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Grant earned for youth organization

EAST LIVERPOOL - Local Allstate agency owner Don Logan recently earned a $1,000 grant to support the Clipper Athletic Facility Committee."As a small business owner, I see firsthand the opportunities and challenges facing our area," Logan said. "Giving back to my local community is tremendously rewarding and gives me a sense of purpose. I believe that when we help others, our communities are stronger and healthier, which is why I'm proud to support their work. "Logan's agency is located at 16183 St. Clair Ave.The Clipper Athletic Facility Committee is one of 3,500 organizations this year ...

Jefferson County JVS adds tech coordinator

BLOOMINGDALE - For the first time, Jefferson County Joint Vocational School has a full-time technology coordinator, Ron Peach.Peach began his duties on Aug. 1 and will help provide resources to the school as it trains its students in an evolving high-tech world, officials said. Among his responsibilities are maintaining the network infrastructure, computers, printers, file access and e-mail accounts at the site.He attended Edison Local Schools but graduated from Toronto High School and has attended DeVry University and Franklin University. Peach started a company in the 1990s and ...

Principal named at Jefferson County JVS

BLOOMINGDALE - Dan Hartman has taken the helm as the new supervisor/principal Jefferson County Joint Vocational School.Hartman, who served as principal at Indian Creek High School for the past four years, began his new role on Aug. 1 and is under a two-year contract with the JCJVS. He will oversee 338 juniors and seniors and work with supervisor/assistant principal Sis Abdalla on day-to-day operations. Hartman graduated from Edison High School in 1995 and earned his teaching degree from the Franciscan University of Steubenville. He obtained his master's degree from Salem International ...

Property Transfers

Butler TownshipChristopher and Amanda Pinkerton to Joshua Gilmore, home and 10 acres on state Route 9; $158,000.Center TownshipJean and Charles Judge II, trustees, to Jeffrey Fisher, 1.4 acres on St. Jacob-Logtown Road; $100.ColumbianaJoseph Kilgore, et al, to Lisa and Douglas Patterson, home on Union Street; $86,500.Victor Nery to James and Susan Quinlan, home on Manor Drive; $265,000.Pennymac Corp. to Jennifer Grubb, home at 146 Court Street; $80,000.East LiverpoolLarry Reed to Mary and Leslie Crosier, home on McKinnon Avenue; $7,500.Paula Davenport to Kristopher and Bridget Rayl, home ...

Huffman Fruit Farm adds new market building

SALEM - Huffman Fruit Farm is preparing the way for a seventh generation with a new market building across from the long-standing barn at 13075 Lisbon Road.The old market is inside a barn that dates to 1812 and sixth generation member David Huffman said the old timber-frame was built without nails. Instead they used pegs and a variety of joint assembly techniques.Huffman said the uppermost timber is a one-piece, 60-foot long parallel beam and wondered how they got it up there."We want to preserve the building," he said. "We hope to continue using it seasonally for hay, straw and ...

New CHANGE location opens doors in Newell

NEWELL - CHANGE Inc. has opened a satellite facility at 1151 Washington St. in Newell, to better address the barriers to care of the rural communities of upper Hancock County.The new location, open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Saturday, will provide medical services such as pediatrics, family health, obstetrics, gynecology, and behavioral health services to start. Dental care will be added at a later time.The office also will have available applications and information on the other community service programs offered by the agency which include weatherization, housing, domestic violence, ...