Latham Chapter to award two scholarships Latham Chapter 364 Order of the Eastern Star will award $500 scholarships to two graduating high school seniors. Read More
Wildheart Rehabilitators: Red-winged Blackbird One of the most abundant birds across North America, and one of the most boldly colored, the Red-winged Blackbird is a familiar sight atop cattails, along soggy roadsides, and on telephone wires. Glossy-black males have scarlet-and-yellow shoulder patches they can puff up or hide depending on how confident they feel. Females are a subdued, streaky brown, almost like a large, dark sparrow. Read More
Ridgemont robotics Ridgemont FFA's robotics teams discuss their robotics projects at the Rhodes State IT/ET Competition on March 6. They captured the top two spots at the event. In first place with a time of 8 seconds on the course was the team of Dillon Beiler, Victor Kep and Blake Simcox. The team of Dalton Tackett, Markus Radcliffe and Garrett Pitz placed second with their robot. Read More
Bushong joins honor society YOUNGSTOWN — Jena Bushong of Mount Blanchard, a student in Youngstown State University’s Williamson College of Business Administration, has been inducted into Beta Gama Sigma, the world’s premier business honor society. Bushong is a senior student at YSU, majoring in accounting. Students were inducted at a ceremony on campus. Beta Gamma Sigma is reserved exclusively for students attending business schools … Read More
Hardin Hills residents make pots of gold Some residents at Hardin Hills Health and Rehab were feeling a bit lucky at craft time, painting terra-cotta pots black and green. They made pots of gold with chocolate gold coins and green pots were hats. Read More
Garden club visit The Deep Roots Garden Club stopped in for a visit with the residents of Hardin Hills Health and Rehab. They made fresh fruit shishkebabs for the residents and passed them out. The residents enjoyed the treats. Pictured are (from left) Helen Lautenschlager, Carol Wilcox and Lori Dyer. Read More
Trapper time Residents of Hardin Hills Health and Rehab Center enjoy daily visits with Trapper, the facility dog, He was rescued from the dog pound. Read More
Holden Thomas Layman Melissa Layman and Jocelyn Weeda of Dayton are parents of a 7-pound, 10-ounce, 21-inch boy, Holden Thomas, born at 10:17 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015 at Kettering Medical Center. Grandparents are Marilyn Weeda and Jerry and Pam Layman. Great-grandmother is Bonnie Frater. Read More
Trace Bryant Overly Bethanie and Craig Overly of Mount Victory are parents of a 6-pound, 15-ounce, 20-inch boy, Trace Bryant, born at 4:23 p.m. Monday, March 2, 2015 at Memorial Hospital in Marysville. Grandparents are Brad and Laurie Manns of Ridgeway and Steve and Sandy Overly of Mount Victory. Great-grandparents are Barbara Ramsey of Mount Victory, Eddie Manns, Mardell Gillfillan, both of Kenton, … Read More
Kayleigh Harper Daniels Brandi and Don Daniels of Bellefontaine are parents of a 6-pound, 3-ounce, 18-inch girl, Kayleigh Harper, born at 1:02 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Lima Memorial Hospital. Grandparents are Don and Janet Daniels and Jack and Brenda Leonard, all of Belle Center. Great-grandmother is Jean Durflinger of Rushsylvania. Read More
