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Fran’s Favorites: Strawberries and Storybook trails
By Fran DeWine
Even with the rain, this has been a great week to open some of the “Storybook Trails” at our state parks.
Last year we opened four of them, including one of my favorites close to my home at John Bryan State Park.
In Ohio we have an incredible number of beautiful and fun state parks 75! Last year, during COVID, we had more people than ever before visiting our state parks. Being outside at our parks was a safe and healthy thing to do for the whole family.
The Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library partnered with Mary Mertz, director of Ohio Department of Natural Resources, to make “Storybook Trails.” The books were chosen from the Imagination Library books that children are receiving. The trails are half a mile long through the parks. Pages of the books are blown up in panels, and the children walk from page to page and read the book. The books are usually about nature, and on each story board page t
GC will hold town hall on proposed solar farm
By London Bishop - lbishop@aimmediamidwest.com
XENIA The Greene County commissioners will host a town hall meeting next week about a proposed solar-powered electric generating facility in Greene County. The town hall is an opportunity for the Greene County commissioners to hear local concerns about the facility, which has sparked consternation among local residents.
The town hall will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 6 at the Greene County Fairgrounds Assembly Hall, 120 Fairground Road in Xenia.
The proposed solar facility, titled Kingwood Solar Project, is the work of Vesper Energy, a solar company headquartered in Texas. Vesper acquired and rebranded Lendlease Energy Development, LLC, which has operated in the Miami Valley since 2015.
GC will hold town hall on proposed solar farm
By London Bishop - lbishop@aimmediamidwest.com
XENIA The Greene County commissioners will host a town hall meeting next week about a proposed solar-powered electric generating facility in Greene County. The town hall is an opportunity for the Greene County commissioners to hear local concerns about the facility, which has sparked consternation among local residents.
The town hall will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 6 at the Greene County Fairgrounds Assembly Hall, 120 Fairground Road in Xenia.
The proposed solar facility, titled Kingwood Solar Project, is the work of Vesper Energy, a solar company headquartered in Texas. Vesper acquired and rebranded Lendlease Energy Development, LLC, which has operated in the Miami Valley since 2015.
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