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…
We often hear the clinical terms used by doctors and other professionals to identify the symptoms of mental illnesses but if someone hasn’t gone through it, would they recognize it? Often, clinical terms don’t do justice to what life with…
CROTON – Deb Dingus woke up at 4:15 a.m. Tuesday morning to thunder, lightening and hail. She was able to take shelter inside a church until the storm had passed, but packed up a soggy tent and wet gear — pretty much…
NEWARK- Taya Bigler took a glob of glass and turned it into a cup, all in about an hour. Bigler made the cup as part of the new FireWorks! program at The Works, which teaches high school students the art of glass design,…
NEWARK – Green businesses discover they’re not going into the red to protect the environment. Some businesses exist to help the environment, while others found going green saved money and they don’t have to choose between helping the planet and…
