Effort to connect community through multi-use trails Story by Kimberly Jenkins Therese and Elliot Egbert enjoy the beginning of the trail with Zane Egbert at Mound Park. Portsmouth Connex has a vision — and wants to share it. The nonprofit group has been working to organize and create bicycle and multi-use trails connecting various […]
Piatt family opens their historic homes Story by Jane Beathard Photos courtesy of the Piatt family Flowers surround Mac-A-Cheek Castle in the spring. Mac-O-Chee, pictured from the east. A greeting card from late 1800s is one of many on display at Mac-A-Cheek Castle during its Easter celebration. Margaret Piatt in library of Mac-A-Cheek Castle […]
Sauder Village: Ohio’s largest living history destination Story by Sarah Allen Names and dates in textbooks, facts and figures memorized for a test. For many people, history is nothing more than those very things. But at Sauder Village, the past becomes something much more. There, history isn’t just a subject. It’s an encounter where […]
London’s State Theater ushers in guests again Story and photos by Jane Beathard Rob and Shannon Treynor hope to use a non-profit campaign to replace The State’s signature overhanging marquee that was demolished in the 1980s. The project will cost an estimated $60,000. State Theater owner Rob Treynor in front of his expanded concession […]
A look back at the work of ice harvesting Story by Jane Beathard Before refrigerators spit out perfect rounds of ice for cold drinks and before freezers safely preserved food for long periods of time, mankind relied on ice hewn from mountain glaciers and freshwater lakes to enliven drinks and keep food fresh. In […]
By Sarah Allen The mothers involved in the Hillsboro case with their lawyers. Back row, from left: attorney Russell Carter, Norma Rollins, lawyer Constance Baker Motely and lawyer James McGee; front row, from left: Elsie Steward Young, Roxie Clemons, Zella Cumberland and Gertrude Clemons. The Lincoln School. Mothers and their children march to Webster […]
Lynchburg store rooted in town’s history By Sarah Allen In the village of Lynchburg, housed in a building that has seen the turn of two centuries, is a shop where the past and present live comfortably together. The Back in Time Stove Shop, according to store manager Brandy Williams, is “like a small, family business,” […]
Minster celebrates German heritage with 42nd annual Oktoberfest By Amy Eddings Adults and children alike enjoy dancing to the German polka band Sorgenbrecher at the gazebo during a recent Oktoberfest. Jay Roellgen, of Tupelo, Mississip, sat in a chair four hours to have his beard dyed the colors of the German flag during a recent […]
By Dean Wright Lt. Col. William Lambert in his youth. A print and original sketch of “The Last Patrol” done by Lambert of his flying days in World War I. The piece in the back is owned by Rita Baker and was collected from Lambert’s home. The smaller sketch is an original piece inherited by […]
Historic theater appears unsalvageable By Gary Abernathy gabernathy@civitasmedia.com From left, Safety and Service Director Todd Wilkin, engineer Jack Wright and demolition expert Jim Bailey examine the roof of the Colony Theatre on Wednesday. Shown at top are the metal support beams that hold the facade and marquee of the Colony in place. Unlike its leaky […]