Solutions

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in a series of solutions stories addressing food waste and food rescue in Richland County and beyond. Part One can be found here. Part Two can be found here.  CINCINNATI — All that Dennis Cerullo needs to fight hunger is his car keys, a smartphone and a little bit of […]

This story is part of the SoJo Exchange from the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous reporting about responses to social problems. Click here to read the original story. When the sun rises over the Cumberland Mountains of southwest Virginia in mid-spring, it’s hard to imagine all’s not well in this world. Saturated in mountain […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of a series of solutions stories addressing food waste and food rescuers in Richland County and beyond. Click here to read the first story.  APPLE CREEK, OHIO — Big box grocers often donate excess product to local food pantries as a way to mitigate waste and bolster efforts to feed […]

MANSFIELD ─ Starting in May, things are slightly different at The Phoenix Brewing Company, which does not accept tips anymore. “There’s no place on a credit card receipt to add a tip like a normal (receipt),” co-founder Scott Cardwell said. “When folks ask that question, we just say we’re no longer a tipping establishment. So, […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a series of solutions stories addressing food waste and food rescuers in Richland County and beyond. BELLVILLE — Every week, volunteers from the Bellville Neighborhood Outreach Center (BNOC) rescue truckfuls of food from chain grocery stores around Richland County. These businesses donate food that is still good but […]

HAYESVILLE — Hayesville Opera House manager Dave Roepke described attendance at the facility since it reopened three months ago as scant and inconsistent. “Sometimes we get a big goose egg,” Roepke said. The opera house remains open because of volunteers. “We don’t have money to pay people, just enough to keep the lights on,” Roepke said. […]

This story is part of the SoJo Exchange from the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous reporting about responses to social problems. Click here to read the original story. When building something new that will affect lots of people for decades to come, it pays to ask people about what they want. It also pays […]

This story is part of the SoJo Exchange from the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous reporting about responses to social problems. Click here to read the original story. Amber Bjornsson says she had a “true heart change” while serving a two-year prison sentence for the years of fines and felonies she previously collected. Once […]

MANSFIELD — There was at least one piece of good news from the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of U.S. children dying from heatstroke after being left in a car dropped by more than half. As more people worked from home, the instances of a harried mom or dad rushing to work, and forgetting their child […]

This story is part of the SoJo Exchange from the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous reporting about responses to social problems. Click here to read the original story. The idea of getting vaccinated had been rolling around in the back of Tyler Morsch’s mind for weeks. As a 28-year-old, he didn’t feel in any […]