• Social 28 February 2011

    Check It Out: March activities scheduled at Leesburg Library

    Mark Twain is quoted as saying, "Everyone talks about the weather but no one does anything about it." We certainly can talk about the crazy weather we have been having for the past several weeks!  Let's hope if March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb.
  • Social 28 February 2011
    Library holds Black History Month program
    Stephanie Dunson was the guest speaker at the annual Black History Month program at the Hillsboro Public Library on Feb. 19. A 1980 graduate of McClain High School, Dunson currently serves as Director of Writing Programs at Williams College in Massachusetts. Formerly a professor of English and African American Culture at the University of Rhode Island, she has also taught in the Graduate Liberal Studies Program at Wesleyan University and at the University of Massachusetts

  • Social 28 February 2011
    Library holds Black History Month program
    Stephanie Dunson was the guest speaker at the annual Black History Month program at the Hillsboro Public Library on Feb. 19. A 1980 graduate of McClain High School, Dunson currently serves as Director of Writing Programs at Williams College in Massachusetts. Formerly a professor of English and African American Culture at the University of Rhode Island, she has also taught in the Graduate Liberal Studies Program at Wesleyan University and at the University of Massachusetts

  • Social 28 February 2011
    CMH Physician Panel, Stokes' Berry presentation to headline St. Patrick's Day Community Health Fair
    You will be green with envy if you miss CMH Regional Health System’s inaugural St. Patrick’s Day Community Health Awareness Fair at the Foster J. Boyd, MD, Regional Cancer Center, 31 Farquhar Ave., on Thursday, March 17, from 5 to 7 p.m.
  • Social 28 February 2011
    Giant, inflatable colon helps to drive cancer awareness
    CHILLICOTHE –  A huge, inflatable colon – large enough to walk through – is one of a number of tools that Adena Health System is employing to bring attention to National Colorectal Awareness Month, in March.
  • Social 28 February 2011
    Woodland, wildlife workshop March 26
    It is the time of the year to do some frost seeding of clover. Clover can be broadcast onto pastures and hayfields during February. This method of frost seeding can be done when the ground is solid either with a tractor or about any time with a spinner seeder on the back of an ATV.
  • Social 28 February 2011
    Tips to combat Seasonal Affective Disorder
    Seasonal affective disorder
        You may have noticed that some friends, loved ones or consumers – or even yourself – seem to have a hard time during the winter months. They seem moody, depressed or anxious. They have no energy, withdraw from social activities they usually enjoy and have difficulty concentrating and processing information. They just seem to want to sleep and eat.
  • Social 28 February 2011
    Five important keys for the role of caregiving
    In a caregiver’s life, the 24-hour days can be exhausting, frustrating, happy, lonely, and the emotional list goes on. There are five key ideas that a caregiver must remember.
  • Social 26 February 2011
    Spring is around the corner at the Greenfield library
    Spring is right around the corner; though we may still have a few winter events yet.  As we are waiting and wishing for the warmer temperatures of spring, there are so many wonderful books to get the mind thinking and planning for those spring and summer projects. We have gotten in some great books for gardening, landscaping, home repair, home building plans, water features, and much more. It's a great time to stop in and check some out.
  • Social 25 February 2011
    Max A. Weidenborner completes Navy training
    Navy Seaman Recruit Max A. Weidenborner, son of Kim S. Christensen of Hillsboro, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
  • Social 24 February 2011
    Two new radiation oncologists join Adena Cancer Program
    CHILLICOTHE – Dr. Manoj Reddy and Dr. Joel Simmons, both radiation oncologists, have joined Adena Health System as it expands its cancer treatment capabilities and prepares for the opening of the new Adena Cancer Center.
  • Social 23 February 2011
    Clinton Memorial Hospital emergency services' wait times below national averages
    According to national figures, the average wait time in a hospital emergency department was four hours and seven minutes in 2009, and that’s a few minutes longer than in 2008. By contrast, the average wait time for Clinton Memorial Hospital Emergency Services patients is under two hours.
  • Social 21 February 2011
    Wanted: members for new flying club
    A new flying club is being formed at the Highland County Airport.
  • Social 21 February 2011
    Stroke, osteoporosis screenings coming to Greenfield
    Residents living in and around the Greenfield community can be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke or bone fracture. Greenfield First United Methodist Church will host Life Line Screening on March 4 at their building at 405 South Street.
  • Social 21 February 2011
    Community happenings
    Buford Farmers’ Institute
    set for Friday, Feb. 25
  • Social 18 February 2011
    Southwest Corn Growers meet March 9
    I recently read an article in a newspaper that I know several people in southern Ohio have been subscribing to for years.  The paper comes from Columbia, Ky., but has always covered several things, including tobacco. For those of you who do not receive this paper, I think this article touches on some things that we have been hearing about and dealing with for a few years now.
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