Carol Ann Youngless, 70, of Wellington, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, at Elms Convalescent Home where she was a resident. Carol had lived in the Oberlin Wellington areas all her life. She graduated from Oberlin High School in 1959. She worked as a telephone operator for GTE in Oberlin, Medina, Ashland and Gallion for 29 […]
Lillie Gray (nee Naegele), 94, of Wellington, died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011 at the Western Reserve Masonic Community. Born in Huntington on Oct. 21, 1917, she spent most of her married life in Wellington. She was a 1935 graduate of Wellington High School and a member and past president of its alumni association. Lillie was […]
One of my favorite things about the holiday season is the time to watch a few movies. My wife and I watch a wide variety of movies — save perhaps the action and science fiction films. However, my favorite genre is documentaries. Whether I agree or not with the premise of the writer/producer, I almost […]
It seems that time is quickly passing us by and I can only hope our summer doesn’t. Christmas is just a few days away; I haven’t done any shopping. I can’t really afford to. Living on Social Security is hard. Being laid off has really hurt my finances. I don’t see how people do it. […]
Dear Friends, Christmas and 2011 are over. The year went by so quickly, my fastest year yet and with it the most changes ever in one year. I may not have liked all the changes but a person cannot stop change from happening; that’s life. Looking ahead, I have hopes and wishes but I also […]
Dorothy Hunt, 83, of Wellington, died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011 at Mercy Allen after a lengthy illness. She was born on March 13, 1928 in Pike County, Kent., to the late Green and Rebecca (nee Blackburn) Justice. She attended and graduated from Feds Creek High School. Dorothy and her husband moved to Wellington in 1956. Dorothy […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's work to make sure more children have health coverage has earned the state $21 million in federal bonus funding. U.S. health officials say Ohio is receiving bonus money for a second straight year. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says in a statement that more of Ohio's children now have the […]
ST. BERNARD, Ohio (AP) — Police say 2,000 toys were stolen during a Christmas weekend break-in at a Toys for Tots warehouse in the Cincinnati area. Investigators in the community of St. Bernard say a window was smashed to gain entry to the building. The items taken included board games, dolls and Coca-Cola logo items, […]