Hamler News

Depression has given way to optimism in recent weeks for Lori Hopkins. "I'm hearing such good news right now," said the mother who lives with her three young children in a camper in rural Athens County without a working toilet or running water.

An Ohio bill that would deregulate telephone service in the state is the last thing families struggling with job loss and a weak economy need, more than 40 senior, low-income and consumer protection groups are arguing.

Where government dropped off, human compassion picked up. Dispatch readers responded to a package of stories Sunday about the human impact of state budget cuts by offering cash, Christmas presents and a tombstone for a man whose own family had to bury him.

The opponents and sites for the Ohio High School Athletic Association state football semifinals have been set with Coshocton and Ridgewood traveling in opposite directions.

More than 607,000 Ohio households -- 13.3 percent -- struggled to feed themselves last year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Northwest Ohio farmers utilized Wednesday's sunny weather to continue the soybean harvest.

Georgia D. "Nikki" Jones, 73, died at 12:15 p.m. Oct. 15, 2009, at Oak Grove Healthcare Center, Deshler.

Danny Zahand may spend most of his life in a cell, but he's aware of what's going on outside prison walls.

Steve Languis and Sandy Byers organize food donations for the Worthington Food Pantry & Resource Center.

The summer sun beat down on Adam Conn's shoulders like it did when he was a boy cutting tobacco in Kentucky.

Family Fun THE MOON July 25 Join Neil Stewart at 9 p.m. July 25 as he explores superstitions and myths about the moon, from early times through today's. Bring your own binoculars for a closer look at earth's constant companion.

Linda Sue Miehls and Brian James Petersen were married on April 18 at Hope Lutheran Church in Hamler, the Rev.

Posted Tuesday, July 21, 2009 Download MP3 / RSS Ohio's food bank are benefiting from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - commonly known as the federal stimulus bill.

Today, July 1, is the first day of Ohio's new fiscal year, but Lisa Hamler-Fugitt isn't popping any corks to celebrate.

One down, a few more to go. The Rock Hill Board of Education Monday evening hired a new band director; vacancies in a few other areas were discussed but no action was taken on them.

As Republican and Democratic leaders try to hammer out a final budget agreement, those who feed the hungry in Central Ohio say they stand to lose a lot if the governor has his way.

Think Hamler and you think polka, thanks to the village's annual German Heritage Fest each July.

Gov. Ted Strickland's phone and e-mail systems were inundated with complaints Monday about his latest proposals to slash more than $2.4 billion from the state's bleeding budget to stave off a tax hike.

The fact that it's 1:30 p.m. on a Thursday, a day when the Senate is not in session, makes no difference inside the office of Sen.

Plenty of saucy faces and fingers will be on hand Friday when the 2009 Napoleon/Henry County Chamber of Commerce Rib Fest takes place.