34 • The Beacon May 6 , 2021
Ohio Coal communities project receives grant
A research and arts project to document how Eastern Ohio has been shaped by changes in the coal industry was awarded a $ 35,000 grant from the Sustainability Institute at Ohio State . The Ohio Coal Transition : Pathways for Community Resilience is a partnership between Ohio State University ’ s School of Environment and Natural Resources , OSU Extension , University Libraries , and the departments of theater , geography , and civil , environmental and geodetic engineering .
The multi-county project in Ohio ’ s Appalachian region is led by a multidisciplinary group of faculty , staff and students interested in documenting how the coal industry has shaped Ohio ’ s history , culture and economy and how ongoing changes in the coal industry will impact Ohio communities moving forward .
The project team is collecting historical and archival information and data about coal production and use , as well as conducting interviews with community leaders and residents in targeted Ohio communities about the role coal mining , transportation and use has and will play in communities .
The team plans to produce reports and a project website , as well as theatrical and fine art products that tell the story of these coal communities . The confidential research is nonpolitical and supportive to communities and participants . The Ohio State Office of Responsible Research Practices study number is 2020E1066 .
“ These communities have such a rich and complex history with the coal industry and face a number of challenges and opportunities moving forward ,” project lead Jeffrey Jacquet said . “ This award from the Sustainability Institute will allow our team to spend quality time in these places and collect data and artifacts that can tell their stories .”
The team is currently focusing interviews in Belmont , Coshocton and Noble counties . If you were involved in the coal industry or impacted by the closures of Central Ohio Coal ( Noble Co .) or AEP coal-fired power plant closures in Coshocton or Belmont counties and would like to participate in the study , call or email Gwynn Stewart , OSU Extension educator at Noble County , at stewart . 1818 @ osu . edu or 740-305-3177 or Katie Finneran , School of Environment and Natural Resources , at finneran . 57 @ osu . edu or 419- 788-8216 .
Additional information about the research project is available at energizeohio . osu . edu / fossil-energy-resources / ohio-coal-communities . More information about the Sustainability Institute at Ohio State is available at https :// si . osu . edu .
Groundbreaking held in Village of Conesville
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The Village of Conesville held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Village of Conesville Service Center to be constructed at 312 State St . in Conesville . The building will have a garage for storage of the village ’ s equipment , which is currently scattered around the village in various locations , and will have a meeting room and storage space for important village records . The village took this historic step because its old building had no restrooms , no running water , no handicap access and sometimes no heat .
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