Daily Archives: February 5, 2022

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Pump House Center for the Arts Reopens With Some Improvements

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After being closed the month of January, the Pump House Center for the Arts has reopened for 2022.

(Photo Courtesy of Pump House Center For the Arts Facebook)

“Well, we are reopening today!”, said Pump House Director John Payne. “Stop in and see all of our improvements! The First Capital Rotary with James Hill as its President, helped out by granting us $1,000 towards our projects. Our front entrance, restrooms, and main gallery have a fresh coat of paint and look great thanks to Copp Renovations! We had a good year in 2021 and our board allocated over $3,800 towards the project.”

Payne continued by saying “We have a strong board working together for the arts, with Mike Throne as President, Mark Trainer and Angela Young as Vice Presidents, Jade Berry as our secretary and Dave Reider, Jarrod DePugh as our treasurers to serve as our executive team. We have a new floor in the front entrance and restrooms through the Herrnstein Family Trust ($4,000) and are working on funding for our floor in the gallery and gift store ($20,000). We hope to have that completed this year. We have an architecturally significant building to showcase the talented artists in our area. We thank the community for your support.”

The Pump House Center for the Arts in Chillicothe’s Yoctangee Park, is open Tuesday 11am-4pm, Wednesday 11am-4:15pm, Thursday and Friday 11am-6pm, Saturday 11am-4pm and Sunday 1pm-4pm.

For more information, go to the Pump House website by CLICKING HERE:

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Power Companies Working OT To Restore Southern Ohio Outages

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Crews for both American Electric Power and South Central Power said they were making progress Saturday morning, but thousands were still without electricity.

See how Litter Media’s Dan Ramey dealt with adverse conditions in Pike County. CLICK VIDEO BELOW

South Central Power was reporting 382 separate outages with 14,264 members without power just before 7am Saturday.

Some of the hardest hit areas remain Hocking County. Hocking County’s commissioners declared a state of emergency Friday. Other outages were numerous south of Chillicothe.

Most of AEP’s outages as of 10am Saturday were in eastern Ohio, with scattered outages still appearing on their map in southern Ohio. AEP still had 22,000 customers without service Saturday morning.

Winter Storm Landon knocked out power to more than 53,000 customers. More than 1,700 field personnel are working to get your power flowing again.

When will my area be restored?
Athens, today, 11 p.m
Belmont, Feb. 7, 11 p.m.
Cambridge, today, 10 p.m.
Chillicothe, Feb. 6, 6 p.m.
Crooksville, Feb. 7, 11 p.m.
Lancaster, Feb. 6, 11 p.m.
McConnelsville, Feb. 6, 11 p.m.
Seaman, today, 10 p.m.
Steubenville, Feb. 7, 8 p.m.
Wellston, today, 11 p.m.

South Central asked that members report outages through official channels such as their app, text to 85700, or call 800-282-5064.

Outages for AEP can be reported at 1-800-672-2231

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Education Grants Available For Appalachian Communities

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(Nelsonville) – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) has grant applications for the Donald R. Myers Legacy Fund to Support Partnership in Appalachian Ohio are now available. The Donald R. Myers Legacy Fund supports projects and activities of nonprofit and public organizations in the 32 Appalachian counties in Ohio. 

(Foundation For Appalachian Ohio)

Projects should improve quality of life with an emphasis on education, regional networking opportunities, support for community leaders, and fulfillment of basic needs, all of which are areas Mr. Myers worked so passionately to address. At least two $800 grants will be awarded in 2022. Applications are available at www.AppalachianOhio.org/Myers and must be submitted by Monday, March 21, 2022. 

Don Myers served Appalachian Ohio for years as the executive director of the Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Alliance (OMEGA) and president of the Eastern Ohio Development Alliance (EODA). During his years of service, Mr. Myers advocated for the region, bringing countless financial investments to support Appalachian Ohio’s progress in meeting basic needs, including infrastructure development necessary for quality of life and economic progress. The Donald R. Myers Legacy Fund remembers Mr. Myers’ concern for basic, overlooked needs and celebrates his legacy by providing grants that address those needs throughout the region he held closest to his heart. 

Last year, grantees included the John Gee Black Historical Center, Inc. in Gallia County and Vinton County High School. The John Gee Black Historical Center received funding to support building improvements to expand community access to educational and cultural programming opportunities. Vinton County High School received funding to support the Menstrual Equity project to provide menstrual hygiene products to students who may not have access to personal care items.  

The 2022 grant applications are due by Monday, March 21, 2022. Applications may be submitted online at www.AppalachianOhio.org/Myers. For any questions, contact FAO at 740.753.1111. 

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Highland County Senior Center Using Creative Fundraiser Fun

Presented By Scioto Valley Dumpsters, LTD

(Hillsboro)- Build a buddy! Select a fury friend and you’ll receive all the fun supplies in a creation kit to assemble your buddy at home.  

Visit the Highland County Senior Center Facebook page and join the Easter Bunny and friend assembling their buddy in an instructional video. You can visit the video anytime or you can build your buddy on your own. It’s up to you!

With the creation box kit, you’ll be provided with your fury friend, stuffing, a heart, a birth certificate, a collar with tag that you can personalize, crayons and stickers to decorate their box. No sewing is needed. More fun details TBA.  

Buddies and creation boxes are $20 and will be available to purchase on their website on March 14th. Highland Senior Center will be releasing a selection of buddies soon. Stay tuned for a full list. Buddies are limited, while supplies last.

Sponsored by First State Bank in Hillsboro.