NORWOOD, OH (Contributed by Norwood City Schools) - The Norwood Middle School Library has been fortunate to receive a grant from the Norwood Alumni Association that will help with our New "Birthday Book Club". The purpose of the Birthday Club is to promote reading with our 7th and 8th graders since these will be the books that the students have picked to go into our school library, as well as increasing our library collection. With a zero budget this year for books we are trying to find ways to put new books in our school library.

Hopefully the birthday book club will do just that. Your child can donate a book at anytime throughout the year and for their donation, your child's name will be entered into a drawing in May for one of several nice gifts. There is also another way in which a student can have a book donated, if they meet the financial requirement and obligations to do so.

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Ohio's Governor-elect, John Kasich, will be in Cincinnati Wednesday.

Kasich will visit Cincinnati State Technical and Community College and visit with college administrators and local business leaders whose companies benefit from the College's programs and graduates. He will also talk about the local economy.

Over on the University of Cincinnati campus, the student government has collected about 2,000 signatures urging Kasich to reconsider funding cuts for higher education. They will collect signatures the rest of the month and send the petition after the new year.

Kasich's first budget isn't due until March, but there are reports that public universities could lose as much as 20 percent in funding.

Kasich defeated current Governor Ted Strickland in the November election.

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NORWOOD, OH (FOX19) - Sixty-five brand new coats have been purchased and given to Laura Ferguson, Coordinator for Norwood's After-School Programs, to distribute to children who need them. The seniors also donated some hats, gloves and mittens to go along with the coats.

The senior group has recently become a partner with the Norwood After-School Programs and they look forward to working on future projects that will benefit the children.