ACT Prep Course Goes Virtual
Students who will be taking the June 2020 ACT test are encouraged to register for the ACT Prep sessions , which will be held via Zoom on Sundays May 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Those who register will be contacted via email on Friday of the week prior to…
Read MoreDeWine Forming Minority Health Strike Force
Because COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting minority groups in Ohio and across the country, Governor DeWine announced today that he has formed a new Minority Health Strike Force. According to data from the Ohio Department of Health, 21 percent of individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Ohio are African American, although they only make…
Read MoreCitizen Scientist Census Finds 707 Bald Eagle Nests in Ohio
Thanks to thousands of reports from citizen scientists during February and March, 706 bald eagle nests have been confirmed in Ohio, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The bald eagle is one of Ohio’s greatest wildlife success stories. The nest census was the first undertaking to discover all such…
Read MoreWilliam D. “Bill” Richards
William D. “Bill” Richards age 79, of Caldwell, Ohio passed away early Monday, April 20, 2020 at the Genesis Hospital in Zanesville, Ohio. He was born June 23, 1940 in Junction City, Ohio a son of the late Willard T. and Lillian G. Paxton Richards. Bill was a deeply religious man; he was a member…
Read MoreGovernor Offers Hope by Setting May 1 as Target Date to Reopen Some Businesses
By Keith Lake, Ohio Chamber of Commerce There is light at the end of the coronavirus tunnel, after all. Yesterday, during his daily COVID-19 briefing, Gov. Mike DeWine announced that he is targeting May 1 as the date to reopen business in Ohio. This is much-anticipated and welcome good news for the tens of thousands…
Read MoreUpdate on Noble County COVID-19 Cases as of Monday Afternoon
Noble County Health Commissioner Shawn Ray issued a statement about the number of COVID-19 cases in Noble County today. “As many of you saw over the weekend, the state reported that Noble County had three more positive COVID-19 cases. These numbers were reported out yesterday by the state of Ohio before our staff at the…
Read MoreStudents will not return physically to school in Ohio this school year
By Anne Chlovechok Governor Mike DeWine announced today that after extensive consultation with school administrators, teachers and parents, the decision has been made that Ohio children in grades K-12 will not return physically to school this school year, but will finish out the year remotely. The governor cited a number of reasons for the decision.…
Read MoreLina Faye Simmons
Lina Faye Simmons, age 77, of Summerfield, Ohio, died Saturday, April 18, 2020, at SE Ohio Regional Medical Center in Cambridge. She was born July 4, 1942, in Spencer, West Virginia, daughter of the late Kenna and Gertie Conley Boggs. She retired as a housekeeper from St. Luke Nursing Home in North Canton. Faye loved…
Read MoreMoving Tribute to Local Dairy Farmer
Marvin Dimmerling of Summerfield was dairy farmer for more than 40 years, and one of the last dairy farmers in this area. Marvin passed away April 9, and because of the Stay at Home order, his calling hours were private. But his funeral was held graveside, with those paying respects spread out over a wide…
Read MoreNoble Correctional Institution Welcomes Warden James Forshey
James J. Forshey has been named the new warden at Noble Correctional Institution (NCI). He assumed the duties as warden on March 30. Warden Forshey was most recently the Southeastern Region Reentry Administrator for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. He began his career with DRC in 1995 as a Storekeeper Supervisor at Belmont Correctional…
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