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Saturday, June 6th, 2015

Steiner takes job near Springfield

Changes come to local school chief posts

By Jared Mauch

CELINA - Celina City Schools Superintendent Jesse Steiner, 43, Thursday accepted the same position at Northwestern Local Schools District.

Steiner's hiring will be formally announced at the June 17 Northwestern board meeting, according a news release on the district's website.

Steiner will become superintendent effective Aug. 1, the release said.

"I will do what I can do to help the school district," Steiner said Friday evening about starting at Northwestern.

Steiner said he had been contacted by a recruiter to apply for the position.

Steiner reportedly will receive a three-year contract with the school district.

His salary has not been determined, Steiner said. His salary at Celina for 2015 was $98,800.

The Northwestern school board began its search April 8.

Celina school board president Connie Paulus said Steiner told her and other board members of his decision Friday.

"I discussed his decision with most of the other board members," she said.

She said board members will meet to develop a plan for hiring a new superintendent.

"We will take our time and not rush the process," Paulus said.

An interim superintendent may be hired, she said.

Paulus was not certain when Steiner will give a formal resignation to the school board.

Steiner had been the superintendent in Celina for nearly three years.

Northwestern's current superintendent, Tony Orr, served the district for seven years. In April, he tendered his resignation. He will officially leave July 31 to become superintendent at Hamilton City Schools, school board president Richard Birt has said.

Northwestern schools enroll 1,850 students, compared with Celina's 2,789 students. It boasts a new campus. Elementary, junior high and senior high buildings were constructed in 2013.

Steiner was hired in Celina in October 2012 to replace interim superintendent Steve Keller, who filled the spot after Matt Miller left to take a position at Mentor Public Schools near Cleveland.

Northwestern board president Richard Birt did not respond Friday evening to newspaper phone calls.

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Coldwater selects Wood to replace Seas

Changes come to local school chief posts

COLDWATER - A Franklin-Monroe principal has agreed to become the Coldwater Exempted Village Schools District's new superintendent.

Jason Wood, 43, has verbally accepted the job. [More]

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Kids enjoy out of world experience

'Astronaut' from Armstrong museum visits area library

COLDWATER - Who knows, maybe a future space cadet was in the cluster of youngsters who gathered Friday afternoon at the Coldwater Public Library to learn about the suits worn by NASA astronauts on the moon.

Celina police chief says body cameras pay off

CELINA - The police department's $20,000 investment in body cameras has already paid off by immediately clearing officers of false accusations, Celina Police Chief Tom Wale told the Celina Rotary Club this week.

Minster girls with chance for gold

2015 State Track and Field Meet

COLUMBUS - Success is the standard for the Minster High School track team.

On the first day of the Division III state track and field meet Friday, the outcome couldn't have been much more successful for the Wildcats.

Mariners get big win over Locos

CELINA - Grand Lake Mariners skipper Sam Slavik couldn't have asked for a better effort from his team in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League opener against rival Lima.

Davenport wins another feature race

Late Model Dream Weekend

ROSSBURG - Jonathan Davenport went to victory lane for the second consecutive night and cemented himself as the favorite to capture tonight's $100,000 top prize at the 21st annual Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora Speedway.