There were times this summer when Greg and Tonja Schumacher weren’t sure if their annual fall festivities would happen.The drought that created problems for many area farmers and producers crippled the Schumachers’ cornfield.
The late Kenneth “Kenny” Fuchs loved carpentry.His main job throughout most his life was working in the coalmines, but creating with wood was his passion.Throughout his life, Fuchs amassed a collection of some of the best tools to help him create with.Though he is no longer with us, having passed away March 8, 2024, his wife, Dixie Fuchs, wanted to make sure his legacy and passion lived on.Through a generous donation, Swiss Hills Career Center students will get to share in her husband’s passion and do so on some of the best equipment possible.Dixie Fuchs, in a gesture meant to inspire district students to develop their own passion for carpentry, donated several pieces of equipment to the Switzerland of Ohio Local School District (SOLSD), including a table saw, a drill press, a shaper and a jointer, all, according to Switzerland of Ohio Local School District Career Readiness Advisor Mark Romick, “top of the line and clean as can be.” “(Kenny Fuchs) was meticulous in his work,” Romick said.
In 2014, community members came together to establish the Monroe County Community Foundation in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO).
Monroe County Treasurer Taylor Abbott was invited to speak at the Ohio Land Bank Association’s Fall Summit, where he joined fellow panelists Christina Martin, of the Van Wert County Land Bank, and Sam Filkins, of the Knox County Land Bank, during the “Commercial, Industrial, and Brownfield Demolitions & Cleanups” session.
Westwood Place and The Arbors of Woodsfield will hold its Trick or Treat from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
President Cliff Sickler conducted Monroe County Farm Bureau’s annual meeting of members Thursday, Sept 26 at Midway Community Center.
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The Monroe County OPW Issue II County Sub-Committee will meet at 5 p.m.
A picture was painted for the full crowd in attendance at the Monroe County Commissioners’ meeting Monday.
The doors stood wide open at the small, curious stone building next to the old Catholic Cemetery in Ozark.