NEWARK - Employers are helping educate students and educators are helping students find jobs as the collaboration between schools and business deepens in Licking County. Still, few are satisfied that everything is being done to match students with future employers or careers. Almost…
NEWARK - Mental Health America and the Newark Wildcats are holding a 3-on-3 basketball tournament Aug. 6 at Newark High School in memory of Lou Mitchell. The event is being held to raise awareness for suicide prevention, and cost is…
Earlier this month, a co-worker and I were talking about what has been happening around our country, most recently the deaths of Alton Sterling in Louisiana, Philando Castile in Minnesota and five police officers in Texas. We were talking about…
Mental Health America of Licking County sets outing Mental Health America of Licking County is hosting the Lou Mitchell Memorial Golf Outing for Suicide Prevention on July 25 at Moundbuilders Country Club. Registration begins at noon with a simultaneous start…
Mental Health America mourns the victims in the tragic shootings in Orlando, Florida, at Pulse Orlando Night Club. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families, victims and everyone who has been affected by this horrific event. Emotional distress, anxiety…
GRANVILLE - Deb Dingus shared memories and lessons learned during her recent, 50-day, 400-plus mile walk across Licking County at the June 15 Granville Area Chamber of Commerce meeting. The United Way executive director said her odyssey was inspired by having…
NEWARK - United Way of Licking County is providing just over $1 million in funding to 43 programs through 21 community agencies for 2016-17. According to a news release, the programs chosen for funding are those that best aligned with…
The word " concentration" has many meanings. This article is about its psychological meaning: it expresses the human ability to focus on one thing and devote one's entire attention to it. In the ideal case, one "forgets" everything else -…
NEWARK - Samantha Gillespie struggled with depression. Her home life wasn't the best, she said. The 15-year-old Newark High School sophomore felt like she was invisible and that her life didn’t mean anything to them. But she kept her grades up so her parents…
NEWARK - Tanya Walker depends on Licking County Transportation Services to get her to her doctor's appointments, if she's lucky to get a ride scheduled with them. For the last 11 years, Walker has used transportation services after her knee…
