In Your Neighborhood

Lynx rufus, otherwise known as the bobcat, is a feral cat native to Ohio. Bobcats, however, are hard to spot statewide, because they are solitary and territorial animals. But Suzie Prange, a Wildlife Research Biologist for the Division of Wildlife, says that Southeast Ohio is […]

During a routine Tuesday afternoon lesson at the Athens Chinese Culture Center, while some students watched a video on traditional Chinese culture dance, 11 year-old Alison Russ recited sentences and arranged magnetic Mandarin words on a board. Working to arrange the words just right, she […]

Ever since Julie Chafin took her daughter, Ally, to compete in a cheerleading competition in Columbus, Ohio, she has wanted to make a difference in the lives of children with disabilities. Chafin was shocked by the amount of special needs children that were competing at […]

The holiday season is a time to gather with friends and family. With all of the distractions in today’s consumer culture, community tends to be forgotten. This is not the case during Friends of Serpent Mound’s annual winter solstice illumination. The winter solstice occurs every […]

Pike County’s Eager Inn was the first stone inn built in Ohio in 1797. Located at the junction of Pike Lake Road and Morgan’s Fork Road, it housed guests until 1870. Prior to the Civil War, the inn was a stop for slaves traveling north […]