by CAITLYN WASMUNDT Enterprise Reporter Kayla Gallatin has earned the honor of valedictorian for the Wellington High School Class of 2013. With a 4.1 GPA, she leads seniors as graduation nears. This year’s ceremony will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 2 at the high school gymnasium. Gallatin said she never went out of […]
by KEN SILVA News-Tribune reporter Pittsfield residents need worry no longer about a sludge lagoon that was under construction on Quarry Road. Cleveland-based Quasar Energy Group is discontinuing operations on the six million-gallon storage pond, it announced Tuesday. The news is a relief to many who feared the facility posed health risks for nearby families. […]
by CAITLYN WASMUNDT Enterprise reporter Ohio Attorney General Mike Dewine’s office is suing former Wellington teacher Patrick Knoble again. Dewine’s office brought charges on behalf of the Wellington Schools on April 10, seeking to reclaim $17,000 Knoble stole from the Wellington Future Farmers of America. Knoble pleaded guilty to four felony counts of theft and […]
by KEN SILVA Enterprise reporter State rep. Dan Ramos (D-Lorain) spoke Saturday in Oberlin about how the 2013 state budget will impact Ohioans. Ramos, whose 56th district covers Pittsfield Township and much of Lorain County, said Gov. John Kasich’s proposal contains changes that will affect everyone. “In most years, a budget is simply that: a […]
Things may not look that different yet, but last Monday was the first major step in the construction of the railway underpass on Rt. 58. Plans to demolish buildings around the site and reroute tracks were put in motion this week by workers from the Ohio Department of Transportation and Beaver Excavating of Canton. Columbia Gas […]
Math and reading scores have earned Westwood Elementary a reputation as a “school of promise” from the state education department. Third-graders last spring did very well on proficiency tests — 86.6 percent of Wellington youngsters passed the reading portion and 85.4 percent passed the math section. Those numbers are head and shoulders above the state […]
by KEN SILVA Enterprise reporter Do you have a child playing sports for one of the Wellington schools? If so, you could be paying more to see him or her play if a proposal by Gov. John Kasich becomes law. Kasich’s plan, unveiled in his budget proposal earlier this month, includes a 20 percent reduction […]
by KEN SILVA Enterprise reporter Pittsfield residents met Monday night to discuss Quasar Energy Group’s appeal of an order by the county to cease construction of a six million-gallon biodegradable waste pond near Quarry Road. The Lorain County prosecutor’s office gave Quasar the cease-and-desist order when zoning inspectors determined the pond was for industrial-commercial purposes […]