LA GRANDE â With graduation only a short few weeks ahead, the La Grande High School graduation party is looking to offset some fears and leave grads feeling hopeful, safe and possibly in a car.
âItâs making this pretty special,â said Geoffrey Robinson, a La Grande High School parent and one of the lead organizers of the event to be held at the Union County Fairgrounds.
The 2011 Kia Soul, which Legacy Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram of Island City donated, comes on the heels of dozens of other donations from businesses, organizations and individuals for the graduation party.
Robinson said graduation is a huge milestone for seniors, and this can make youths take chances and do risky things, such as drinking and driving. The graduation party is one way to help prevent that.
Construction of a new 12,800 square foot beef barn is set to begin at the Union County Fairgrounds. The barn, being constructed by Goodwin Services, is slated to be complete and operational by the 175th Union County Fair this July.
The Chapman Ford Beef Barn is the first phase of Forward Union County, a $1.2 million capital campaign to update and improve the fairgrounds to benefit not only 4-H and FFA exhibitors, but also the Marysville community as a whole. $550,000 has been pledged by the community thus far.
Phase two will include construction of the Union County Event Center, which will host both fair and community events, as well as potential office space for local nonprofits. Development of this phase is slated to begin this fall. Additionally, the junior fair bathroom on the grounds has already undergone a complete renovation.
Mar 15, 2021
(Columbus) A report from the Ohio Department of Health is showing fewer than one-thousand new cases of COVID-19 reported on Sunday. Public Health officials announced 893 confirmed coronavirus cases yesterday, a drop of more than 660 than the numbers reported on Saturday.
The ODH showed 35 patients admitted to hospitals across Ohio, with two needing to be placed in the ICU. Since the beginning of the pandemic last year, the state has seen just over 989-thousand total overall cases as it closes in on the one-million overall cases milestone.
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Governor Mike DeWine says the state is just a few months away from seeing most of his COVID-19 health orders expiring. DeWine toured four vaccination sites over the weekend in Greenville, Findlay, Maumee, and Marysville to offer encouragement to volunteers and workers.
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