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The Richland County Land Bank: Fighting blight on a budget
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part I of a three-part series within the “Rising from Rust” project looking at how the Richland County Land Bank and other Ohio-based land banks address blight. MANSFIELD — If land banks ran on mattresses and tires, the Richland County Land Bank could have conquered the area’s blight in no more than […]
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Ashland seniors learn to recognize, prevent elder abuse
ASHLAND – For several years, an elderly woman in Columbus thought she was in a loving relationship with a man she met online. It wasn’t until she ran out of money and was threatened with eviction that she realized she was the victim of a scam. As part of Ashland County’s Elder Empowerment Month and […]
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John overcame vision problems with help from service dogs
Editor’s Note: Paul Miller is a social working student senior at The Ohio State University Mansfield. June is Elder Empowerment Month in Ashland County and today marks the second in a four-part series he has authored to salute senior citizens and their accomplishments in the community. This series is part of Richland Source’s Gray Matters project. […]
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Catholic Charities launches purple duck campaign to raise awareness of elder abuse
MANSFIELD — Every life is significant — no matter what age. Sue Warren of Catholic Charities’ Adult Advocacy Services program holds this belief dear to her heart. Every week she meets with 19 elders who live in nursing homes and assisted living facilities to make sure their needs are tended to — whether it’s medical […]
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Mansfield’s McDonald inducted into Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame
ONTARIO — Mansfield’s Mary L. McDonald was inducted Thursday into the Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame at the Ohio Statehouse Atrium in Columbus. McDonald was honored for her lifelong dedication to the aging network and the Richland County community, with emphasis on her work as senior center director of the Friendship Center in the […]
Posted inRising from Rust, SXSW
The Walkability Challenge
I hope you made it out to the Renaissance Theatre last Thursday for the public forum. If not, you missed a spectacular event. The 15 of us who went to SXSW were joined by a moderator, Cody Albert (who also attended SXSW, albeit under different auspices), on the Renaissance stage to talk about our experience […]
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Elder Empowerment Month relates local stories of senior’s life experiences
Editor’s Note: Paul Miller is a social working student senior at The Ohio State University Mansfield. June is Elder Empowerment Month in Ashland County and today marks the first in a four-part series he has authored to salute senior citizens and their accomplishments in the community. This series is part of Richland Source’s Gray Matters […]