Thick, black smoke blocking the sun gave Fredericktown’s North Main Street the appearance of midnight Sunday at noon, as a fast-moving fire devoured a historic two-story brick and wood building, and damaged two others.
Fire destroyed a building at 80-84 N. Main St. on Sunday. Some of the over 100 bystanders who watched as firefighters worked to keep the fire from spreading said the historic building housed many memories. For those with ties to the building, and the families displaced in the blaze, the losses were personal.
The health reform reconciliation package passed last week includes what U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D- Ohio, called the largest federal expansion of student aid in the nation’s history — legislation Brown said would help more students afford college, keep jobs in the U.S., and promote economic competitiveness, all at no additional cost to United States taxpayers.
Fredericktown school district residents this spring are being asked to approve a five-year, 4.8-mill property tax levy to pay for the day-to-day operating expenses of the district.
On Saturday, a group gathered at South Park for the dedication of the 1812 Mansfield Blockhouse by the Ohio Society United States Daughters of 1812. Members attended from Cedarville, Akron and Cincinnati
The school board of the Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County, C-TEC for short, has placed a 1-mill operating levy on the May ballot.
A new cash-for-clunkers program kicked off over the weekend, offering rebates and government incentives to replace aging, inefficient appliances with newer, Energy Star-rated models.
On Saturday, the shock of a devastating fire seemed small; the restoration of a congregational place of worship was much greater.
As the May primary approaches, community members are being asked to approve levies and issues which affect their pocketbooks or wallets.
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