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Adopt-a-pet: Ember

Ember is an adorable female Husky mix puppy who was brought to the HSOV on March 6, 2024 along with her three siblings (Cicada, Nani and Odin) and their mother (Skye). Ember and her siblings were tiny 6-week old babies at that time. This little sweetheart has a shiny black coat with ...

Adopt-a-pet: Miko

Miko is a handsome 8-month old male Shepherd mix who was surrendered by his owner on May 25, 2024 because (due to long work schedules) he didn’t have the time to spend with Miko that he truly deserved. This good-looking young man has a brown-and-tan coat with subtle black shading on his ...

Adopt-a-pet: Ruger

Ruger is a cute 1-1/2 year old male Terrier mix who was brought to the HSOV after hours on the evening of February 25, 2024 and left in our care along with his two companions (Beretta and Remington). This adorable young man has a black/brindle-and-white coat, a long tail, and a darling face ...

Adopt-a-pet: Sheldon

Sheldon is a handsome neutered male Chocolate Labrador Retriever/Pit Bull Terrier mix who was originally brought to the HSOV on November 22, 2022 by the Washington County Ohio Dog Warden who picked him up on State Route 555 in the Cutler Ohio area. Sheldon is now 5-1/2 years old and will soon ...

Hunger can be helped

Recently I spent a day hanging out with former Marines who were collecting food to help feed the hungry in the area. Members of the Marine Corps League and the Marine Corps Veterans Association spent a Saturday at tables at both entrances to the Marietta Walmart collecting food and cash donations for the Marietta Gospel Mission, 309 Lancaster St., which will use the donations to help those that need assistance in Washington County. The Roy Trembly Annual Fall Food Drive is a project they undertake yearly to do their part to help people in our communities. We are thrilled to be a ...

God never lies

Back in 2012, NY Times best-selling author Andy Andrews released a thought-provoking book entitled How Do You Kill 11 Million People? “The answer,” Andrews wrote, “is breathtakingly simple. And is a method still used by some elected leaders to achieve various goals today…You lie to them.” In his book, Andrews notes that if an individual or small group of gun-toting hooligans attacked, most people would run or fight, recognizing the threat. But a vastly outnumbered team of Nazi soldiers was able to round up 11 million Jews and send them to concentration camps and, in many ...