LAKEMORE Richard Cole Jr. was born and raised in Lakemore and has had an ambition of becoming mayor of his beloved hometown since he was a child. On Jan. 6, it became a reality when he was sworn in as the new mayor of the Village of Lakemore. Cole attended Lakemore Elementary School, Schrop Junior High School and Springfield High School, graduating as the class valedictorian in 1991. Ironically, Cole spent his first years of formal education at Lakemore Elementary School and today he is director of business development, community outreach and public relations of SUPER Learning Center in the former Lakemore Elementary School building...
