Category: Features
04
May
A Call to Arms
by Larissa Berwell
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Shrivers Pharmacy administers COVID-19 vaccines throughout Southeast Ohio Shrivers Pharmacy opened in 1979 in McConnelsville and since then, it has expanded throughout Southeast Ohio and West Virginia. Shrivers was selected to...
04
May
Ohio Craft Brewer’s Association Moves toward more inclusion and education
by Shane Bradshaw
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The OCBA created a committee for diversity and inclusion in an effort to better reflect their communities Last year, the craft beer market in America made...
04
May
Athens Anti-Racism Book Club
by Mackenzie Mayer
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Athens City Council declared racism a public health issue in a resolution signed on June 22, 2020. According to John Schmieding, a retired Athens resident, many people still believe that...
04
May
AL Oliver: A Hometown Hero
by Abby Ludwig
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A baseball great’s Portsmouth roots hold true through a lifetime Al Oliver, a highly recognized veteran of the MLB, attributes his success, faith and confidence...
04
May
Demonstrating Promise
by Meghan Rowe
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Marietta demonstration showcases the small-town effort for racial justice– with no signs of stopping As news spread of George Floyd’s death at the hands of...
05
Dec
Follow the Foot
by John Jarosik
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Bigfoot sightings continue in Guernsey County In January 2020, a video surfaced of a hairy, ape-like creature stalking Salt Fork State Park in Guernsey County. The video, taken by a man named Eric (who preferred to not...
05
Dec
The New Classics: How the Pandemic Reshaped Outdoor Recreation in SEO
by Brandon Monty
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Despite shortened operation times, outdoor businesses saw record-breaking business this past summer. The summer of 2020 was one like no other in recent history. Restrictions caused...
02
Dec
Afterlife sentence
by Ian McKenzie
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The Licking County Historic Jail has a 130-year-old history, but are ghosts still in the jail? The castle-like jail is only four stories tall, but it dominates the landscape with its dark...
29
Sep
Rocking Through The ’80s in Athens
by Erin Gardner
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The ‘80s was more than big hair. Coke and Pepsi held a challenge before it was cool, and Madonna stirred controversy when she performed “Like a Virgin” at the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards. On the more serious front, the government launched a “War on Drugs”, and the AIDS crisis loomed. Southeast Ohio magazine remained...
29
Sep
Ushering in a New Millennium – Y2K in Athens
by Maggie Campbell
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The 2000s brought the turn of the century and celebrated Ohio’s bicentennial. A focus on technological developments, as well as efforts to preserve the past, were all part of Southeast Ohio magazine’s effort to connect...