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As a jogger in a neon orange shirt ran past Tracey Carson, headed into the heart of Red Rocks Park, a fluffy dog chased after him dragging a leaf- and twig-riddled leash along the forest floor. Carson, a senior at the University of Vermont and an officer in the South Burlington animal control department, usually tries to flag down joggers when she’s patrolling to enforce the park leash ordinance. But she does not make a habit of running after people, she said laughing. If they’re head...

In wake of recent tragedies involving children in the Greater Cincinnati area, Mason School Superintendent Jonathan Cooper took to social media Friday to talk about the impact these events have on our communities."The tragic events that have happened here at Mason have impacted us all. A lot of times we search for answers -- Why did this happen? and oftentimes, there are not answers, not easy answers, but there is support," Cooper said. A few years ago, the Mason School District invested i...

3-year-old Deerfield Township boy expected to be OK after ceramic knife stabbing Warren County Sheriffs Office says woman next door stabbed child Share Updated: 11:14 PM EST Mar 4, 2021 Warren County Sheriffs Office says woman next door stabbed child Share Updated: 11:14 PM EST Mar 4, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript TONIGHT NEIGHBORS ARE INCREDIBLY SHOCKED. >> I GOT QUITE SURPRISED BECAUSE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS QUITE SAFE -- QUIET. >> A TRAUMATIC START TO THE DA...

Graduations and proms in Ohio could be back in some form this semester, but they will look different with masking, social distancing and a few re-imagined traditions.

and last updated 2021-02-17 21:32:07-05 CINCINNATI — For Carol Fiel of Oakley, watching her children suffer through shifts from in-person to remote and blended learning has been a painful experience. Five of her six children go to Cincinnati Public Schools. “Its been extraordinarily difficult for the older ones in particular because they didnt have much screen time when they were growing up,” Fiel said. The full-time mother said some of her children even get physically sick from...

Tri-State schools find masks make a difference for in-person learning In-person learning all year. Several area schools have not gone remote or to a hybrid model. Some are finding cases of COVID-19 for students actually go down when they’re in the classroom. and last updated 2021-02-04 19:29:48-05 Several Tri-State schools have not gone to a remote or hybrid learning model, choosing instead to keep students in classrooms amid the pandemic. Some, like Mason City School District and St. Xavi...

Mason City Schools revamped the process for families to report a positive COVID-19 tests or the need to quarantine to the district, according to news release sent by spokesperson Tracey Carson Friday afternoon.

Schools Rethink Covid Rules. Were Over-Quarantining Kids Like Crazy. © Andrew Spear for The Wall Street Journal Superintendent Jonathan Cooper this summer helped write a fall reopening plan for his southwestern Ohio school district with a rule based on the state’s policy: Any student potentially exposed to Covid-19 in Mason City Schools had to quarantine for two weeks, no exceptions. This fall, he began rethinking it. A growing body of research and data suggested the virus wasn’t spreadin...

Mason City Schools makes adjustments to student quarantine rules Share Updated: 7:27 PM EST Dec 11, 2020 Share Updated: 7:27 PM EST Dec 11, 2020 Hide Transcript Show Transcript IN OHIO’S STATEWIDE RAPID TEST PILOT PROGRAM TO SEE WHAT IS WORKING AND WHAT IS NOT. IN 10 MONTHS OF THIS PANDEMIC, IF WE HAVE LEARNED ANYTHING, IT IS THAT INFORMATION CHANGE DAY TO DAY AS WE LEARN MORE ABOUT CORONAVIRUS. >> AS WE KNOW MORE AND WE HAVE MORE DATA, WE CAN MA BETTER INFORMED D...