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High Points of the Valley

* Friends of the Joseph Barker House continue to gain support for renovation efforts including timber replacement in walls and total rebuilding of other parts of the structure. The project, expected to be completed by December, has received $100,000 through the Ohio Controlling Board for ...

Look Back: A trail of patriots

Following the Treaty of Paris in 1783 ending the Revolutionary War, tough times faced the thousands of soldiers who fought for the creation of the United States of America. Many were due back-pay and few other than officers received pensions. Land grants issued by states and the federal ...

Letter to the Editor: Demand answers, change

In 2017, the warehouse fire at the old Ames factory had me concerned and sad. The People’s Cartage fire has led to outrage. Do corporations paying People’s Cartage to store hazardous materials care? Does People’s Cartage care? What about our government officials? Do they care? Why would ...

Cracking the Code: Go your own way

This week the grandson of my neighbor who was in the the July 4th ATV accident in our neighborhood, rang my doorbell. “Do you want to play basketball Mr. Kozera?” I was surprised and happy to see him. He looked fine. “Are you allowed to play basketball.” “Yes, as long as I don’t ...

Letter to the Editor: Gun bans are the goal

In my previous letter, I wrote concerning the dangers of red flag laws being enacted in many states, written with no due process clause for gun owners, who have committed no wrongdoing, getting their guns returned to them after unfair confiscation. Red flag laws are not the only dangers ...

Letter to the Editor: They’re leaving me

In the last few months I’ve had two good friends pass away about two weeks apart. I tried not to cry much because I knew they were both moving on to that beautiful place promised by God. One card-making, game-playing friend moved to Georgia to be closer to her grandchildren. Then today a ...