With Centuries-Old Ohio Paper Mill Set to Close, Locals Hope for a Miracle

With Centuries-Old Ohio Paper Mill Set to Close, Locals Hope for a Miracle

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio—Judy Sowers is the matriarch of a family that has seen generations work at “the Mead,” which is what the paper mill in Chillicothe is known as by many locals. On May 8, Sowers gathered around a kitchen table with two of her daughters, her brother, and her son-in-law in a house across the street from the mill and its red-and-white striped tower. Their conversation was on a topic that is on the minds of residents, business owners…

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Centuries-old Ohio paper mill, one of the largest employers in the Appalachian foothills, is set to close if an alternative option is not found. The post With Centuries-Old Ohio Paper Mill Set to Close, Locals Hope for a Miracle appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.