Dear Abby: Yesterday, my daughter informed me that her boyfriend will soon come to me to ask for her hand in marriage. She also told me she in…
Dear Heloise: I gave my credit card to the girl at the fast food window, and then she got her phone out and was texting, or she could have bee…
1. COVID-19 update. As updated by the Ohio Department of Health on Jan. 18, there are 831,066 total COVID-19 cases in Ohio, and 10,281 deaths.…
Editor’s note: Messenger photographer John Halley shares with readers his own experience working with John Knouse.
Dear Abby: A friend of mine from college (I graduated four years ago) is incredibly kind but terrible at keeping in touch. She has never been …
Hiya Heloise: I take one of those single socks (preferably cotton) and an old plastic pill bottle and add some pebbles and close it up. I tie …
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Dear Abby: My husband and I are both enlisted Army (he -- 20 years, two Iraq deployments; I -- 15 years, one Iraq deployment). We met in the s…
Dear Abby: I'm a mom of three young adults, a daughter and two sons. The oldest recently married. My youngest is finishing his last two years …
Dear Heloise: If this year has taught me anything, toilet paper, wipes, bathroom cleaner and facial tissue are all important to keep on hand. …
1. Vaccine interest list. Those age 65 and older who are interested in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine can sign up on the interest list with th…
Dear Abby: I'm a 24-year-old woman who has been married for four years. My husband, "Jerry," and I have two young boys. Jerry is military. I s…
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1. COVID-19 update. In Athens County, 3,434 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 9 total deaths have been reported to date. Currently,…
Dear Abby: My husband and I are going on 19 years of marriage and have three teenage girls. We have had multiple rounds of marriage counseling…
Dear Heloise: Back in the day, bullying and intimidation by kids and classmates used to stop the minute a child stepped off the school bus. To…
Last week's winner is Leonardo Bobo of Millfied. Congratulations Leonardo. Last week's answers: the clock on the right has a different time, t…
NELSONVILLE – One Nelsonville native and Ohio University student is taking a stand against local homelessness in her own way: through children…
DELAWARE, OH – The following local residents have earned recognition on Ohio Wesleyan University’s 2020 fall semester Dean’s List. To qualify …
Dear Abby: I am a 72-year-old divorcee. I live alone in a 55-and-older community where I have many friends and an active life.
Dear Heloise: I see so many people driving with their dogs sitting right next to them, sometimes called "riding shotgun." This cannot be safe.…
Yesterday was Elvis’ birthday. He would have been 86 years old. WOUB Public Media and the Coshocton Public Library decided to celebrate by hol…
1. National Blood Donation Month. January is marked as being National Blood Donation Month. The need for blood donors never ends. Individuals …
DELAWARE, OH –Katie Gustafan of Nelsonville, graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in December. Gustafan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Ohio University Credit Union Vice President of Human Resources Gabrielle Reinicke will retire in January after 18 years of service.
Dear Abby: I have been in a relationship with a wonderful man, "Andy," for two years. I couldn't ask for a better partner. We are both divorce…
A Birthday card shower to honor Wilbur Conkey’s 95th birthday, on Jan. 20, 2021 is being given by his friend, Diane Reeves. Please mail birthd…
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