sales tax increase, the Ohio State University (OSU) Extension will likely shut down. The extension would lose out on the $86,400 they have […]
St. Joseph Academy varsity soccer team (3-4-3) came close to breaking the undefeated record of the Lady Dukes varsity soccer team on Saturday, Sept. 24. The game was played on a slippery field and the Lady Dukes had a hard time getting their game together. Julia Marks scored the first goal of the game with […]
Clay Wright was crowned king during Friday’s Homecoming ceremonies and then promptly showed that he rules on the field as well as off it. Wright rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Dukes to a 35-12 win over Clearview on a field of puddles and mud. “Getting muddy and loving every minute of […]
A fatal crash on Rt. 303 in Grafton on Friday killed Ryan Poznako, a 22-year-old from Wellington, according to the Highway Patrol. At 3:22 p.m. on Friday, Poznako was traveling eastbound in his 2000 Mazda Protege when he went left of center, colliding head on with a 2005 Jeep Liberty, driven by Katherine Morrison, 21, […]
NEW YORK (AP) — With 1,096 essays for "60 Minutes" under his belt, Andy Rooney will deliver his 1,097th on Sunday's broadcast. And it will be his last as a regular contributor. The 92-year-old Rooney will announce his departure at the end of the program, where he has been featured since 1978, CBS News […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's the third time this year a government budget crisis has been averted just in the nick of time. And the public seems plain fed up with the nonstop partisanship that led to the nerve-racking close calls. Rising public disgust turns up in poll after poll showing Congress' approval ratings have sunk […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first member of a team of engineers has emerged from a hatch atop the Washington Monument as they prepare to rappel down the obelisk for an up-close inspection. The engineer climbed out of the quake-damaged monument late Wednesday morning. The team of two women and two men will ascend and […]
Roger Arthur Hirzel, 83, of Wellington, died Friday, Sept. 23, 2011 at his home surrounded by family. A son of the late Albert George and Julia (nee Moses) Hirzel, Roger was born on Aug. 13, 1928 in Cleveland. He graduated from North Ridgeville High School. Roger proudly served in the Army 4th Infantry Combat Engineers […]