Story by Michelle Stein Organic, GMO-free, free-range, cage-free: These are just a few details taken into consideration when we decide what to buy at the grocery store. And in recent years, it seems as if more people have a heightened awareness for how their food is grown or raised. So it makes sense that, […]
By Martin Graham Joe Denen When you think of a nice vacation, where would you go? I like to be outside and have the ability for a nice walk. A beach is OK, but I like other activities along with a beach. I suppose it is about the memories of doing things together. I […]
Jon Bennehoof is mayor of Powell. Story by Joshua Keeran What’s your favorite vacation spot and why? Anywhere, if I am on a cruise ship. We love cruising. When the kids were growing up, Kiawah Island in South Carolina, near Charleston. Perhaps the grandkids will get us back there. It’s a great family spot […]
Artistic Director, Southern Ohio Museum, Portsmouth By Chris Slone What movie deserves a sequel? While I usually find sequels disappointing, there are characters and stories that I would love to revisit. I have a passion for foreign films, my favorite being “Cinema Paradiso,” a 1988 Italian, bittersweet film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. It would […]
Research Analyst, Crowe Financial Group LLC, Hillsboro Story by Gary Abernathy What is your favorite sports team, and your best memory from that team? My favorite sports teams would have to be the Bengals, Reds and Bearcats in an equal manner. It’s tough to pick a top one out of that group. However, my […]
Siera Bruggeman is Director of Marketing with the United Way of Greater Lima. Story by Adrienne McGee Sterrett Why do you believe in local money helping local issues? We, the individuals within our community — the ones who live and work here, are the only ones that can help make a difference in our […]
Hillsboro artist uses pine needles, gourds, more in her crafts Story and photos by Sarah Allen Hubler has recently begun adding pendants to her wide array of crafts. For Hillsboro artist Patty Hubler inspiration is often found underfoot — specifically, in fallen pine needles. “I try to take nature and incorporate it,” she said. […]
Orange Frazer Press celebrates 30 years Story by Tom Barr and John Hamilton Overlooking Main Street in Wilmington on the second floor of a pre-Civil War building sits a peaceful and quirky Ohio book publishing company that’s survived eBooks, hundreds of bookstore closings, distributors going out of business, and the 2008 recession to celebrate […]
By Jeff Gilliland Ben Sexton holds a pair of 1960s era paintings of McCoppin’s Mill and the Rocky Fork dam by late Hillsboro artist Truby Abbott. Sexton said he found both paintings at different yard sales on the same day in the lake area about 30 minutes apart. Because he treasures most all things […]
By Jim Krumel TOM FLYNN Sometimes you have to take a gamble. Make a decision and never look back. That gamble came in 1986 for Lima native Thomas Flynn. He was working as a salesman in Atlanta, making $70,000 to $100,000 a year, not a bad chunk of change for a single man in the […]