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By Sam Shriver
Times Bulletin reporter
VAN WERT — Vantage Career Center board members heard about how the school district did in the latest Ohio School R
VAN WERT — Vantage Career Center board members heard about how the school district did in the latest Ohio School Report Cards.
Overall, the district recei
Young entrepreneur addresses Lincolnview Local Board of Education Monday, May 24, 2021 8:59 PM Lakyn Bailey, daughter of Tyson and Leslie Bailey, addressed the Lincolnview Local Board of Education during its meeting Monday evening. (DHI Media/Sherry Missler)
BY SHERRY MISSLER
smissler@timesbulletin.com
VAN WERT COUNTY The highlight of the Lincolnview Board of Education meeting Monday evening was a presentation by Lakyn
Bailey, the daughter of Tyson and Leslie Bailey. Bailey, who will be a
freshman at Lincolnview, baked and sold $500 worth of cupcake pops
towards this year’s “Cupcake War.” She told the Board, I have always
wanted to help the community out and this was an excellent opportunity
Vantage Superintendent Rick Turner reads from his report during Thursday evening’s Board of Education meeting.
Scott Truxell/Van Wert independent
SCOTT TRUXELL/
independent writer
Financial and personnel matters were among the agenda items handled during Thursday night’s meeting of the Vantage Career Center Board of Education.
Board members agreed to issue nearly $9.3 million in school improvement refunding bonds, which should save Vantage a substantial amount of money.
“Currently we’re looking at saving our taxpayers approximately $983,000,” Treasurer Laura Peters said. “Basically we’re expecting to have a 10 percent savings by refunding these and refinancing them. Usually you look at refunding them when it’s three percent but we’re saving a lot more for our taxpayers.”