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Wayne National Forest evaluating name change comments
In August, the forest service announced a proposal to change the name of the Wayne National Forest to Buckeye National Forest.
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Appalachian Cancer Survivor Project heals through art
The Appalachian Cancer Survivor Project is an Athens-based group for cancer survivors, caregivers and more.
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Hocking College’s Black Diamond Music Festival returns after big expenses last year
Hocking College funded last year’s inaugural Black Diamond Music Festival through $224,885 in “college support,” records obtained by the Independent show. The college is set to hold the second BDMF this weekend, June 9–10.
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Chauncey Public Library to move, expand in next two years
The new Chauncey Library, to be built at 43 Converse St., will be bigger – double or triple the size of the existing library – branch manager Liz Hill said.
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Project seeks to capture Appalachian herbal remedies, stories
ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio — An Athens County resident is part of a team that received a grant to capture traditional stories of folk medicine before they’re lost to time. Talcon Quinn and Morgantown, West Virginia-based journalist and filmmaker Clara Haizlett received $10,000 from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation’s Central Appalachia Living Traditions Folk and Traditional…
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Holiday events abound in Athens County
Reading time: About 6 minutes Holiday events, markets, activities and more are plentiful in and around Athens County this holiday season: Now through Saturday, Dec. 10 Toy Drive Presented by Southeastern Ohio Rainbow Alliance and Ohio University LGBT Center: SEORA and OU’s LGBT Center are collaborating on a toy drive. Drop off locations include: Peddlers…

