Good Neighbors

From free meals to mutual aid, Athens County made sure no one went hungry despite a pause in federal food assistance.

New Marshfield’s Waterloo Fire Department is preparing to go on its fifth trip delivering items to hurricane survivors in North Carolina.

The inaugural Amesville Homecoming Festival is set to take place Saturday, Oct. 11.

Threshold Singers of Appalachia has already sung for over 100 people since it was founded in 2023.

Since 2002, the Trimble Local Textbook & Supplies Foundation has provided nearly $1 million in educational materials to the district.

Millfield Community Park has been in desperate need of repairs for decades, community members are now spending their own time and money to give their children a place to play.

The two entities partnered to take surplus food that would have gone into landfills and turn it into meals for community members facing hunger.

Club members recently gave 20 homemade blankets to Athens County Children Services.

The organization donated a food cooler and carts to two local food pantries. Funding for the gifts was provided by QuidelOrtho of Athens.

Tavolino owner Emily Christine blends traditional Italian cooking with a deep sense of community — offering more than meals.

Amesville residents helped to paint murals on village streets last fall in a project supported by the Creating Healthy Communities Program.

Athens area Girl Scouts assembled Turkey Boxes for those in need this Thanksgiving.

See how to repair everyday items — from small engines to lost buttons on a shirt — rather than throwing them away and buying new ones.

The donor provided 1,662 pounds of food that Athens Food Rescue volunteers distributed to organizations across the county.