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NFL draft scores big for Cleveland Cleveland tourism leaders say the draft helped bring us one step closer to getting back to normal after the pandemic. The city hosted thousands of people over the 3-day event that wrapped up Saturday. Fans said they felt safe with the precautions that were taken and out-of-town visitors say they enjoyed visiting the city, despite some rain and chilly temperatures. The first night of the draft scored well with TV viewers, drawing 12.6 million viewers, second on...

April 19 meeting KEY ACTION  Accepted the resignation of Melrose Elementary School Principal Kaylee Harrell, who has accepted a job as principal of Chapman Elementary in Strongsville. DISCUSSION  In an email on Tuesday following the work session, Superintendent Michael Tefs said Harrell, whose last day will be June 28, will be missed "tremendously. She is exceptionally gifted. "Her work ethic, commitment and servant-style leadership will be hard to replace, " Tefs said. Harrell said in a We...

Feb. 16 work session KEY DISCUSSION The Wooster City Schools board will ask for feedback from its members and the public at its Tuesday, 7 p.m., meeting as it prepares a plan to return to five-day, in-person instruction. Superintendent Michael Tefs presented his rationale to the board for preferring to wait until the county COVID-19 rate of infection is down to a Level 2 spread before making the change. He said he has been receiving emails, texts and phone calls from residents wanting studen...

Do you plan to get the vaccine? Yes, Beun said. "Its personal and part of protecting myself," he said. "Its also another step toward everyone being protected so the spread isnt as much. It keeps people safe and we can take those next steps to a new normal." West Holmes Local Schools Who will be administering the vaccines? Holmes County General Health District. What will the day look like? Employees will show up to the West Holmes High School gymnasium during their scheduled time slot. The hea...

KEY ACTION The Wooster City School District Board of Education will consider an administrative recommendation to eliminate the athletic pay-to-participate fees for the 2021-22 school year. At Tuesday evenings regular board session, Director of Secondary Education Richard Leone presented a market analysis of Woosters athletic pay-to- participate fees structure, which he said began in 2004 during a period of hard economic times and failed operating levies. "Since 2004, our community has been ...

Its time for a kitchen makeover at Wooster High School. The board approved seeking bids for replacement of equipment in the high schools kitchen as part of an estimated $250,000 renovation. As the central kitchen, it services the entire district.

WOOSTER – Wooster City Schools is "not leaning into a five-day experience" for instruction in the near future, Superintendent Michael Tefs told nearly 300 community members tuned into a virtual town hall Wednesday evening. The district closed school buildings and transitioned to remote learning Nov. 20, which was scheduled to last through Dec. 14. Due to lack of classroom space to physically distance students, along with the danger of rising COVID-19 cases locally, an in-person option five ...