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Mount Gilead native Brad Irons checked another item off his bucket list this past summer when he and three friends set out on a fishing trip in Alaska. While the trip was sure to be a success regardless, it ultimately took on additional meaning when Irons reeled in the type of fish his late father aimed to catch decades ago on a similar trip.

Through a partnership with Bucyrus Public Library, SPARC Council’s Ready for Hire program, Level Up, is helping students level up their career-readiness skills by offering exciting programming and rewards.

ONTARIO — Do you know of a senior citizen volunteering their time to help others? Do you know of a group performing community service to help those in need? Here is your chance to recognize them!

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is making the public aware of a new state law giving parents oversight of their children’s use of social media websites as well as online services and products aimed at children.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife is seeking reports of gray foxes, river otters, black bears, and other furbearers. Reports can be submitted to the Wildlife Reporting System at wildohio.gov and on the HuntFish OH mobile app. Wildlife biologists use public reports to monitor populations of these secretive species.

The Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging has announced a new member, Michaela Wolfe, to the foundation board and will serve as a Wyandot representative.

The Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center (MOESC) Board of Governors voted at its Dec. 20 meeting to approve the appointment of Linda Schumacher to fill the unexpired term held by Erin Stine (Richland County), effective Dec. 2, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2025. Linda has been the treasurer at Pioneer Career & Technology Center since July 2012.

If you are a gardener, one of your favorite winter activities may be to curl up in a comfy chair and page through seed and plant catalogs in anticipation of what you want to grow in your garden and on your property. Before you make purchases, consider whether a plant is native or non-native. Will it become invasive and take over other landscaping? Is it a friend or foe for pollinators and wildlife? If you want to avoid introducing invasive flora and fauna into the landscape or have inherited a problem, there are solutions.

Galion City Schools is thrilled to spotlight the outstanding accomplishments of Cameron Fullen, a ninth-grade tuba player in the Galion High School band. This fall, Fullen earned the opportunity to participate in the Bowling Green State University’s High School Honor Band.

The Renaissance is thrilled to announce that country music legend Collin Raye will be gracing its stage on Saturday, Jan. 6, at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Avita Health System Concert Series. The event promises an unforgettable evening of soulful, heartfelt music delivered by one of the true hit makers of the 1990s.