Early voting is underway throughout Ohio.
Exciting news from the Edison School district.
Officials have unveiled plans for a new 15,000 square foot stadium field house. It’ll feature an indoor practice area with turf, new locker rooms, new offices for coaches and more. In exchange for naming rights, Firelands Regional Medical Center will pay half of the estimated $500,000 cost over five years. The remaining half will be covered by the Edison Athletic Boosters and other donors. Edison school officials hope to break ground this spring. If all goes as planned, the new stadium field house will be ready by the start of the 2016-2017 school year.
The Edison High School Marching Band and Sound Dimension Show Choir are on the way to Florida.
The band and choir will perform at Universal Studios, and they’ll be featured at the Thomas Edison Festival of Light Parade. The trip is being made possible through the Edison Music Boosters, and various fundraising efforts.
The parent company of Cedar Point and Kings Island is reporting record revenues of nearly $1.25 billion and a profit of $112 million last year.
Along with Cedar Point and Kings Island, Cedar Fair owns several other amusement parks and water parks. Attendance at all Cedar Fair parks was a record 24.4 million, up 1.1 million from the previous year.
A week from Saturday, it’s the 15th annual Huron County Chamber of Commerce Home and Business Show, at Norwalk Middle School.
Hours will be 10am until 4pm. We’ll have more in news next week.
Police in Sandusky are searching for a man suspected of breaking into two businesses, and swiping tobacco products.
28-year-old Timothy Shannon is accused of breaking into Friendship Food Stores on Cleveland Road in early January, and stealing cigarettes. Days before that, he allegedly broke into Convenient Food Mart on Perkins Avenue, and stole nearly $1,300 worth of tobacco products. Both break-ins were caught on video. Anyone with information on Shannon’s whereabouts should contact the Sandusky Police Department.
The city of Norwalk’s Planning Commission will meet in special session at 6 tomorrow night, in the conference room at city hall.
Coverage of girls tournament basketball resumes tonight, with a live Division III doubleheader from Willard.
At 6:15, it’s Western Reserve and Col. Crawford, followed by Edison and #1 Ashland Crestview.