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Senior produce program goes digital
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program has been helping put fresh fruits, vegetables, honey and herbs on the tables of older Ohioans for more than 20 years. Through the program, seniors can get up to $50 worth of produce each season. That program is now going...
Ariane Kirkpatrick and Amonica Davis are the founders of Ohio’s first black women-owned 100% vertically integrated cannabis company
Despite the lack of Black entrepreneurs in the cannabis industry, Ariane Kirkpatrick remained determined. According to WKCY-3, she entered the space officially in 2017. Kirkpatrick expressed her determination to overcome the challenges that came with being a black woman in her field. “Despite facing barriers and obstacles, we decided to make it work, and we succeeded,” she said.
Mass Pizza Hut closure fears as franchise with 142 locations files for bankruptcy after owing parent company millions
EYM founder - and former McDonald's Mexico president - Eduardo Diaz filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday with the Eastern District of Texas. Diaz filed for bankruptcy protection after the pizza chain sued them for not paying the bills, reports The Daily Mail. EYM countered that Pizza Hut was...
CWRU, OSU among top-tier Ohio medical schools in U.S. News & World Report: See 2024 rankings
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Three Ohio universities were ranked as a top-tier medical schools for research in the United States, according to the new 2024 U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate Programs Rankings released Tuesday. Ohio State University and Case Western Reserve University came out on top for Ohio schools....
New Plymouth football QB Pheiffer will 'do whatever I can to help the team have success'
Plymouth football coach Greg Souldourian is easing in his new quarterback by relying on advice he received from a mentor when he first became a head coach. Yep, there's no doubt about it: The Wildcats have lost some dudes. Among the several starters they lost to graduation are three-star Northwestern...
Card skimmer investigation expands across southern Ohio
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – Law enforcement officials are investigating a string of credit card skimmer incidents that have plagued grocery stores across southern Ohio in recent weeks. The Ross County Sheriff’s Office confirmed this week that skimmers were found attached to card readers at the Corner Market on Charleston Pike...
Jim Locke’s technology and marketing career started at WOUB
ATHENS, OH – Jim Locke’s career took a turn after he graduated from the College of Fine Arts at Ohio University in 1966. But he still remembers his time working at WOUB fondly, and credits it as an essential part of the foundation of his technology and marketing career, at places like IBM and General Electric, was built upon.
Dover Shoney's restaurant, the last in Ohio, to close and be sold in online auction
DOVER ‒ After 33 years in business, the Shoney's restaurant in Dover will be going out of business. It will be closing in a couple more weeks, according to manager Mike Watson, who has worked there for more than 18 years. The property, located at 881 Commercial Parkway, has been put up for sale...
Longtime owner of Miller's Chicken passes away
Joe Miller, 87, owner of Miller’s Chicken, a popular longtime restaurant on in Athens, died Monday, July 22, in his Sunnyside home surrounded by family. To celebrate Miller’s life, the family-owned Miller’s Chicken will be closed on Friday and Saturday. “Thank you to everyone who has shown their love and support over the last couple of days. Your kindness and prayers mean the world to our family, work family and...
Dog of the Week: Pam
PAM, 6-7-24, female feist/mountain cur mix, ~2yo, 20.6#, FOUND with 2 pups (Gwen & Delroy) at Fox Lake, New Marshfield. Pam is one lucky shelter dog because she scored a loving foster home. It is hard to show in pictures, but Pam is one tiny dog at just 20 pounds. At a recent adoption event, everyone thought she was a young puppy, but she is indeed full grown and has already raised two puppies of her own. One of the great things about foster homes is that you can learn what dogs are like outside of the stressful shelter environment.
'I was enthralled': Brewing courses teach more than beer
Since Ohio Brew Week’s beginning in the summer of 2005, Athens has celebrated craft beer and all those involved in its creation. As Brew Week becomes more popular, so too have Ohio University’s brewing science courses, which approach the chemistry behind brewing in a hands-on fashion. Michael Held,...
Don’t Miss the Nelsonville Music Festival
Even if music festivals aren’t your thing, don’t rule out Nelsonville on July 26-28. This isn’t Coachella. Imagine, instead, that your chill neighbors with really good music taste threw a family-friendly party with a bunch of their favorite bands, but their backyard also happens to be set in the hills of Southeast Ohio. The state’s best music fest is a comfortable, intimate affair, and it’s not unusual to see bands taking in the sights and sounds alongside festivalgoers.
Director who transformed Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program leaves
NELSONVILLE, Ohio — Jen Seifert parted ways with the Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program earlier this month after a six-year tenure as executive director. “Executive Director Jen Seifert is no longer with the organization,” SAOP board president Rebekah Crawford confirmed in a written statement on July 15. “We appreciate her service to SAOP and our community, and we wish her well.”
Hundreds of families receive free school supplies at an Athens giveaway
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Hundreds of families were able to save money and get free school supplies at a back to school event on Saturday. The Southeast Ohio Rainbow Alliance gave away free backpacks and other supplies to over 300 families ahead of the school year. The goal is...
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