This month’s Veterans Day celebrations around Ohio are a reminder that nothing is more important than serving those who have sacrificed so much for our country. With the Senate back in session, we need to get to work and show this country that we can work together – and there’s no better place to start […]
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Hospice of North Central Ohio events and bereavement services help community members battle holiday grief
The holiday season brings a time for cheer and merriment— a time to gather together with family and loved ones to share good tidings. But for those who have lost a loved one, the holidays feel different. “We continue to find that grief is hard all year around,” said Kailey Bradley LPCC, Hospice of North […]
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Hospice of North Central Ohio’s Holiday Events
Hospice of North Central Ohio’s display at Kingwood Center’s Parade of Trees in 2017. What Goes Round Thrift Shoppe’s tree display at Kingwood Center Parade of Trees in 2017. Hospice of North Central Ohio’s display sign next to its tree at Kingwood Center’s Parade of Trees in 2017. Hospice of North Central Ohio’s display tree […]
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Fredericktown to host annual Christmas walk and charity auction on Saturday
FREDERICKTOWN — The Fredericktown community will host its annual Christmas Walk and Charity Auction on Saturday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. This community event raises funds to help support Food for the Hungry, Fredericktown Interchurch and the Fredericktown Salvation Army. The number of people needing assistance continues to increase. The charity auction provides funds […]
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Ohio Highway Patrol reports record safest Thanksgiving since 1991
COLUMBUS — Provisional statistics released Monday show this Thanksgiving holiday travel season was the safest in Ohio since 1991. During the five-day reporting period, from Wednesday, Nov. 21, at 12 a.m. until Sunday, Nov. 25, at 11:59 p.m., six people were killed in six fatal crashes, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The six […]
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Bellville Neighborhood Outreach center partners with Meijer in food pantry program
BELLVILLE – The Bellville Neighborhood Outreach Center has announced a partnership with Meijer this holiday season to provide much-needed hunger relief to local families through the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer’s customer-driven food pantry donation program, Simply Give. “The BCOC services 110 square miles in the Clear Fork Valley. We usually see around 180 clients per […]
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Conard “Dude” Conway
Conard “Dude” Conway, a member of the greatest generation, a decorated war hero, member of the Ohio Military Hall of Fame, Civic leader, Union leader and labor advocate, passed away, in the comfort of his family, on Thursday evening. He was surrounded by family members and his wife of 65 years. They were married on […]
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CityLab Detroit: From the deaths of despair to a culture of health
EDITOR’S NOTE: Richland Source’s Rising from Rust team traveled to Detroit, Michigan from Oct. 28 to 30 for CityLab Detroit, a summit organized by the Aspen Institute, The Atlantic, and Bloomberg Philanthropies. The story below relates to at least one of the sessions at that convention. About 18 months ago, I wrote that infant mortality […]
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How cities can partner with artists to tell their stories
EDITOR’S NOTE: Richland Source’s Rising from Rust team traveled to Detroit, Michigan from Oct. 28 to 30 for CityLab Detroit, a summit organized by the Aspen Institute, The Atlantic, and Bloomberg Philanthropies. The story below relates to one of the sessions at that convention. DETROIT – In a time where the “most mobile people” choose where […]
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East Knox, Centerburg, Loudonville players earn Division VI All-Ohio football honors
HOWARD — East Knox junior Kadden Lester and teammate Caleb Gallwitz each earned first-team Division VI All-Ohio football honors, according to the listing released by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association. Lester and Gallwitz spearhead a bevy of Knox County athletes, as well as players from Loudonville, who were honored. The OPSWA announced its Division VI and […]