The Ohio State Penitentiary fire of 1930 took more than 300 lives after it swept through the locked cells of the Columbus facility. Two of those killed were from Washington County. The large facility had been an imposing presence in downtown Columbus since 1834. If you have had fun ...
If you’ve been waiting for a chance to clear out your cabinets, garage and basement clutter, and maybe some of what’s been hanging out in the shed for too long, Saturday is your chance. It is National Prescription Takeback Day and Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day in Washington County. It’s been a few years, but the SouthEastern Ohio Joint Solid Waste Management District is again sponsoring the hazardous waste collection effort from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at American Styrenics Employee Park, 17401 Route 7. Residents of Muskingum, Monroe, Morgan, Guernsey and Noble counties can ...
I write this with concern for the future of Washington County. The Board of County Commissioners is a very important consideration for the voters of Washington County that is approaching soon, May 5th (with early voting starting April 7th). The Board of Commissioners are the ones that appropriate (spend) the tax dollars paid by the residents. These monies are for the betterment of the county. County employees depend on a paycheck, safety and security by the Sheriff's Department need to be provided, social services are needed for those less fortunate, and economic development needs ...
West Virginians lost a determined champion last week with the passing of former U.S. Rep. David B. McKinley. Many of them might never have known how much thought — and work — he put into serving the state he loved, but they are better off because of him, just the same. Never the kind to worry about the letter after his or his colleagues’ last names more than about doing the right thing, McKinley was also unwilling to give in to the temptation to campaign via efforts to score dirty political points. Operatives across the country may have been advising candidates to do just that as ...
Public officials well aware of Ohio’s problems with a shortage of accessible, affordable housing might not be aware of a growing problem related to that challenge. Nursing homes are sending patients to homeless shelters at a growing rate. A Signal Ohio report earlier this month looked at nursing homes transferring “older, poorer and medically fragile” patients to homeless shelters. In fact, seven nursing home facilities in Ohio have been faulted in the past few years for efforts to dump patients into homeless shelters. Eastland Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Columbus caught ...
What began as an effort to honor two local girls who faced childhood cancer by raising money to support local families and research has turned into a community-wide drive that has donated more than $735,000 over the years. BrAva is a nonprofit organization many will recognize because of the annual BrAva Mom Prom, which this year raised another $74,000 for childhood cancer awareness and research. “Events like BrAva Mom Prom are a powerful reminder that when communities come together with this much energy and heart, it directly fuels that research and progress families are counting ...
