SHELBY — Some things are just meant to happen. That’s how it was for Careen Fleck when she stopped by The Little Shops of Shelby a little over a year ago and got into a conversation with one of the vendors. At that time, Fleck was selling jewelry online and the vendor asked if she […]
Demrie Alonzo, Special to Richland Source
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Shelby boy’s autistic world is seen through a colorful dinosaur
SHELBY — Zac Church has always been obsessed with dinosaurs, so it was no surprise to his mother, Kate Church, that he would use this love to make up stories about one special dinosaur. It started when Zac was 5 years old, and they were making regular trips for his therapy backand forth between the […]
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Shelby Diaper Bank is serious business
SHELBY — It’s not actually a business when you give stuff away, but Shelby’s First Presbyterian Church’s volunteer group’s handling of the Shelby Diaper Bank is treating it like a very serious business. Recently the diaper bank underwent some major changes, and they weren’t sure it would continue. Pastor James Robinson, of the UCC Church […]
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From babies to goats – it’s all in the delivery
MANSFIELD — LuAnne Johnson spent 27 years as a Women’s Health Nurse, but she spent her whole life dreaming of owning a farm. Then, seven years ago, she got to do both. Johnson and her husband, Mark, talked for years about buying a farm, and then in 2018, they realized it was “now or never.” […]
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Shelby family transformed by community’s incredible support
SHELBY — Six months ago, Victor Uyoa, Sr., of Shelby, was about to go into surgery for a liver transplant when his wife told him that some people wanted to help the family and were going to “do some work” on their house. “That’s what I remember,” Uyoa said, sitting on the sofa in his […]
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No Bottom Wet Behind Diaper Bank begins in Shelby
SHELBY — When Lydia Dennin had her son, she needed baby supplies. Lucky for her, in North Carolina, she found an organization that provided free diapers to anyone who needed them. Years later, when Dennin was working on her master’s in social work, she needed to work on a research paper and remembered that time […]
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Outpouring of community support boosts Shelby family
SHELBY — During a time of inflation, political turmoil, and international conflicts, one small family in one small Ohio city has received an outpouring of support and help from their small city and surrounding communities. When the story of the Uyoa family was published in Richland Source last week, they had no idea how people would respond. […]
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Shelby family fights a lifetime of Hepatitis B
SHELBY — For Maria Uyoa’s entire 20 years, her father has been sick. Born with Hepatitis B, Victor Uyoa has no idea where the virus came from. He never knew his father and his mother didn’t play much of a role in his life. Instead, he was raised by his grandparents in Michoacan, one of […]
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Shelby mom and son depart from China to LA on March 6
EDITOR’S NOTE: Shelby resident Demrie Alonzo and her 15-year-old son decided last August to travel to Shandong Province, China. He would attend school and she would teach. She has shared her story about the conditions there, approximately 800 miles from the epicenter of Coronavirus outbreak; her first story was published on Feb. 10. Richland Source asked […]
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Shelby residents bound for America after quarantine in China
EDITOR’S NOTE: Shelby resident Demrie Alonzo and her 15-year-old son decided last August to travel to Shandong Province, China. He would attend school and she would teach. She has shared her story about the conditions there, approximately 800 miles from the epicenter of Coronavirus outbreak; her first story was published on Feb. 10. Richland Source asked Demrie […]