Students and staff in the Bright Local School District returned to their classes this past Wednesday, and are excited to get back in the swing of things this fall. This fall, both the high school, and elementary will be working together to staff the Bright Food Pantry located in the old Concord School House.

In response to his selection to serve on the Deficit Reduction Committee, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) is asking his constituents to share their ideas on how to get our record budget deficits and debt under control.

Cardiologists with Ohio Heart and Vascular Center are now performing low risk, right-sided heart catheterizations in the Interventional and Vascular Radiology Department at Clinton Memorial Hospital.

Inspire Training Center, 2005 U.S. 62 south Winchester, is owned and operated by Becki Crum and has the goal of inspiring kids for today while influencing them for eternity through gymnastics and cheerleading. Inspire Training Center has a full fitness center and massage therapist.

The first week of high school football games has finally arrived. After a hot summer of weight lifting, conditioning, practices and scrimmages, it is now time to play real games … games that count in the record books and overall standings.

Looking for new opportunities to reinvent yourself? Southern State Community College is now offering three new associate’s degree programs in Entrepreneurship, Food Processing & Technology, and Electromechanical Engineering.