Category: Talking Points
03
Dec
A Tale of Two Stations
by Destiniee Jaram
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Explore the hidden history of these Hidden Underground Railroad stops In the 19th century, over 40,000 people traveled the Underground Railroad of Southeast Ohio on their journey to freedom from slavery. These routes were quietly traveled by conductors and slaves seeking freedom during...
21
Sep
Gold Mine Sparks Racial Integration
by Taren Holliman
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Rendville is a town that is different than the others: It was racially integrated before its time. Established in 1879 by the Ohio Central Coal Company, the town...
21
Sep
Pairing Names with Numbers: Identifying Those Buried near The Ridges
by Rachel Beardsley
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Viola Rapp was a young woman lost in time. Only one picture of her remains. She looks to be very young, possibly even a teenager. However, for more than...
20
Sep
Firefighters Compete like Family
by Morris Wein
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The air smells of grease and gasoline in The Plains Fire Department in Athens County at 7 p.m. Tuesday as the firefighters prepare for their biweekly training exercise. The objective seems simple: get...
12
Dec
Longaberger Company once employed thousands of basket weavers
by Bennett Leckrone
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The Longaberger Company was once a billion dollar company. All that's left today are empty buildings and the world's largest basket.
13
May
Guernsey Power Station
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By Rasheedah Beatty Until now, information regarding the groundbreaking for the new Guernsey Power Station has been vague. The project initially received pushback from American Electric...
30
Apr
Troubled Water
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By Erin Franczak On a Saturday morning, a couple drives to a local spring off Route 78, where a concrete slab with a group of three pipes protruding from a...
29
Apr
Gina McKnight talks Monday Creek Publishing
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By Devon Hannan Appalachian author and publisher Gina McKnight started Monday Creek Publishing out of her horse barn after writing her first children’s book in 2009....
04
Dec
Well Armed Women of Meigs
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By Cameron Fields Jessamy Bright is pleased to see that some women in Southeast Ohio are eager to learn more about self-defense and safely using firearms. Bright,...
19
May
Preserving Shenandoah’s History
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Nestled in Noble County is a piece of United States history. Back in 1925, the USS Shenandoah crashed in Ava. The crash’s history lives on at the Shenandoah Air Disaster Museum. ...