Local Stories

  • Vegetables beside a laptop
    This month, instead of our usual selection of lip-smacking, fully put-together, and kitchen-tested recipes, we’ve gathered some helpful hints and o
  • A doe with her triplet fawns in the woods
    But as forests once again began growing in Ohio during the early part of the 20th century, deer gradually returned along with them, only this time

  • A black and white image of Dorothy Sloop
    So — now that you’ve got the song ringing in your head — read on for the story of Dorothy Sloop.
  • Public restroom at Cedar Falls in Hocking Hills State Park
    Ohio State Parks earned the National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management in 2025 — essentially the top honor a park s
  • The cover of Bad Dog, Marley
    “A lot of the kids say, ‘I can’t draw that well.’ So I make sure to tell them, ‘An artist designed your shoes, your clothes, your chair.

Power Lines

  • A woman reading a book to a group of young children in a school gymnasium
    by Amy Howat
    Greenville-based Darke Rural Electric Cooperative, for example, has an outreach program for first- through third-graders in local schools.
  • A little boy playing with an electric globe on a table
    by Craig Grooms
    The turn toward fall is a welcome reminder that, even in times of uncertainty, life keeps moving in familiar and welcome ways.
  • A right-of-way before trimming.
    by Amy Howat
    “Washington Electric called me last week and told me they would be here, and here they are,” she says. “I think it’s kind of exciting. They came through and cut the trees without cutting the wire. I’ve never seen anything like it.”

Feature Stories

  • The cover of Bad Dog, Marley
    by Karen Sottosanti
    “A lot of the kids say, ‘I can’t draw that well.’ So I make sure to tell them, ‘An artist designe
  • Public restroom at Cedar Falls in Hocking Hills State Park
    by Jill Moorhead
    Ohio State Parks earned the National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Park and Recreation Manag
  • A black and white image of Dorothy Sloop
    by Theresa Ravencraft
    So — now that you’ve got the song ringing in your head — read on for the story of Dorothy Sloop.<

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