The relationship between Oberlin College and the town where it lives is necessarily close. A new collaboration finds mutual ways to solve mutual problems. They produce more than their share of National Merit Scholars. In downtown Oberlin, all the storefronts on Main Street are full.
Work starts soon on a new public pool in the city for county residents.
On Oberlin's west side, Victorian homes retain their splendor and, for the first time in decades, new houses are being built in two subdivisions. Meanwhile, town planners are opening up new land for light industrial development and working hard to recruit new businesses.