Large grant boosts summer programming for Indian Lake outreach centers The hot days of summer cry out for fun in the sun and good times with friends. For children in the Indian Lake area, the Chippewa…
LCSO event invites community to beat the heat with go-karts, putt-putt
Children of all ages whipped around one tight corner after another, pausing only when those particularly enthusiastic drivers whipped their go-kart around a little too fast and an employee had to run …
Make-A-Wish Foundation fulfills beach vacation dream for local boy
Everyone has a dream, and for seven-year-old open-heart surgery survivor Everett Loehr, that dream centered around a beach vacation and seeing dolphins up-close. Thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, …
West Liberty council considers an option to relieve increasing utility costs
The combination of power outages due to a violent storm early Tuesday morning, a weeklong heatwave and rising electric prices have most of us looking for ways to ease the stress of what’s gearing up t…
Holland Theatre delights audiences with enchanted evenings this weekend
When the lights go up at the Holland Theatre Thursday night, they will spotlight the theater’s first big musical production in four years. Due to the timing of major renovations followed by covid lock…
New mural sings the praises of a legendary Bellefontaine musical group
The music inspired them, and once the Mills Brothers started singing, they couldn’t stop. Their legacy lives on even a century later. Now the town they called home in their youth, Bellefontaine, will …
Gap-year program offers a unique post-graduation option
“Life moves pretty fast,” Ferris Bueller famously said. Especially after high school, when we grab our diploma like a baton and hit the ground running. It’s not easy to make the transition from being …
Community program challenges graduates to find their “E”
If I knew then what I know now … most of us have had that thought at one time or another. But until Doc Brown really does turn a DeLorean into a time machine, there’s not much we can do about it. As w…
CCS graduates give credit family, friends and their faith
With the encouragement to continue in the faith instilled in them, the 15 seniors at Calvary Christian School received their diplomas in the 2022 graduation ceremony Friday night at Calvary Baptist Ch…
Annual outdoor drama still the highlight of Logan Hills Festival
To be a part of the Taloga Historical Outdoor Drama is to be a part of a family as well as history. The dozens of people involved, from cast to crew, devoted almost three months to preparing this year…