Good morning, Pike County. April is bringing significant leadership changes to our community, with Bishop Flaget School welcoming Dr. Derya Rix as their new principal next year. The accomplished educator, who holds advanced degrees in Politics, History, and is completing a Theology master's, will bring her family of six children to meet the school community on April 3rd—marking a new chapter after Laura Corcoran's long tenure at the helm.
Meanwhile, two critical community gatherings are approaching. Piketon's upcoming Town Hall will address the troubling 70-year legacy of the Portsmouth Nuclear Site, where experts will present evidence linking contamination to concerning health outcomes including cancer rates. In Chillicothe, a different kind of healing takes center stage with Operation BRIDGE's two-day recovery outreach event on April 23-24, offering everything from health services to NARCAN distribution at Yoctangee Park's Armory Gym.
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☕️ What's Brewing Locally
🏫 Bishop Flaget School names Dr. Derya Rix as new principal. Father Christopher Tuttle announced the appointment effective July 1st, 2025, as Rix will replace long-time administrator Laura Corcoran. The new principal brings over a decade of teaching experience, previously working at St. Benedict School in Kansas and Holy Apostles College in Connecticut. Dr. Rix holds a PhD in Politics, an M.A. in History, and is currently completing an M.A. in Theology at Franciscan University. The school community will have an opportunity to meet Dr. Rix and her family of six children during a presentation in the gymnasium on April 3rd.
☢️ Piketon Town Hall confronts decades of nuclear contamination and illness. The upcoming forum will give voice to residents affected by radioactive exposure from the Portsmouth Nuclear Site, located just 4 miles from the Ohio village. Multiple experts will present evidence, including Dr. Michael Ketterer who found radioactivity in offsite samples and epidemiologist Joseph Mangano who reported Pike County's premature death rate is twice the national average. The 70-year legacy of contamination has been linked to various cancers, cardiovascular issues, and concerning intergenerational health effects including birth defects.
🌉 Chillicothe's Operation BRIDGE tackles recovery with community outreach. The Ross County Health District is hosting this two-day event on April 23-24 at the Armory Gym in Yoctangee Park. From 10am to 6pm each day, attendees can access education, training, health services, NARCAN distribution, and recovery support. The initiative aims to "bridge recovery and interdiction data gathering enforcement" through collaboration between local and state agencies. Community members seeking recovery resources are encouraged to participate in this comprehensive program.
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💰 Financial Friday
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🍞 Daily Bread Crumb
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
-Romans 12:2
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