Shelby athlete earns All-Ohio honors | charter amendment faces headwinds | firehouse legislation revisions offered
By David Jacobs
Shelby baseball standout earns first-team All-Ohio honors
Quinton Albert, a Shelby High School baseball player, earned first-team All-Ohio honors on Monday.
The recognition comes from the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association.
Albert was also recently named a Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference co-Player of the Year for the Whippets. He just completed his junior season and plays first base for Shelby.
Photo courtesy of GreatSportShots.com
Here's a look at some of Albert’s 2025 season accomplishments as detailed in the coaches association's Division IV All-Ohio listing on its website:
-- .432 batting average
-- 38 hits
-- 23 runs
-- 34 RBI
-- 11 doubles
-- 7 home runs
-- 2 stolen bases
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SHELBY GOVERNMENT
It was a busy start to the month for Shelby City Council.
Here’s a closer look at issues beyond the initial coverage of Shelby City Council’s June opening session, with new articles added this week.
Effort seeks to prevent setbacks in Shelby firehouse revitalization
City Councilman Nathan Martin is renewing his request that legislation allow prospective buyers of Shelby’s historic firehouse to engage early with the city’s Historic Preservation Commission, cautioning that failure to do so could negatively impact revitalization plans once a sale eventually occurs.
Shelby's proposed charter change faces early pushback
A proposed Shelby charter amendment to extend the candidate filing deadline ran into early resistance during its debut this month, leading Councilman Nathan Martin to request a postponement amid concerns over its similarity to last year’s measure and questions about its necessity.
COMMUNITY
Shelby Historic Preservation Commission sets meeting
The Shelby Historic Preservation Commission will be having their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, June 12 at 8 a.m. in the Water Street conference room of the Shelby City Hall Building, organizers announced.
The meeting is open to the public.
Agenda items include additions to the locally designated historic site list, historic district signage, and other preservation topics.
Public comment may be submitted to be read at the meeting by emailing Joe Gies at joegies@shelbycity.oh.gov by noon on June 11.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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AT A GLANCE
Reporter David Jacobs can be reached at davidjacobs@shelbynewsreporter.com
