Licking County’s volunteers make a difference
Nothing is more valuable than our time. We give our time to our loved ones, to our household tasks, to our pets, to our hobbies. It seems that time is too often in short supply and has past too quickly.…
Sitler: Thanks, Kevin Love for speaking on anxiety
How many of you have read about Cleveland Cavaliers basketball player Kevin Love in the past month? I’d like to give a shout out to him for publicly speaking up about his recent experiences with panic attacks and anxiety for…
Mental health should be part of school safety talks
NEWARK - As school districts have conversations about safety in the wake of the Parkland school shooting last month, Heath City Schools Superintendent Trevor Thomas said another topic should be included: mental health. Like depression, anxiety disorders have been linked…
Sitler: Despite suicides, there is hope
The past few weeks have been full of disturbing events close to our home in Licking County. As I’ve mentioned in past articles, MHA facilitates our Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors (LOSS) Team and we have been much too busy…
Best Bet: Night of Hope at the Midland Theatre
NEWARK - Mental Health America of Licking County will hold their largest fundraiser, Night of Hope, at The Midland Theatre on Saturday, March 10. This year’s event will feature two of Licking County’s own performers, Newark Catholic graduate and comedian Greg…
Vigil planned as Licking Valley grapples with deaths of three recent graduates
HANOVER - The Licking Valley community is reeling after the deaths of three recent graduates. Licking Valley Superintendent Dave Hile said the community is in shock after the deaths of 2013 graduate Tommy Wogan, 22, Jan. 27; 2012 graduate Andy Clark, 23, Monday; and 2016…
Sitler: Facts About Alcohol
Most of us probably weren’t aware that the last week of January is National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week but it’s a perfect time to raise awareness of important information about drugs and alcohol. Let me share some of what…
United Way changes message to restore donor confidence
Giving to the United Way was simply a thing most people did out of habit years ago, but changing generations and economic factors mean that is no longer the case. That is the issue laid out by Neil Parekh, director…
Joe Ebel: New Year’s Resolution Solutions
It’s a new year, and each January many of us resolve to make a positive change in our health behaviors like quitting smoking, losing weight, or exercising, and is when supplements from sites like https://www.molmed.org/ could really help for people…
Arnold: Young Leaders of Licking County Organization Sets Stage for Many Years of Growth
What a year the Young Leaders of Licking County has had. As an organization that is 14 months old, reflecting on its first full year in operation is very humbling. The impact the group has had on Licking County in…
