Wild at Heart memoir blends grief and a raccoon tale
Julie Limpach of Elyria writes Wild at Heart based on stories from her late father John Bender known as Junior. The book follows Junior and his raccoon Sandy, with Limpach recounting family loss from cancer and a 2023 car crash that complicated holidays and grief.
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Ohio county faces national opioid crisis through one family
Evelyn Tharp’s family endures multiple overdose deaths and severe mental illness while Hamilton County outreach worker Sarah Coyne helps her 44-year-old daughter and 39-year-old son access medication and treatment. The piece frames Cincinnati’s struggle amid a shifts in drug supply dominated by fentanyl and rising lifesaving responses.
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Oberlin group eyes wider use for Underground Railroad Center
Oberlin residents met to discuss expanding access and promotion of the Underground Railroad Center housed in the Gasholder Building known as Round House on South Main Street. Ideas include hosting events such as wedding receptions to make Oberlin a destination for Black history, as organizer Ray English noted.
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