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 on November 20, 2025
Above, Tri-Rivers assistant superintendent Aaron Stewart, in pink, showcases one of the houses that students enrolled in the construction program are building for low-to-mid income families in Marion through a partnership with the city and land bank. Board members pictured above at left from front to back, board president Brian Davis, member Shelly Ehret, superintendent Justin Ufferman and member Bradley DeCamp. Below, members of the board take a look at some of the welding bays in the newly constructed welding lab. (Gazette photos by Kyle Meddles)

NU board tour new Tri-Rivers facilities

By By Kyle Meddles, Richwood Gazette 

North Union’s Board of Education toured the expanded facilities at Tri-Rivers Career Center after it received an $8.5 million Career Technical Education (CTE) grant from the state in 2023 to make enhancements to school facilities.

In early November of 2023, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced that nearly $200 million worth of grants would be awarded to 35 Ohio schools through the Career Technical Construction Expansion Grant Program. One of those schools was Tri-Rivers, who were given $8.5 million to go towards expansion. The district also chose to expand from its original desig…

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