Photography Contest

Every part of Harrison County is unique. Sometimes the smaller parts of the county can feel lost in the shuffle of larger villages, but they are no less important. The News-Herald wants to see what makes your village or township iconic. What landmark, building, or community event in your corner of the county makes you feel at home?

from the MWCD Board of Directors in May 2022, followed by the MOU with the Foundation. Taking a holistic approach to environmentally focused development of the MWCD’s minerals combined with reinvestment into the region is a commitment that MWCD and Encino both share and the announcement reflects the partnership made.

Sheila P. Hurley, MWCF executive director, spoke on the partnership that the Watershed and Encino Energy shared, and how it benefits the district and the surrounding counties. Hurley was also personally involved with the groundbreaking for the concert stage that has been built in Sally Buffalo Park in Cadiz, and how Encino was also involved in the development.

“The residents within the watershed and throughout Ohio should be excited for this historic partnership, as the funds go to improve the quality of life throughout the region,” stated Hurley. “MWCF is a 501-C3 company and proud to partners with companies like Encino and the benefit of the relationship. We are thankful for the financial contribution made by Encino Energy as the Muskingum

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from Page 1 and Christmas Card Lane at Sally Buffalo Park, which provides businesses another opportunity to advertise themselves in the community.

Hutyera said that their main fundraising event is when they set up a a food booth at the back of the grandstand at the fairgrounds. “It is a good way to make money. We sell hot dogs, sloppy joes, stewed

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Watershed Conservancy Foundation continues to look for new ways to positively impact and create partnerships within the communities where we work.”

The Encino Energy company is an oil-and-natural-gas company that is located in Houston, Texas. Their mission is to seek to maximize value without undue risk to its shareholders, employees, and partners. They employ a culture of ownership, innovation, excellence, diversity, and learning to achieve outstanding results. The company takes a transparent sustainable and safe approach to achieving their goals over the long term. It is also committed to focusing on the long term and aligning all stakeholders with ownership, incentives, transparency, and involvement. That includes employees, landowners, and communities. The company also says it is committed to investing in its assets, people, and innovative ideas to get results for its investors and the community it calls home.

“Encino is one of the largest producer of oil and natural gas in the United States, and a top-25 North America natural-gas producer,” said Hardy Murchison, chief executive officer at Encino Energy. “This memorandum of understanding with the MWCF comes within a county that has the chicken that we make, also water and other cold beverages,” said Hutyera. “We always have a little trouble getting people to work, but the football players have helped out, every night from 5-8 at the food booths. We have had a great experience with them, they are very courteous, and they are there when most of the people are wanting things.”

At the moment, there are probably about 30 businesses involved, Hutyera should check out this ministry, please visit the Facebook and Instagram @CrossroadsFarmTheMine or their website crossroadsfarm.org. largest conservation group. This is our fifth year in partnerships with Ohio and the benefits for both par ties has been very beneficial. We are better than any other company because we build off our beliefs and our concerns for the safety of our employees. We also can boast of a ‘zero’ product spills. Build ing a sustainable company means building sustainable partnerships, protecting the environment, and reinvesting in communities where our employees and contractors work and live.”

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“Encino believes in doing the right things for the right reasons and our partnership with the MWCD reflects our company’s vision,” he continued. “It serves as an excellent model for public-pri vate partnership and responsible stewardship or Ohio’s resources for Ohioans. The MWCD, the Foundation and Encino all have separate and mutual opportuni ties for grants. The three would encourage interested parties to visit the website of the MWCD, the MWCF and Encino for specific information about the grant appli cation process and procedures. It is great to be here as a company, as we continue to learn from our landowners. We want to thank the landowners, the local county commissioners, and the government for their parts in this project!”

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said, though they’d like to have more. Business owners only have to pay $50 a year to be a part of the Cadiz Business Association. “Anyone interested in joining, come to a meeting,” said Hutyera. “Or if they are local, go to the visitors’ bureau across from the newspaper office, to get information.”

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Clark Memorial Branch Library week four theme was “Pirates Work Together.” Six children entered the library. Librarian Mary Howes welcomed everyone that joined for a treasure hunt on June 29. Howes read the book, “Pirates Can Work Together.” Everyone made pirate’s hats, and learned the word “ahoy (hello).” Howes hid 300 gold coins and the children tried to find them. Winners who got to pick out a prize included Cindy Tabers, Gradon Murrum, Tate Tabers, Ava Dougherty, Champ Murrum, and Sara Mummun. Then everyone in the library got to play Bingo and winners got to pick out a book. On Friday Suzanne Muncy and Grace Reed brought in their dogs, Princess and Tilly, and seven children read a book to the dogs.

Harkins concluded with a hope that council could help bring more attention to the jamboree. “The last couple months I’ve been really trying to blow this thing up,” he said. “I’d love to see the whole town involved. I feel we’re real close to getting to that point. … We just need that one big player to really bring this up a level.”

Several members of council thanked Harkins for putting on the event and for all the hard work he puts in for both veterans and first responders.

“I’m sure I speak for council in thanking you for the amount of your own time you put in to have that event in our community,” Ludwig said. “It grows every year. As long as I’m here, and they allow me, I’ll continue to support you and your event. I appreciate you for everything you do with that.”