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athensindependent.com
Local business bakes up community connections
ATHENS, Ohio — Flour and Thyme, a micro-bakery located in Athens, combines local florals and baked goods for a catering experience that Keely Shaye provides. Shaye started the bakery officially in 2023, after selling baked goods since 2020. Shaye started selling under the name Baked by Keely, before transitioning to Flour and Thyme.
csindie.com
Demanding affordability of developers is a problem for Cambridge, but report says cut isn’t much of a solution
Answers are needed quickly on Cambridge’s inclusionary law, which requires big homebuilders to set aside 20 percent of their space as low-cost units, city councillors said Monday. They sent the issue off to their Ordinance Committee, responding to the arrival of a report with recommendations first asked May 12, 2025.
davemillersadventures.com
WORLD’S LARGEST MINERS BUCKET Miners Memorial Park, McConnelsville, Ohio
Near the southern end of Jesse Owens State Park at Miner’s Memorial Park sits “Big Muskie Bucket”, the largest single-bucket digging machine ever created. It was so big that, starting in 1967, it had to be built on site at the mine. Two years, 300+ railcars and 250 truckloads of materials later, the 240-ton digging machine was finished, and it began coal production. The big scoop could grab 325 tons of earth at one time in a single scoop. It ran 24 hours a day, 364 days a year, until its last usage in 1991. In one photo, a local high school band fits entirely into the big bucket.
columbusmonthly.com
Anduril Industries' Trae Stephens Brings Big Business and Jobs to Ohio
When he wasn’t riding roller coasters at Kings Island amusement park with his brother or editing his high school student newspaper in the rural southwest Ohio town where he grew up, Trae Stephens envisioned a career as a foreign correspondent that one day would take him to faraway lands. “I really thought that was the path I was going down,” Stephens says in an interview with Dispatch Magazines in July. “I’ve always been really interested in international affairs, geopolitics.”
WHIZ
Olde Village Meats celebrates 50 years in business.
FRAZEYSBURG, Ohio – A meat processing plant in Frazeysburg is celebrating 50 years in business with a ribbon-cutting today (Wednesday) and a party on Saturday. Jeff Smith founded Olde Village Meats in 1976. He decided to open his own business while attending Ohio State University for animal science to become a vet. After working in the university’s meat lab and taking a tour of Smith’s Freezer Meats, he knew what he wanted to do.
Perry County Tribune
Don Conley joins The Community Bank
“We are pleased to announce that Don Conley has joined The Community Bank as banking office manager for our newest office being constructed in Hebron at 650 East Main St.,” said Eric S. Holsky, president and CEO. “Don brings a strong commitment to exceptional personalized customer service and shares our Bank’s core values of integrity, community, and excellence. His leadership will be instrumental in establishing our new Hebron Office as a trusted community resource. The Hebron location is part of The Community Bank’s ongoing efforts to strengthen local ties and offer convenient, community-focused banking solutions. Don’s expertise and passion for community banking make him a tremendous asset to our team, and we are excited to have him lead this new chapter.” Don started with a career in retail management for over twenty years and transitioned into banking in 2022. He graduated in 1999 with an Associate’s in Management from Shawnee State University and later in 2010 a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Kaplan. Don resides in Nashport and has worked in Heath and Herbon over the years. For more information concerning The Community Bank’s products, services and locations, visit TheComBank.com or contact Jessica Bowers, senior vice president/chief marketing officer at
sciotovalleyguardian.com
DOE honors Portsmouth site team for reindustrialization push
PIKETON, Ohio — The U.S. Department of Energy has given one of its top employee honors to the team credited with turning the Portsmouth site and two sister facilities into hubs for new nuclear industry investment, the agency said this week. The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management and...
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Retirees Are Quietly Settling Into This Affordable Hocking Hills Town Where The Woods Meet A Small Budget
Tucked into the green folds of southeastern Ohio, a small town has been quietly welcoming people who want forest trails without big-city price tags. It sits along a slow river, close to some of the most famous hiking country in the state, yet it stays calm and unhurried. Older folks...
sciotopost.com
Chillicothe Council to Consider Lowering Property Taxes Again
And Renovated Old Armory is Yet Another Option for Council Chambers. Chillicothe — A council committee voted to reduce city property taxes again to help with rising state taxes. And, yet another option for council chambers is opening: the renovated old armory in Yoctangee Park. Chillicothe Council met at...
myfamilytravels.com
A 1906 Ohio Mill Now Has Hotel Rooms Inside and Still Generates Its Own Electricity
Water pouring over a dam is the first thing that greets you in this small Ohio town. The sound is steady and loud enough to make you roll down the window. Right beside it stands a tall wooden mill built in 1906, and reading the sign twice is necessary to believe people actually sleep inside it. Even better, the old building still makes its own electricity, just like it did for the village over a century ago.
WTAP
WSCO alumnus builds career in engineering, manufacturing and education
MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) - What first started as a career in manufacturing, led to the classroom helping students discover their own interests in STEM and technical education. Washington State College of Ohio alumnus Terry Reiter, originally planned on going to a four-year college to become a teacher. However, due to family circumstances, he went on a different path.
iheart.com
Chillicothe Council to Consider Lowering Property Taxes Again
And Renovated Old Armory is Yet Another Option for Council Chambers. A Chillicothe Council committee voted to reduce city property taxes again to help with rising state taxes. And, yet another option for council chambers is opening: the renovated old armory in Yoctangee Park. Chillicothe Council met at the Library...
everafterinthewoods.com
This Affordable Hocking Hills Town Makes A Surprisingly Good Retirement Destination
I came to this corner of Ohio thinking about waterfalls. I left wondering what retirement would look like here. The shift happened faster than I expected. Hocking Hills sits close by, Columbus is still within reach, and daily life moves at a pace that feels easier to imagine once the work calendar finally disappears.