Good News Notes: “…Fish management crews captured two of them this fall during Ohio River electrofishing bass surveys, signaling their return to the state. “Who dis? Believe it or not, it’s a longhead darter,” wildlife officials wrote in a social media post. “Why are we so excited? This striking creature, native to Ohio, was thought to…
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Meet The US Woman Who Adopted 5 Girls From India
Good News Notes: “At the age of 39, Kristen Grae Williams decided to adopt a baby. “I always dreamt of being a mom and just because I didn’t have a partner, I didn’t want to miss out,” the Cincinnati resident told Humans of Bombay in an interview published yesterday on the occasion of International Day…
Non-profit gifts mortgage-free home to member of the Kentucky National Guard
Good News Notes: “Thanks to a local non-profit, a veteran who proudly served our country now has a new place to call home. Volunteers with “The Barracks Project” started their efforts in 2019. Over two years, they worked together to completely renovate a home in Silver Grove by replacing the roof, reconstructing walls and installing…
Nonprofit serving nearly twice as many young parents as usual
Good News Notes: “An official with a local nonprofit that serves young parents said they have served about twice as many parents this year as in years past, and they think the pandemic is to blame. Rosemary’s Babies provides a network of support for teen parents by offering them services ranging from emergency resources to…
Hey all you Cool Critters: Cincinnati exotic animal rescue organization goes virtual during pandemic
Good News Notes: “While many people are quarantined with their families during the coronavirus pandemic, Brian Gill is spending his time with a family of a different kind. ‘We’ve got snakes, we’ve got lizards and geckos and birds and cats and dogs and frogs,’ Gill said. He runs Cool Critters Outreach, an organization that takes exotic…
Cincinnati Zoo, Cincy Shirts sell t-shirts to raise money for zoo animals
Good News Notes: “The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden and Cincy Shirts are raising money by selling ‘Our Zoo is a Keeper’ t-shirts to help the zoo provide for their animals during this COVID-19 pandemic. ‘We are trying to use our reach and resources to help out in any way we can,’ said Cincy Shirts…
Big leaguers keep drinks flowing for charity
Good News Notes: “Billy Hamilton walked into Wasted Grain in Scottsdale, went behind the bar and started to get a lesson from a bartender. However, this wasn’t Hamilton’s first Celebrity Bartender Night. ‘This year, they’re actually showing us how to bartend and giving us a little lesson, and when I went over there, I said, “I’m…
Detroit Zoo welcomes a new polar bear — just in time for mating season
Good News Notes: “It’s almost polar bear mating season at the Detroit Zoo and there’s a new bear in town. The zoo recently brought 19-year-old polar bear Anana to Royal Oak from the Cincinnati Zoo. The female bear came to the zoo at the end of January on a breeding recommendation from Association of Zoos & Aquariums…
Okapi calf born at Cincinnati Zoo, a significant birth for endangered species
Good News Notes: “An okapi calf was born Monday at the Cincinnati Zoo, zoo officials said.” “The calf — whose sex has not been determined — was born around 4 p.m. and was standing within 45 minutes. The calf was born to third-time mother Kuvua.” “Native to Africa’s dense Ituri Forest, the okapi is a…
Ohio heart attack patient Jerry Hollenkamp reunited with hero nurse Greg Collins
Good News Notes: “One Ohio man’s message of thanks is coming straight from the heart — a heart that stopped beating and which a good Samaritan stepped in to save.” “Jerry Hollenkamp’s harrowing ordeal started when he was stopped in a turn lane near downtown Cincinnati. He doesn’t remember what happened next, but he was…