When fawns become bucks
Jodi Proger, a former Belmont County resident, was known by her family as an animal lover to her core, with one member of that family being an actual animal. In 2013, when Proger saw a doe killed by a car and a distressed fawn nearby, she scooped it up, took it home, named it Wheezer and raised it as...
Jessica Thrasher,
April 29, 2026
3 min read
UFL expansion brings Columbus Aviators to Franklin County
In a city where Saturdays in the fall feel almost ceremonial—where waves of scarlet and gray roll toward Ohio Stadium and more than 100,000 voices rise in unison—it takes something truly compelling to spark a new kind of excitement. That’s exactly what the United Football League, also...
Clay Ross,
April 29, 2026
4 min read
Noble County stretches opioid settlement funds
Ohio recorded 5,144 opioid related deaths in 2023, a mortality rate of 41.6 per 100,000 people. The state has ranked in the top 10 in the country for opioid related deaths over the last 10 years. In light of this fact, Ohio District Attorneys united with others across the country to sue pharmaceutical companies for...
Riley Clark,
April 28, 2026
3 min read
Feeling unsteady? Earthquakes linked to fracking in Noble County
Many earthquakes can be linked to hydraulic fracturing operations in Noble County, affecting residents.
Maia LeClair,
April 28, 2026
4 min read
Life on the Brink: Rural Homelessness in Meigs County
Looking in from the outside, Meigs County appears to be a quiet place. A landscape of wooded hills and scattered plots are stitched together by narrow streets and back roads. But beneath that still environment sits a set of interconnected crises that rarely draw attention; persistent poverty, deteriorating residences and a form of homelessness...
Wyatt Rivers,
April 20, 2026
5 min read
HAPCAP Fights Against Hunger
The Hocking Athens Perry Community Action (HAPCAP) provides an abundance of resources to support the Southeast Ohio community, prioritizing their food needs and overcoming barriers to success. Across the multitude of food pantries and centers, HAPCAP provides endless amounts of pamphlets mounted on their walls...
Maggie Valentine,
December 8, 2025
4 min read
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