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Charter school head pleads guilty to using $265,000 in school cash to buy New Albany home
The founder and superintendent of two Columbus charter schools pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to conspiring to commit bank fraud after using more than a quarter of a million dollars from the schools to help buy a house in New Albany. Abdirizak Y. Farah, 59, faces a possible sentence of up to 30 years in prison for his guilty plea, according to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in Columbus. Sentencing...
Unlocking the Archive: Lancaster football's 11-man club started off 1936 with a win
It is never too early to start thinking about high school football. This week's archive photo comes from 1936 and features the Lancaster grid (football) club. Lancaster opened that season against McConnelsville and won 25-0. ...
New Albany-Plain Local School students share the health benefits of composting
Although they are filled with excitement for the recess that awaits after lunch, students at New Albany Intermediate School pause before going outside to toss any leftover food in the compost bin and stack their composable trays. Students take time to determine what is trash and what should be composted, a habit encouraged by the newly established composting program.
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