A Buhler High School debate teacher and coach was arrested Tuesday on charges that he had a sexual relationship with a foreign-exchange student in August 2007.

Brax said Young taught at Buhler High School for four years after working in Little River and Hutchinson schools.

Will International Builders Show bring a boost to Orange County ...

Since 2005, home builders from across the country have flooded International Drive and surrounding retail and dining districts, giving an early-year boost in business to everyone from hotels and theme parks to steak houses and strip joints.

"We're looking real strong for all week," said Jeff Coyle, operating partner of Vito's Chop House, which has been taking dinner reservations from convention goers for the past six months. "We have a lot of return business."

Tesco storm — ‘Let’s stick together!’

Paul Smith, chief executive of Spicerhaart, with more than 200 offices across the country, said in his regular EAN column: "We estate agents need to stick together and prove that we are worth every penny that people pay.

"Tesco might think that ‘‘Every little helps’ — but it won’t be at my expense."

Tesco, by far the biggest retailer in the UK, have long offered advice on mortgages, savings and loans as well as credit cards, and have been linked with a move into estate agency previously.

Asda, one of their major supermarket rivals, already display homes for sale from a number of their branches.

But the Tesco Property Market site caused a storm within the estate agency industry from day one, as leading portals Rightmove, Primelocation and Propertyfinder were among those quick to disassociate themselves from the venture and deny Tesco access to any of their members’ properties.

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Otto Digital's Mendez Launches Optimization, Marketing Firm

There's limited inventory in search and display, but the amount of advertising spend is going to double in the next two to three years. Optimization and improving conversion rates is going to become essential."

Problem is, Mendez said: "There's not that many people who understand how to execute on that technology, what to be done, what to test, how to test, and when to test. Traditional agencies don't really have that knowledge in house to deliver that to clients."

Pointing out that optimization technology vendors, such as Offermatica, Kefta, and Optimost, have been acquired by other companies, Mendez hopes to offer optimization services as a pure play or standalone company.

Ramp will work with brands, advertisers, and agencies to establish benchmarks around brands to optimize key metrics such as time spent per visitor, then determine the appropriate actions based on testing, and develop a strategy.