Mapleton Local News Today

The board voted 5-0 to appoint Barbara Donohue on a three-month contract while it continues its search for a full-time treasurer.

Voters rejected the 0.75% earned income tax, which would have kept the district from operating in the red, by a vote of 623 to 451.

By a margin of nearly 4 to 1, voters in the Wooster City School District resoundingly rejected a proposed 6.7-mill bond issue for new schools.

If the 0.75% earned income tax is approved, the proposal would generate $1 million annually for the Ashland County school districts operations.

If approved, the levy would generate more than $1 million annually for school operations in the Ashland County district.

A registered nurse will cover three of five days across the school district and an LPN will pick up two days through a contract with PSI Associates.

I started my disagreement with Mapleton when the budget was $3.9 million and they said if their levy did not pass they would have to do many things.

Cold temperatures, wintery weather and no heat caused eight school districts in the area to delay their start times or close school for the day.

Though the CDC is recommending "universal indoor masking" in schools, many districts in Ashland, Wayne & Holmes are leaving the choice up to parents.