By Brett Hetherington* January brought single-digit temperatures to the Ohio Valley, increasing community members’ needs for warm clothes and shelter. Once again, the Urban Mission located in Steubenville, Ohio answered the call, this time with a new executive director – the Rev. Dr. Kimberly Arbaugh. “Starting in the middle of January when it was negative [...]
By John Hill * Members of Vermilion Grace United Methodist Church (West Plains District) and three people from Vermilion Rotary traveled to Chimney Rock, North Carolina to assist residents still impacted by deadly Hurricane Helene. We had virtually no specific skills going in but were very willing to do whatever was asked of us or [...]
By Georgette Gaston* In June 2024 Jim and I retired to the North Georgia mountains. Who knew that September would bring a hurricane! It was reported by weather experts that Hurricane Helene would arrive in the mountains as a tropical storm bringing wind shear with 80 mile-per-hour winds and 10 to 15 inches of rain. [...]
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