Let them find ride, too
Now they've done it. The Oberlin school board has voted to transport high school students to school.
Not Oberlin High School students to Oberlin High School. No, the board decided, by the barest of margins, to transport high school students to Open Door Christian School in Elyria and Lake Ridge A ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
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Fun Fair must go on
With apologies to Kenny Rogers, you picked a fine time to leave us, Greg Tisher. We understand you would like to keep the circumstances surrounding your resignation as the director of Oberlin Main Street-Chamber a personal matter, but the jam you left your board of trustees to deal with is very pub ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
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Don't let downtown die
Downtown Oberlin will see the end of an era later this year when Dave Parsh finally calls it quits and closes Dave's Army/Navy Store.
We can't blame him. Many people perceive his store as largely serving a niche market, and in the current economy they do not have the discretionary income to suppo ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
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Leave fireworks to pros
Sunday our nation will celebrate its 234th birthday. Many of us will gather with family and friends to watch a parade, enjoy a picnic, and possibly attend a fireworks display.
Fireworks displays are practically synonymous with the Fourth of July. On the day when the Second Continental Congress ap ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
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Let's celebrate together
As Oberlin prepares to celebrate Juneteenth -- as far as we know, the only municipality to celebrate it as an official city holiday -- we would encourage all our readers to participate in the festivities.
Juneteenth celebrates the arrival of federal troops in Galveston, Texas, and Union General G ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
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Great changes coming
With this edition, we say good-bye to Tuesday publication of the News-Tribune. Beginning next week, we will publish the paper on Thursdays.
By returning to Thursday publication -- previous ownership changed from Thursdays to Tuesdays in 1992 -- we will be able to provide more timely information o ... CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY
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