Surveillance cameras and security checks like at the airport? Shooting training for teachers like in the USA? Education unions are in hot water after the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old student Offenburg against additional security for schools. “We cannot prevent such brutal cases as in Offenburg,” said the state and federal chairman of the Education … Read more
WITSCH AND TURCOTTE New judges Both criminal judge positions at the Lahr District Court have been filled. The previous criminal judge Patrick Lehmann left Lahr on October 1st and is now working at the Offenburg district court. The previous criminal judge Anna Strudel took on another task internally on September 17th and is now in … Read more
Dirk Schmid-Hornisch, pastor of the Resurrection Church, leaves Offenburg. On September 1, he becomes dean of the evangelical church district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald. He will be adopted on Sunday, July 9th. Dirk Schmid-Hornisch is leaving the Protestant Resurrection Church in Oststadt after more than 13 years. The 52-year-old father felt it was a good time for … Read more
Ortenau District Paves the Way for Hospital Reform with 340 Million Euro Loan The district of Ortenau has taken a significant step towards financing the Agenda 2030 hospital reform with the conclusion of an overall loan agreement worth 340 million euros. District Administrator Frank Scherer and representatives from all banks involved met on Wednesday to … Read more
From May 9th to 12th, the trinational student film festival “Shorts” will be held in the Forum Cinemas in Offenburg. It is headed by university lecturer and filmmaker Heiner Behring. BZ: Professor Behring, you came to the Offenburg University of Applied Sciences 25 years ago and set up the media faculty, which now has more … Read more
The district council voted on Tuesday for the construction of the new clinic in Achern. This should cost around 158 million euros. Foto: gmp international The district council decided on a lot of money on Tuesday: the hospital should accept a loan offer totaling 340 million euros for Agenda 2030. In addition, the green light … Read more
There were 52 first and second prizes in the regional competition of “Jugend musiziert”. Six young talents are even allowed to go to the state competition. At the prizewinners’ concert on Monday evening in the orchestra hall of the music school in Offenburg, the successful participants in the regional competition Jugend musiziert from Offenburg and … Read more
It’s supposed to be boundlessly crazy when the carnival rabble and groups from Germany and Switzerland meet in Freiburg in mid-February. They all come from Zhringen towns. There are twelve towns that the Dukes of Zhringen founded during their reign both in the German south-west and in Switzerland. In Germany these are: Freiburg im Breisgau, … Read more
It’s supposed to be boundlessly crazy when the carnival rabble and groups from Germany and Switzerland meet in Freiburg in mid-February. There are twelve towns that the Dukes of Zhringen founded during their reign both in the German south-west and in Switzerland. In Germany these are: Freiburg im Breisgau, Neuenburg, St. Peter im Schwarzwald, Brunlingen, … Read more
Another young person has become a victim of so-called sextortion. He paid a four-digit sum. According to the police headquarters in Offenburg, a young person from the northern district of Ortenau is the victim of so-called “sextortion” on Saturday evening. An unknown person asked him to transfer money. If he does not follow the instructions, … Read more