Empire Farm Days says it is the "largest outdoor agricultural tradeshow in the Northeastern U.S." Lancaster Farming s Stephanie Speicher describes her first time at the event.
jpatterson@mariettatimes.com Nathan McElroy, a fifth-grader at Veritas Classical Academy, was the grand prize winner in Friday’s Marietta Times Regional Spelling Bee. He will represent the region in the Scripps National Bee. (Photo by Christina Myer) George Wells, bee coordinator for Switzerland of Ohio Schools, gives Group Two participants their orientation Friday during the regional spelling bee at the Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theater in Marietta. (Photo by Christina Myer) From left, Neela Perez, Nathan McElroy, Eli Vessels and Henry Corcoran, all of Veritas Classical Academy, were the last four participants from Group 1; and moved on to the final round of the bee, where they faced off against the last four from Group 2. (Photo by Christina Myer)
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The Wood County Schools Board of Education recognized three students Tuesday as 2021 National Merit Scholarship Finalists. From left are Cecelia Fatta (Parkersburg), Nicholas Murphy (Parkersburg South) and Jacob Huggins (Williamstown). (Photo Provided)
PARKERSBURG Due to decreased enrollment in Wood County Schools, Superintendent Will Hosaflook said the district will receive fewer funds for the 2022 fiscal year during the Wood County Schools Board of Education meeting Tuesday.
The district’s state aid fund will be reduced by $3 million, going from around $59 million to $56 million, Hosaflook said.
Hosaflook said the state’s aid formula is built on student enrollment and despite the closing of schools in the district to lower professional employees, Wood County is still over the state limit. Wood County last year had 31.66 professional employees over the state formula and he hopes to have that reduced to be over 25 or 26 employees, he said.