Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 26th of August.
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🏘️ Community
FOP Lodge 32 is hosting its 30th annual Cops N Kids event, taking local children shopping to promote positive community ties (event details vary).
🎭 Culture
Dolly Parton, the singer who called Ohio her second state when promoting her free Imagination Library for young children, died on Aug.
25—Ohio public buildings now fly flags at half-staff until sunset, Sept. 1 to honor her legacy.
Gov. Mike and First Lady Fran DeWine honored Dolly Parton by celebrating her Imagination Library, which has sent free books to more than 1 million Ohio children and nearly 28 million books statewide since 1995.
They remembered how her vision changed early childhood literacy.
🎓 Education
Officials announced yesterday that the Mansfield-Richland Area Educational Foundation has rebranded as Richland LEADS — combining six leadership programs, including Leadership Unlimited from 1983 — to offer clearer options for local leadership and workforce development.
The change aims to strengthen community engagement and career growth.
🏛️ Government
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine ordered the state’s flags lowered at public buildings in honor of Dolly Parton, whose longtime work with the governor includes support for her Imagination Library.
The flags will remain at half-staff until sunset on Sept. 1 — a tribute to her legacy.
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