SHELBY –As home to the Pioneer Vocational School and North Central State, the City of Shelby is centered around skilled workplace development. Both schools serve as catalysts helping to enhance the skill set of the area workforce. With the recent legalization of recreational marijuana, the City of Shelby is trying
SHELBY — Should the Shelby School Board ignore the Ohio State Board of Education and Ohio Attorney General when it comes to proposed changes to Title IX? Should the local school board contradict the original plain language and undermine the very protections for female students Title IX sought to provide?
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO — The Nation of Israel has an exceptional history that has withstood the test of time. Why would millions of people from around the world leave their homes to come to a desert wasteland to live? How do these people manage to turn a land more than
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO — While GOP candidates have fared well in statewide races, Democrats have won three of the past four Ohio Supreme Court elections. With the issue of abortion now going to the states and a slim 4-3 conservative majority on the Court, this midterm election is one of the
MANSFIELD — Last month an atheist group wrote city officials saying police chaplains are “unconstitutional.” This group, the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF), urged the police chief to end his department’s chaplain program. But after a host of clergymen petitioned the city administration in response, the call to end the
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO — Is America too young to die? Some people believe this is the most critical time in America’s history. While citizens want to engage the culture, many believe it is a leap of faith to have pastors involved in civic government. There is a growing trend in
MANSFIELD — As social justice efforts across the nation defund local police departments, the jury is still out on whether Congress will vote to remove qualified immunity for hometown peace officers. Led by clergy, one community is trying to do everything it can by the book to make sure its
RICHLAND COUNTY — While the U.S. Capital hosted no National Day of Prayer (NDOP) observance this year, and while the White House left the word “God” out of its NDOP proclamation, on May 6th there was plenty of acknowledgement of the Almighty to go around in the Buckeye Bible Belt.
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO — For the first time in seventy years, there will be no public prayer service at the United States Capitol Building on the National Day of Prayer (NDOP). As the federal government inches closer to a totalitarian state, the separation between Washington D.C. and the rest of
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO– This month clergy across the Buckeye Bible Belt have been recognized in a Congressional resolution by Rep. Troy Balderson (R-12th District). A new video also puts a spotlight on their efforts in a tribute for Clergy Appreciation Month. “Clergy members have certainly made an impact on our
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO — Despite the guaranteed freedom of religion, city and state governments across the nation are still showing hostility towards people of faith during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently local clergy across the Buckeye Bible Belt gave their approval of President Donald Trump’s recent declaration incorporated with new guidance
SHELBY– The City of Shelby is not taking anything for granted. One year ago the city opened a new state-of-the-art fire station with a baptism by fire. That day the station was dedicated after a local entrepreneur foot the bill for the entire facility. Sunday night the community gathered at
MANSFIELD — In a region known for clergy collaborations, faith leaders across North Central Ohio held a press conference January 15th at BibleWalk Museum. Several clergy read a joint statement to area leaders and local media addressing the problem of Bible illiteracy and political correctness. Pastor Randy Raynes of Mansfield
SHELBY — Mayor Steve Schag has proclaimed the first week of November in Shelby as “Pornography Awareness Week.” He presented the proclamation to several clergy during a recent City Council meeting. “Three quarters of the folks I see with marriage issues have pornography issues,” says Reverend Kevin Evans of Ganges
MANSFIELD — A controversy is brewing over a beer garden during the county fair. Several area clergy with drug treatment ministries attended the Richland County Agricultural Society Board’s November meeting to bring a grievance regarding the last year’s beer garden for the Richland County Fair. The 2011 beer garden drew
