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CYBL Commissioner Randy Brown responds to parents' concerns
As a follow-up to the comments made at the June 5th meeting of the Circleville Board of Park Commissioners, Circleville Youth Baseball League (CYBL) Commissioner Randy Brown visited the Circleville Herald’s office and provided the following details about incidents and happenings addressed at the meeting. The online version of this story includes a link to that story — Parents voice concerns about the CYBL — which was published June 8. Brown explained that: ...
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Blinken: Some of Hamas’ proposed changes to a cease-fire plan in Gaza are workable, some not BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that mediators will keep trying to close an elusive cease-fire deal after Hamas proposed numerous changes to a U.S.-backed proposal. He said Wednesday that some of the changes were “workable” and some not. The back-and-forth keeps hopes alive for an accord that can bring an end to eight months of war that has decimated Gaza, killed tens of thousands...
American Pickers to film in Ohio
The American Pickers are excited to return to Ohio! They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series throughout your area in August 2024. American Pickers is a documentary series that explores the fascinating world of antique “picking” on The History Channel. The hit show follows skilled pickers in the business, as they hunt for America’s most valuable antiques. They are always excited to find historically significant...
71% of Ohio eighth-graders not proficient in math, according to a new report
Almost three-fourths of Ohio eighth-graders were not proficient in math and nearly two-thirds of Ohio fourth graders were not proficient in reading in 2022, according to a new study. Seventy-one percent of Ohio eighth-graders were not proficient in math — a number that has only gotten worse over time, according to the latest Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Book. Back in 2019, 62% of Ohio eighth graders were not proficient in math. ...
Sculpture unveiling is one week away
Circleville citizens are invited to attend the unveiling of the two monuments at the southeast and southwest corners of Court & Main Street at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 18. It is obvious to a casual observer that the southeast monument will be a pedestal clock, but what is under wraps across the street? “A small group of us thought it would be good to bring back the history of Circleville,” said Richard Gerhardt, Chairman of the Design Committee of Uptown Circleville, whose motto is “shop.live.play.invest.” ...
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The far right’s election gains rattle EU’s traditional powers BRUSSELS (AP) — Far-right parties rattled the traditional powers in the European Union with major gains in parliamentary seats, dealing an especially humiliating defeat to French President Emmanuel Macron, who called snap legislative elections. Some ballots in the vote for the European Parliament were still being counted Monday, but the outcome showed the 27-nation bloc’s parliament membership has clearly shifted to the right. The surge by nationalist and populist parties will make it much harder for...
With cowboy hat, sheriff spurs new look
WINDSOR, NC — What started out as a costume accessory for a Christmas party has grown into a full-blown fashion statement for Bertie County Sheriff Tyrone Ruffin. Ruffin started donning a cowboy hat and boots around the beginning of the year, saying he liked the attention the western attire commanded as he carried out his law enforcement responsibilities. “It’s a funny story of how I started wearing the cowboy hat...
Parents voice concerns about Circleville Youth Baseball
“I’m here because I want to make you aware of some major concerns I, amongst others, have with the way the Circleville Youth Baseball (CYBB) is being operated,” said Misty Brooks as she opened the discussion at the Circleville Park Board meeting on Wednesday. Brooks gave Park Commissioners Megan Travis and Beth Mason a book with copies of letters from other concerned parents to substantiate her claims. One encounter Brooks described was about the aftermath of a game between a team that was coached by...
Logan Elm High School's Academic Superstars
Editor’s Note: Academic excellence should be applauded and praised as much as throwing the game winning pass Friday night, so we’re going to publish the school’s Honor Roll starting on the front page. Congrats to these Braves’ scholars for achieving a spot on the Fourth Nine Weeks Honor Roll. Grade 9: Tea’ Adkins, Morgan Armold, Anson Baird, Isabelle Baughn, Brycen Blair, Brooke Brown, Jacob Brown, Zoe Burson, Lucy Caplinger, Zallana Clark, Lillian Conaway, Hannah Cook, Aaron Dennis, Aaniyah Drake, Alexis Drum, Adam Fast, Jessica Fike,...
City Council moves ahead
At last Tuesday’s regular meeting of Circleville City Council, Council member Sheri Theis noted a potential conflict in dates with the next regular meeting scheduled two weeks ahead on Tuesday, June 18. She explained the plans for the unveiling of the new city statuettes at Main and Court will also be held on that date, and will take place at 6 p.m. She encouraged everyone to attend the unveiling and to not make plans for other committee meetings on that date. Mayor Michelle Blanton briefed...
Judiciary Committee plans ahead
Before Tuesday evening’s City Council meeting, there was a meeting of the Judiciary Committee, which includes Tom Klitzka, Chair, Sheri Theis and John Moats. The first matter before the committee was the issue of renewal of the existing solid waste agreement. Pickaway County is one of four counties that are joined together in the Ross-Pickaway-Highland-Fayette Joint Solid Waste Management District. Under a law passed in 1988, House Bill 592, every county in Ohio is required to establish its own or join other counties to form...
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