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Fighting Hunger in Southeast Ohio: The Impact of Mobile Markets

The Southeast Ohio Foodbank (SE Ohio Foodbank) plays a crucial role in addressing food insecurity by utilizing Mobile Markets to distribute food to residents in need across its ten-county service area, which includes Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton and Washington counties. In 2024, the SE Ohio Foodbank supplied more than 4.7 …

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Protecting the Environment: AEP Ohio Rescues Red-Tailed Hawk Chicks and Eggs

Last month, Brock Welker, a Newark transmission construction representative, was deep into a rebuild project near Zanesville with plans to dismantle and rebuild several transmission towers by the end of May. But the project encountered a minor setback that delayed some work for a few days: two red-tailed hawk nests built inside the towers. “We …

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Power Without Interruptions: AEP Ohio’s 2025 Reliability Initiative

At AEP Ohio, we recognize that reliable electricity is essential to your daily life. Our crews have been working diligently to inspect the power grid across our service territory to make upgrades and repairs — aiming to deliver power without interruptions. Focused on Improvement This year, AEP Ohio launched an initiative to reduce the frequency …

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Leading, Empowering Others a Point of Pride for Eastern Ohio Supervisor

Les Davis, a distribution system supervisor at AEP Ohio’s Coshocton and New Philadelphia service centers, had a childhood dream of becoming a lineworker, driving bucket trucks and working outdoors. After a short stint working in a coal mine, Davis’s professional journey began in earnest at the Conesville Power Plant as an electrical team leader. Now, …

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