Oberlin News-Tribune

Library faces state funding cut
by KATHLEEN WILLBOND News-Tribune editor Business is booming at the Oberlin Public Library. That's why it is so hard for library director Darren McDonough to understand why Governor Ted Strickland is considering a 30- percent cut in library funding for each of the next two fiscal years. ...
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Principal chooses classroom over lead position
by PAUL MORTON Associate editor It's been a long time since Eastwood Elementary School principal Brian Carter was in third grade, but when the new third grade class moves from Eastwood to Prospect Elementary School, Carter will move with them. Tuesday the board of education voted unanimous ...
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Board eyes school fees to offset losses
by PAUL MORTON Associate editor The cost of a free public education in Oberlin could be going up in order to make up for lost income tax collections and anticipated reductions in state funding. At their meeting on Tuesday, June 23, the school board discussed the possibility of implementing ...
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Early deadlines set for next Trib; closed on Friday
Early deadlines for news and advertising will be enforced for the Tuesday, July 7 edition of the Wellington Enterprise. The Enterprise office will be closed on Friday, July 3. The classified advertising deadline for the July 7 issue will be noon on Thursday, July 2. Deadline for news items incl ...
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Juneteenth to mark 150th anniversary of Brown's raid of U.S. Armory Two-day event celebrates freedom of last held slaves
Oberlin's annual observance of Juneteenth -- the date when the last slaves in America were freed in 1865 -- will this year commemorate the 150th anniversary of John Brown's raid on the United States Armory and Arsenal at Harper's Ferry, and the African-American men from Oberlin who participated in ...
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School athletic director resigns
by PAUL MORTON Associate editor After leading Oberlin High School and Langston Middle School athletics for three years, Nancy Boutilier has stepped down from her position as athletic director. At the May 26 meeting of the Oberlin board of education, the school board unanimously approved he ...
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