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Miller joins Darke Co. Media
Staff report
The Daily Advocate and
The Early Bird newspapers, is pleased to announce the hiring of Abigail Miller as a full-time reporter, effective April 5, 2021.
Miller, a 2016 graduate of Greenville High School, attended Kent State University, where she received her Bachelor of Science in Journalism, with minors in Public Relations and Fashion Media, in 2019.
Miller brings with her a large volume of award-winning experience, including the The Paul Ryan Achievement Award for the Greatest Promise as a Journalist for her work at
The Kent
Stater, where she held a variety of positions, including managing editor. She also served as editor in chief of
Lent a season of reflection
By Carol Marsh - DarkeCountyMedia.com
Many Christian traditions, such as Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and some Protestant denominations mark the start of Lent with worship services on Ash Wednesday. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vatican has issued a “no contact” protocol for the safe distribution of ashes: the priest will issue one blessing to all in attendance, and then, after washing his hands and putting on a face mask, will sprinkle ashes over the head of each person without speaking.
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Deacon Phil Myers, left, sprinkles ashes in the hair of Holy Angels Catholic School student Layla Platfoot, 14, of Sidney, daughter of Chad and Jenni Platfoot, during an Ash Wednesday ceremony at Holy Angels Catholic Church on Wednesday, Feb. 17. The church sprinkled the ashes this year instead of drawing them into crosses on foreheads to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The ashes symbolize that people were made by God