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Search starts to replace Summers
By Josie Sellers
The River View Local School District Board of Education accepted superintendent Dalton Summers ’ resignation , effective July 31 , with mixed emotions at its April 13 meeting .
“ When he first started , I thought what are we doing hiring this young man , but he hit the ground running and hasn ’ t looked back ,” said David Lapp , president of the school board . “ Thank you for what you have done for this district and for the state school funding issue .”
Dalton , who has served as the district ’ s superintendent for nine years , was given the opportunity to be the superintendent of the Ohio Valley Educational Service Center .
“ He was not searching for this position ,” Lapp said . “ His new employer sought him out . That speaks volumes about the man , father , husband and superintendent that he is .”
The Ohio Valley ESC serves all of the school districts in Washington , Monroe , Noble and Guernsey counties , an area where Summers grew up and began his educational career .
“ Given that there are only , I believe , 51 ESCs in the state , these positions and opportunities do not frequently become available , and I felt compelled to take advantage of the opportunity ,” Summers said . “ Personally , I look forward to the opportunity to just be a dad to my three boys for a while . I hope to attend their ball games
Conesville Village Council awards bid to Hathaway
By Jen Jones
Conesville Village Council met April 14 at Cox Landscaping to discuss several matters including the bids on the new municipal building .
The council received four bids for the building and awarded the contract to Hathaway Construction for a price of $ 170,790 . Hathaway will subcontract with Philip A . Wagner ’ s for plumbing , HVAC and electrical .
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The council wanted to work with a local contractor to keep local people working and the funds in Coshocton County . They felt Hathaway ’ s long history of excellent work made it the best choice .
An issue with a drainage problem also was discussed , along with complaints of different nuisance items in the village .
and their events as just their dad rather than their superintendent and father . This position can afford my family this opportunity .”
Summers and his family plan to stay in Coshocton County , and his three sons will continue attending River View schools .
“ Before we came here , I told my wife if we were going to move , it had to be to a place where I could deer hunt , drive a truck , have gravel roads and have our children in the best educational environment ,” he said . “ Nine years later those are the same reasons we are staying . My offices will be in Cambridge and Marietta , and I ’ m going to drive a lot , but I want my kids to stay here . We have good schools here , and it ’ s not because of the superintendent . It ’ s because of the board , the leaders , the unbelievable teachers and community support .
“ We might not have passed levies , but I ’ ve seen community members dig into their pockets and do things like pay off kids ’ lunch accounts , and never take for granted that when we have Christmas programs , there is no place to park . This is an outstanding community , and we have extraordinary kids .”
There has already been internal interest in Summers ’ position because staff knew about his decision two weeks prior to the meeting . The board internally posted the position April 14-20 and interviewed candidates on April 21 . The decision to hire an internal candidate or move forward with an external search will be made on Friday , April 23 .
“ I want to thank the RVBOE , the staff , the students and this community for the past nine years ,” Summers said . “ This position of being a school superintendent comes with many challenges as well as rewards . Being able to say that I was privileged enough to serve a district of this caliber for close to a decade is an honor that I could not have been blessed with without the full support of all those mentioned above . I am proud to have served this district as the superintendent and equally as proud to continue to be part of it as a parent and community member .”
Home Loan announces its cash dividend
The board of directors of Home Loan Financial Corporation has declared a cash dividend in the amount of $ 0.27 per common share , according to Robert C . Hamilton , chairman and CEO . The dividend is payable Friday , May 14 to shareholders of record as of Friday , April 30 .
Home Loan Financial Corporation is the holding company for The Home Loan Savings Bank . The Home Loan Savings Bank has two offices located in Coshocton , a branch in West Lafayette and a branch in Mount Vernon .
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