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Rebecca Smith, Reporter

Rebecca Smith is a Miami senior, majoring in journalism and creative writing.

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Three weeks of summer school start June 1, at Talawanda High School.

Talawanda to offer virtual summer school

May 6, 2021
Ronald C. Kern, a retired professor of theater at Miami University, had a passion for family, teaching, and woodcarving.

Woodcarver and retired theater professor’s legacy lives on

April 30, 2021
taff with books donated during the pandemic from the local UPS store.

Social workers support Talawanda students’ success

April 23, 2021
A Talawanda School District teacher meets with a remote learner during the parade.

Parade connects virtual students to teachers

April 16, 2021
Maud Marshall’s portrait was hung in the Marshall Elementary School library when the school was dedicated in 1967.

Marshall Elementary School is named after Maude or Maud?

April 9, 2021
Cover of Setting Stone’s 2019-2020 Silver Crown winning publication.

Talawanda’s literary-art magazine receives Crown award

April 9, 2021
The senior class of 1953 from the old Hanover Township School.

Talawanda digitizes Marshall and Hanover memorabilia

April 2, 2021
Oxford United Methodist Church, 14 N. Poplar St., plans to return to face-to-face services on Easter Sunday.

Churches’ flexibility maintain connections, attendance amid restrictions

March 26, 2021
The Talawanda Girls Bowling Team who placed fifth in the league this year.

Talawanda Schools anticipates rebound for athletic program from COVID-19

March 19, 2021
Miami soccer player Emily Sexton reads “After the Fall,” as part of the RedHawk Readers program.

Miami athletes read books to Talawanda elementary students

March 12, 2021
An unnamed Talawanda staff member enters Lakota West High School Thursday afternoon to get the second shot of the two-shot COVID-19 vaccine.

Talawanda staff receives second dose of vaccine

February 26, 2021
Oxford resident Isaac Coffin peeks out the door of the quinzee Canadian snow shelter, built by the staff of Miami’s Outdoor Pursuit Center, Wednesday afternoon in Peffer Park. The event was part of Miami’s Wellness Day program.

First wellness day stirs mixed reviews from Miami students

February 19, 2021
A construction sign in front of Marshall Elementary School.

Marshall returns to remote learning in May to allow for building demolition

February 12, 2021
As of Thursday, 527,000 Americans had died of COVID-19

Half of Talawanda School District faculty receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

February 5, 2021
People began to line up outside of the Brick Street Bar & Grille, 36 E. High Street, at about 8 p.m. Thursday, waiting for a chance to go inside. The statewide curfew was pushed back from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday night.

Decrease in coronavirus hospitalization rate leads to later curfew

January 29, 2021
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