The Richwood Village Council met Monday evening with member Don Ridgeway absent. Two ordinances were submitted to council for the first reading. The 2018 budget for the village heard first reading and will appear before council two more times for approval. An ordinance adjusting the the village pay rates for 2018 was also heard on first reading. Salaried full-time and part-time hourly employees, which includes police officers and village staff, will receive a two percent wage increase if the ordinance passes the next two readings. Village council members, the mayor, fiscal officer and zoning officer are not included in the…
Author: Sherryl Sheets of the Richwood Gazette
The North Union Board of Education traveled to Marion to tour the Tri-River Career Center as part of its February meeting. Many North Union students attend Tri-Rivers to receive career training. The board is invited yearly to see the facilities. Board member Jean Wedding was absent from the meeting. Charles Spielman, superintendent of Tri-Rivers was unable to attend the meeting, so he asked Richard George, a Richwood resident and an instructor at Tri-Rivers to host the event. The board accepted the resignation of Tim Monroe as a bus driver, effective Feb. 9, as he accepted a position with the Village…
Richwood Village Council heard from Dennis Baker, a representative from the North Central Solid Waste District (NCSWD), during Monday night’s regular meeting. Last month, the NCSWD mailed a survey to the village residents with a list of questions regarding trash and recycling. Council members said they were amazed at the number of responses received. Baker said 796 surveys were mailed and the 283 were returned with responses – approximately 35 percent. Baker said that 20 percent is an excellent return, but 35 percent is wonderful. The survey asked questions such as what type of home do you live in and…
Even though councilman Jack Moore was absent from Monday night’s regular meeting due to health issues, he was elected to serve as president of the Richwood Village Council for the present year. Council awarded a contract for construction of the East Bomford Street Project in the amount of $526,647.47 to Brenneman Excavating, Inc. of Elida, Ohio. Village Administrator Monte Asher, stated that they received eleven bids for the project and only two bids were $60,000 over the estimated bid of the project. Work will begin in February. The project will be installing new water and sewer lines, street, curb and…
The North Union FFA National winning Agronomy team was honored at the North Union Board of Education meeting Monday evening. Pictured on far right, is Tess Elshoff, the president of the Ohio Board of Education, who remarked about their dedication, hard work ethic and congratulated them on their accomplishments. From the left to right, are FFA members Grayson Plotner, Abby Chadwick, Sarah Chadwick and Carter Wedding. (Photo submitted) –––– Agronomy team receives more accolades at school board meeting By Sherryl Sheets The national championship winning North Union Agronomy team received more honors during the North Union School Board meeting Monday…
Steve Davis, of Landon Road, came to the Richwood Village Council meeting Monday evening with complaints of unkept properties within the village. He is concerned about trash sitting in yards and along the streets, unlicensed vehicles, burning trash within village limits and the number of lawns not being mowed. One instance is close to his home. Councilmen Reddy Brown and Von Beal both told Davis that they have been working on cleaning up yards, unlicensed vehicles and unmowed lawns all summer long. They also told Davis and there is a process they must follow before taking any action. The residents…
The North Union Board of Education took time during a meeting earlier this week to recognize students and community members for their accomplishments. Superintendent Rich Baird acknowledged the appointment of Brian Davis, who was recently voted in as a new board member. President Kevin Crosthwaite opted not to run for re-election during the November election. Davis will fill Crosthwaite’s seat on the board at the January meeting. The board also accepted a resolution commending the 2017 North Union Agronomy Team on its National Championship. Two members of the team, Grayson Plotner and Sarah Chadwick, along with FFA advisors Tom Jolliff…
The Richwood Village Council met for its regular Monday night meeting and Mayor Scott Jerew swore in Officer Evan Martindale. He was hired as a part-time police officer for Richwood and received his first commission as an officer. He lives in Delaware. Lt. Jim Hill, who sat in the meeting for Police Chief Monte Asher, who was on vacation. Hill replied that all needed officers have been hired to replace others who left the force during the year. Hill also stated that if anyone is interested in putting in some auxiliary hours, to contact the Richwood Police Department, as they…
Jason Stanford from the LUC (Logan, Union and Champaign) Regional Planning Commission sought approval of a tax abatement for the Richwood Banking Company at Monday night’s Richwood Village Council meeting. The first approval was in 2013, when the bank had purchased additional property and exceeded its expectations in support to the village. Council approved the abatement. The first order of business at the meeting was to swear in a new police officer. Mayor Scott Jerew swore in officer Sebastian Walker as a full-time officer of the Richwood Police Department. Walker is a 2013 Harding High School graduate and graduated this…
The North Union Board of Education heard a report on the use of technology at its Monday night meeting. Board members Kevin Crosthwaite and Dennis Hall were absent. Vice president Jean Wedding presided over the meeting. Jared Evans, director of technology, and Kristi Matlack, technology coach, gave the presentation. They shared information about an “integration team.” This program first had to set a vision as to how and where technology can be used by teachers and students. They also set-up technology curriculum mapping, which identifies the gaps between the elementary, middle school and high school. The purpose is to engage…
Richwood Zoning Inspector Marion Bump was questioned by village council members during Monday night’s meeting regarding the delay of a new business obtaining their occupancy permit at the industrial park. Bump stated that officials with T.C.I. went to the Union County Engineer’s Office to secure an occupancy permit. They were told that the county needed a copy of the blue prints of the building in triplicate, which Bump assumed was already on file. The former business, MAI, left the facility nearly two years ago and the building was sold to TCI. The new business is permitted by the EPA to…
Richwood Village Administrator Monte Asher told council that village crews have guidelines regarding the chipping of brush within the village. Residents who have limbs and branches that fall off the trees naturally, or have branches that come down during wind and rain storms, can gather the brush and leave curbside on Mondays for village employees to pick up and chip. Lately, that’s not been the case. Asher stated that the village is not capable of chipping branches and brush that have come from tree trimming or tree removal. That is the responsibility of the company that does the work. The…
Over the past few months, members of the Richwood Village Council have received questions regarding the status of the former Richwood Town Hall building located at 101 S. Franklin St.. Many years ago council began researching the cost of refurbishing the structure and settled on a figure of under two million dollars. The coffers can’t justify that amount of money to get the building up to code, so they are in the process of doing a title search as to who owns the property. Village solicitor Alison Boggs stated she has spent a few days in the Union County Recorder’s…
Braxton Wilhelm (14) picks up yardage for Fairbanks against Benjamin Logan on Friday. The Panthers fell, 34-19. (Journal-Tribune photo by Will Channell) –––– Fairbanks’ 34-19 loss to Benjamin Logan Friday evening could best be summed up as a game of missed opportunities. The Panthers dominated field position for much of the opening half, but could not capitalize on several drives that went into Raider territory. “We missed a couple of scoring opportunities and gave up a big touchdown,” said FHS coach Patrick Cotter. The Panthers stuck the ball into the end zone first, scoring on their initial possession of the…
Vickie Hoffman, Chief Academic Officer, addressed the North Union School Board about professional development for teachers, aides, bus drivers, non-cerficated staff and office staff at the Monday night regular meeting. There are many advantages of professional development for every aspect of people who come in contact with the students. There are not enough hours in a school day when teachers can interact with other teachers in learning different techniques of teaching, getting to know teachers in other buildings in the district, teaching goals,intervention, responding to emergencies, working with gifted students, helping with special needs of students, being computer literate, CPR…