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America at 250: Expansion of a new nation started with trip along the Ohio River
2+ week, 6+ day ago (972+ words) A tour looks over the home of Rufus Putnam while touring the Campus Martius museum in Marietta, Ohio. The home is enclosed inside the museum that educates guests about the Ohio Company and their role in the establishment of Marietta…...
Funeral home owner takes to social media to promote funeral pre-planning
3+ week, 3+ day ago (420+ words) SALEM " The owner of a local funeral home is challenging the taboo around talking about death and increasing awareness of the benefits of funeral pre-planning through their viral social media videos. Dan Madden, the owner of Stark Memorial Funeral Home,…...
The making of America's first president
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (831+ words) WINCHESTER, Va. " Before he was the father of our country, before he led Continental Army soldiers across an icy Delaware River, before he inherited his family's Mount Vernon estate in Northern Virginia, America's future first president was just a kid…...
America at 250: A journey through time, told through our communities
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (519+ words) This copy of a painting by Archibald M. Willard is made available through the National Archives. But here at home, the mood has shifted in recent years. Too many of our friends and neighbors believe the American Dream " the idea that,…...
Lisbon talks pool woes, manhole blues
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (803+ words) LISBON " Agreeing it was better to get the ball rolling sooner than later on the repairs needed at Sadie Van Fossan Pool, Lisbon Village Council forwarded a motion to obtain a scope of project needed for prospective engineers. "I would…...