Renovating but ready
Education, News
August 14, 2025
The back hallway at Fairbanks High School as it was over the summer break. Students returning to the building next week for the start of the 2025-26 school year will see the finished product of the months-long renovation around campus. (Photo submitted)

Renovating but ready

Fairbanks plans for start of school despite ongoing work

By Jack Christian 

After a summer full of renovations, Fairbanks is now in full swing, preparing for Aug. 20 — the first day of school.

While there are no open houses scheduled for middle and high school students before the year begins, first-year Superintendent Janel Chapman assured that an open house will take plac...

Local man has role in No. 1 U.S. film
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Unionville-area local James Raterman is pictured above sitting in military fatigues on the set of “One Battle After Another,” which is the most recent film directed by acclaimed director Paul Thomas Anderson, pictured above in the bottom-right corner. The film, which stars high-profile actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Penn, hit theaters on Sept. 26. (Photo submitted)
Local man has role in No. 1 U.S. film
Unionville-area's James Raterman has big part in "One Battle After Another" with DiCaprio, Penn
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Film directors recruit talent from all over the world, but for the recent box office hit “One Battle After Another,” acclaimed director Paul Thomas Anderson chose James Raterman, 60, of Plain City, to...
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Mark Bell, cyber security outreach coordinator for the Adjutant General’s Department of Ohio, speaks to an audience about precautionary measures to help prevent cyberattacks. (Journal-Tribune photo by Jack Christian)
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Unionville-area local James Raterman is pictured above sitting in military fatigues on the set of “One Battle After Another,” which is the most recent film directed by acclaimed director Paul Thomas Anderson, pictured above in the bottom-right corner. The film, which stars high-profile actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Penn, hit theaters on Sept. 26. (Photo submitted)
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Film directors recruit talent from all over the world, but for the recent box office hit “One Battle After Another,” acclaimed director Paul Thomas Anderson chose James Raterman, 60, of Plain City, to...
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Marysville’s JJ Henry (2) goes in for a touchdown against Olentangy. The Monarchs fell, 49-17. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)
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