Interested in brightening up your garden while also helping out the Southeast Ohio Foodbank? Check out the Joe Burrow Daylily from Richard Norris’ Ashwood Daylilies! With permission and support from Joe Burrow, Richard named a daylily after him, and the proceeds will go directly to the Foodbank. “It was not simply Joe’s achievements in football […]
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ATHENS, OH – Starting Monday, April 12, Athens Public Transit is resuming full service. All city routes will return to their pre-COVID schedules. Line 7 will continue to run once every two hours. Starting on Thursday April 15, Athens Public Transit will resume collecting fares. Schedules: Line 2: Once every hour. Mon–Fri 7:30am to 7:23pm,
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I have lived in Athens since 2001. As a radio DJ, seniors are very important to my work. The most important responsibility of being on the radio is to clearly communicate information during emergencies. Seniors in our community rely on the radio for accurate information. The pandemic has made everything more difficult. The additional transportation and
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I arrived in Hocking County in December 2007. I’ve been in the director position for tourism for 27 years, first in Wisconsin and now here, and I love it a lot. It’s a real passion of mine and I feel very fortunate to have found a job that I love so much. For the Hocking
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I am in my 2nd term as the Probate and Juvenile Judge for Hocking County. When it comes to senior issues, I figured I would mostly be dealing with estates as I headed into this position. However, some of my most important cases involve children going to their grandparents. Our entire community has seen grandparents
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Mathews Insurance has been open since 1945. I moved here in 2010 to go to OU, and then started working at Mathew’s in 2013 and I’ve been here ever since. We work with all ages here at the agency. We are a resource for our older community for life insurance and their personal insurance. A
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There is something special and sacred about the invitation into someone’s home. Of the many lessons learned in 2020, perhaps the most impactful is how much those small interactions mean to all of us. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been able to keep in touch while keeping safe. But let’s be honest – it’s
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Call 1-740-868-1908 for an appointment The Winter Crisis Program (WCP) at Hocking Athens Perry Community Action will continue through March 31, 2021.. This program is designed to help families/households who are facing an emergency situation to maintain and/or restore electric/gas service and/or provide a bulk fuel (propane, wood, coal, fuel oil, or kerosene). An emergency
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ATHENS, OH – Starting Saturday, March 6 Athens Public Transit resumed Saturday service hours for all lines. Fares will remain free until further notice. In addition to the Monday to Friday service hours, Saturday hours of service will be: Line 2 (Saturday) – 9:30am to 5:15pm. Line 3 (Saturday) – 9:00am to 6:57pm Line 4
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Program will run through March 31, 2021. Call 1-740-868-1908 for an appointment. The Winter Crisis Program (WCP) at Hocking Athens Perry Community Action will continue through March 31, 2021.. This program is designed to help families/households who are facing an emergency situation to maintain and/or restore electric/gas service and/or provide a bulk fuel (propane, wood,
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