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Alma Long was a teacher in Upper Scioto Valley schools for 30 years

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 2, 2012

Alma Maxine (Moyers) Long, 86, died Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at 11:25 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System, Lima, surrounded by her family.

She was born on Oct. 20, 1925 in Bruceton Mills, W.V. to Charles and Stella (Guthrie) Moyers, who preceded her in death. On June 10, 1951, she married Urban L. Long and he survives in Ada.

Mrs. Long graduated from Bruceton Mills High School and Bridgewater College, Virginia. She began her teaching career in the last one room school in Preston County, West Virginia; in which her mother also taught. She was a science teacher in the Upper Scioto Valley School System for 30 years, teaching Chemistry, Biology and Earth Science.

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All you need is the coffee

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 2, 2012

Who says you can't get anything free today? So long as you just take one, here's some choices for free coffee mugs from ReStore on Main Street.

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Pettit College of Law recognized as one of the nation’s most innovative law schools

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 2, 2012

he Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law was named one of the most innovative schools in the country by The National Jurist and will be featured in the “Back to School” issue of preLaw magazine in August. ONU was one of 20 law schools selected by The National Jurist.

“It is gratifying to be recognized for the hard work our faculty has done to design and implement our new curriculum,” said Stephen Veltri, interim dean of the Pettit College of Law. “Our new curriculum goes well beyond standard law school coursework. It includes clinical opportunities and courses designed to develop professional skills that prepare our students for the practice of law.”

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OHSAA Board of Directors meeting highlights

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 2, 2012

The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors met Thursday at the OHSAA Office for its August meeting, which marked the first board meeting of the 2012-13 school year. The following are highlights from the meeting. The complete set of meeting minutes will be posted at a later date at OHSAA.org.

-          There are 824 member high schools in 2012-13. Of note, there are two new schools (Cincinnati College Preparatory and Cincinnati James N. Gamble Montessori), while four schools did not renew membership (Cleveland Horizon Science Academy, Orrville Kingsway Christian, Sidney Christian Academy and Cleveland School of the Arts).

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Does this scene look familiar?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, August 1, 2012

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Does these scene look vaguely familiar? It should. Take away 110 years off the calendar and you are looking at the main campus and buildings of what was once called Ohio Normal University. It's from a booklet of photos taken in 1902.

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A sign for August

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, August 1, 2012

There's a lot of this going around this month, especially in the Ada school. This "stay off" sign is a warning that the Ada High School basketball gymnasium floor has a new coat of wax. School can't be too far off.

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