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• Bob Dyer: May 4 victim may have saved lives May 19, 2019
  Elissa Shockley tried to tell this story 20 years ago, but “got too emotional and couldn't finish it.”
  Bob Dyer
• Alison Romeo returns to college to walk in the footsteps of deceased son, Maxwell Romeo May 19, 2019
  "I was so proud of my first homeschool graduate and his academic scholarship. He loved the Tuscarawas campus and his studies and was making new friends." — Alison Romeo
  Nancy MolnarStaff Reporter
• Meet Laney Gottshall, May's Kid of Character May 19, 2019
  Name: Laney GottshallGrade: 5Age: 11Tell us about your family: I love spending time with my mom (Lindsay), my dad (Jason), my step-dad (Jon), my step-mom (Anya), my two brothers (Lincoln and Jaxson), my sister (Ellie), and my four dogs Bentley, Buckeye, Baxter, and Boone. I’m lucky to have a lot of people who love me!Tell […]
• Identical twins Jacob and Joshua Newell serve as Sandy Valley co-valedictorians May 19, 2019
  MAGNOLIA Identical twins Jacob and Joshua Newell are similar in more ways than just their appearance.When one of the brothers started walking, the other began walking a day later. Jacob dislocated his elbow while wrestling when he was in the eighth grade. Two years later, Joshua dislocated his elbow in the exact same spot while […]
  Jon BakerStaff Reporter
• Nate Allen named Carroll County's School-Based Mentor of the Year May 19, 2019
  (Editor's note: This is the fourth story in a series of stories featuring participants in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Central Ohio program.)NEW PHILADELPHIA Nate Allen has been matched with his "little brother" Zachary Briganti since October 2016 in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program based in the Carrollton schools."Nate originally became a […]
  Nancy MolnarStaff Reporter
• Gary Brown: Telling a tale of good fortune May 19, 2019
  "Pat yourself on the back for making the right choice."If a guy has eaten a lot of Asian food lately in an effort to improve his life through fortune cookies, that's not exactly as good as opening up a cookie and reading, "You are going to win the lotto today." It's just an affirmation of […]
  Gary Brown
• Tiger Foundation to honor 3 distinguished alumnus during Strasburg graduation May 19, 2019
  STRASBURG The Tiger Foundation has selected three Strasburg Franklin Local High School distinguished alumnus to be honored during graduation at 2 p.m. May 26 in the high school gym. This is the fourth year for the selection.Those to receive the 2019 distinguished alumni award are John Hawk, of Dover, who graduated in 1943, the late […]
• Applied Science: What percent of the Earth’s land has been 'severely altered' by human actions? May 19, 2019
  The New Philadelphia Science Club is back with another science question in The Times-Reporter. Each week a new science-related question will be given. Everyone is invited to participate by either mailing the answer to the club at the address below or emailing the answer to the address given. At the end of the school year […]
• Strasburg BOE adopts fourth and fifth grade courses for 2019-2020 school year May 19, 2019
  Strasburg Board of Education May 15 meetingKEY ACTION Adopted the fourth and fifth grade Engage NY and Algebra I and Geometry courses for the 2019 - 2020 school year.DISCUSSION The board discussed the recent article in The Times-Reporter about teacher absenteeism. The district struggles to cover classes when teachers are absent. The board is looking […]
• May 19 Top of the day May 19, 2019
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