The History of Minford (Rural) Local School District
1923 - 1969

1924 Electric bells are installed in classrooms
1924/1925 First MHS yearbook is published
1929 Will Block Path of Book Agents in The Rural Schools
1930 School name changed to Minford Local School (formerly Minford Rural School)
1931 Miss Poston, Dean of Girls
1934 10+ mill issue approved
1935 MHS students are Scioto County Debate champs
1936 Building expansion project--classrooms added, gymnasium enlarged
1939 - 1947 MHS Students Fight WWII
1940 Fire Destroys First Grade Building
1941 Flu Epidemic Closes Schools
1946 Yearbook Dedication to MHS Students Killed in WWII
1947 Cafeteria is completed
1947 First PTA is organized at Minford
1950/1951 Building expansion--Gymnasium is 2nd largest in Scioto County
1950 - 1952 MHS Students Help Fight Korean Conflict
1954 US Department of Health allocates $138,450 for Minford
1963 Schools Closed to Honor Late President Kennedy
1963 - 1975 MHS Students Help Fight Viet Nam Conflict
1966 Ken Lauderback, Lucinda Lauderback are Top Scioto County Spellers