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Fragile packages
East School custodian Virginia Patrick did her annual job of throwing egg carriers over the edge of East School on Tuesday. Twenty fifth graders in Julie Herring's class spent weeks creating carriers to safely house eggs as they were thrown off the building. Fourteen eggs survived the annual science experiment. Some of the more unique packing products included peanut butter, socks and grass.
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Sycamore EMS run rates to be raised for first time in eight years
By ALISSA PAOLELLA
Staff writer
SYCAMORE - Sycamore Village Council decided to raise rates for Sycamore Emergency Medical Services runs at a special meeting Tuesday night.
The new rates would be identical to what Medicare and Medicaid will pay and what Seneca County EMS currently charges for runs, if approved by council.
Mayor Mike Tschanen said the rates had not been raised in eight years.
"The fire department voted to go to (what) Medicare and Medicaid (pays)," he said. "They would like it to (specify that) ... it stays with them. So the ordinance would read that any time they change, we would change to keep up with it."
Medicaid and Medicare pay $495 for a run and transport after a squad is called out. The rates also would go to $8 per loaded mile and a $100 charge if there is a call but no transport.
"We promised you guys and everybody else that we would not raise the rates to the squad if we raised the runs," Tschanen said. "If not, we will raise our rates to cover the difference. ... And we're not making money."
Tschanen said Sycamore EMS actually has been losing money by not raising the rates for such a long period of time.
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BR&E task force to take break from meeting
By BRANDON DRAKE
Staff writer
With the economic development and regional planning position being handled by Wyandot County Office of Economic Development Board of Directors, the Business Retention and Expansion task force looked into placing its focus elsewhere during its regular meeting Tuesday morning in the conference rooms of Wyandot Memorial Hospital.
What was discovered in looking at the task force's two other objectives - workforce development and entrepreneurial training - is that it already is or should be handled by county entities already in existence.
"The group and I came together and defined what it is we wanted, but really there were only two legs that we focused on - one was economic development and the other was workforce development," said Chris Bruynis, an Ohio State University Extension educator and BR&E member. "And I think (with) economic development, we've put some pieces in place through community awareness, community buy-in and commitment to that position so it can be successful. Now it's key on getting the right person and that person developing the right relationships, so there's a lot of things that need to fall in place still before I say, ‘Yes, it's been successful.' But in terms of our part, that's been successful, and I have to say Gary Ward did the omen's work on making that happen.
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 Eric Hoffman
Hoffman tabbed as new Riverdale super
By AARON KORTE
Editor
MOUNT BLANCHARD - It will be a change of three letters for Eric Hoffman.
The current Ridgedale Schools superintendent was approved Monday night as Riverdale's new superintendent at the regular school board meeting.
Hoffman was approved for a three-year contract with a base salary of $95,000. He will begin on Aug. 1 and have a 20-day consulting contract until then.
"I think it was a good fit. It's very similar to what I'm doing now," Hoffman said.
He said it was important to get the district voters' support.
"I think you have to make all the stakeholders of the district feel that you're spending their money wisely," Hoffman said. "I think we have to look at everything. I think I have to do a lot of listening for the next six months to a year and I've got to keep the traditions going and the things that we're doing well and I'll some different things, just not a lot right off the bat."
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Daily Chief-Union/Alissa Paolella
Top scholar
Upper Sandusky High School senior Bailey Lohr (left) accepts a scholarship from Dorothy Blackburn on behalf of the Music Club of Upper Sandusky. Lohr was the top scholarship winner at USHS with 10.
Upper Sandusky hosts academic awards night
By ALISSA PAOLELLA
Staff writer
Upper Sandusky High School senior Bailey Lohr took top honors in the senior class Monday evening at the annual year-end awards and scholarship night in the USHS gymnasium.
Lohr took home 10 scholarships, including the Alpha Tri-Sigma, American Legion Post No. 225, Katherine L. Artz Music Scholarship, Thomas D. Baker Musical Scholarship, Robert Elsmore Scholarship, Upper Sandusky Lions Club, Music Club of Upper Sandusky, Star Players, Usando Literary Club and Cory Washburn Memorial scholarships.
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