Residents likely will be asked to pay more next year for garbage pickup, city officials said last month at a finance meeting with the Ohio Office of Budget and Managemen.

The ninth annual Fitness Challenge is set to kick off in January and you know what that means — that’s right, guilt-free grazing through the Christmas fudge, New Year’s cookies and holiday feasts.

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GIRARD — Heading into a Dec. 19 contest between Kennedy and Girard, it would be safe to say that first-year head coaches Brent Villella and Nick Cochran weren’t pleased with their teams’ records.

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The historic Barnhisel House in Girard will be open for the holidays from 1 to 5 p.m. Dec. 6, 12 and 13. The house, located at 1011 N. State St., is traditionally open the second and fourth Sundays each month.