Willard praises city crews after CSX derailment spill
Willard City Manager Brian Humphress saluted city workers who spent 48 hours evacuating and clearing the north side after a CSX derailed car spilled 12,000 gallons of styrene monomer near Main Street. EPA and CSX helped contain the highly flammable chemical, and residents were warned via city tweets before safe reentry.
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Brian Humphress
Humphress
Main Street
Environmental Protection Agency
CSX
Plymouth Home Destroyed in Fire
A fire west of the Village of Plymouth destroyed a residence on Baseline Road. Two adults were inside but escaped as Plymouth Volunteer Fire Department and mutual aid crews from Willard Shiloh Cass Bloominggrove battled the flames. The incident occurred Tuesday at 12:08 p.m. and left a family without a home.
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Reggie Ganzhorn
Plymouth Volunteer Fire Department
Richland County
Baseline Road
Ganzhorn
Willard
Shiloh
Cass & Bloominggrove
Willard teachers learning 21st century skills in class
Willard City Schools officials report teachers are being trained in 21st century learning skills. Superintendent Jeff Ritz notes ongoing data interpretation goals and using results to raise student achievement. He cites Third Grade Reading Guarantee challenges and planned spring retesting at Central School.
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Jeff Ritz
Board of Education
Ritz
Denny Doughty
Norwalk City
Central
Tracy Stephens
Willard school project remains on schedule
The Willard City Schools construction proceeds on schedule as demolitions occur. Superintendent Jeff Ritz and buildings director Michael Lillo confirm continued progress toward the new school facility despite ongoing demolition work.
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Willard
Willard City
Jeff Ritz
Michael Lillo
Obituaries and Willard area obits noted
Obituaries John Kostoff 56 Willard Richard Helms 78 Plymouth Donald Royer 85 Willard listed with page citation. December district meeting updates progress on gym roof sections Lilla described ongoing gas line work and boiler commissioning expected to yield a $100 000 rebate from Columbia Gas plus a $3900 AEP check for gym lighting. Furniture fair at high school Dec 2 drew vendors and teacher comments with no decisions yet.
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Willard
Richard Helms
Plymouth
Donald Royer
Board of Education
Lilla
Columbia Gas
Lillo
Haas Gymnasium
AEP
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