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Blue Envelope Initiative Promotes Safety and Understanding

Blue Envelope Initiative Promotes Safety and Understanding

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Blue has long represented those who protect and serve our communities. Now, it also signals a new initiative designed to bridge communication gaps between first responders and people with developmental disabilities.  Ohio’s Blue Envelope initiative promotes safety and understanding during traffic stops or emergencies for people with developmental, cognitive, or communication-related disabilities, […]

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Communities, Schools and Organizations Mark Veterans Day

Communities, Schools and Organizations Mark Veterans Day

Area communities observed Veterans Day last week with a variety of activities, programs and meals. In Barnesville on Monday night, the Elks Lodge hosted area veterans for their annual spaghetti dinner. Barnesville Schools hosted veterans in three ways. The elementary school hosted a program featuring Barnesville veterans’ organizations. High school students welcomed veterans for breakfast […]

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Nursing, Rehab Center Purchased, Upgrades Underway

Nursing, Rehab Center Purchased, Upgrades Underway

This summer the skilled nursing and rehabilitation center located at 400 Carrie Avenue, Barnesville (top of Hunts Avenue), was purchased by a New Jersey firm this summer. Dating to the 1980s when it was called the Barnesville Health Care Center, in recent years it was known as Astoria Place. The new owners are upgrading the […]

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