Saturday, August 5, 2017

Contract approved

Following an executive session Friday, Fort Recovery School Board approved its master contract with Fort Recovery Education Association effective through July 31, 2019.

The contract calls for a 2.5-percent raise for certified staff for the upcoming school year and a 2.5-percent raises again in 2018-19. It also includes raises in insurance contributions of 9 and 10 percent in those years.



Backing accident

A Pennville teen and a Portland man were involved in a vehicle accident Thursday in the parking lot of Crossroads Federal Credit Union in Portland.

Brady J. Vore, 17, 260 E. 2nd St., Lot 25, was backing a 2008 Ford F250 out of a parking space at Crossroads Financial Federal Credit Union, 1102 W. Votaw St., when he inadvertently struck a 2014 Chevrolet Spark that was driving through the parking lot, according to a report from Portland Police Department.

Ernest A. Seelnacht, Jr., 55, 942 W. Race St., Portland, was driving the Spark.

Damage in the 12:04 p.m. accident was estimated between $1,000 and $2,500.