Route 13, a road that brings people from Athens and other Ohio locations, is the main artery that keeps Trimble and other local towns alive. While Trimble has many modern aspects, people passing through can see buildings like the Mayor’s office in good condition and buildings like an old mercantile store that is falling in on itself.
The manager of Kroger Christy Hook leads a morning meeting with her employees. Christy has lived in Trimble most of her life and started as a regular cashier and worked her way to top. She realizes that the Kroger store is one of the biggest employers of the area with employees from Athens, Glouster, Trimble, and Nelsonville.
E.P.A. engineer Michael Betts, left, meets with Mayor Davis, middle, and Trimble Village street foreman Chuck Beyers, right, about the new water system placed in Trimble Village. They go through each home on the map to see which ones need to replace old water pipes that could possibly have lead in them.
While the old Trimble High School in Trimble Village is still standing, it is no longer habitable and is rotting and deteriorating in the inside. Very few places inside of it are safe to walk and the building cannot be easily or cheaply torn down due to asbestos.
Cross-country and track runners Brandon Brammer, a senior, and Dillon Banik, a freshman, run up and down the rail road tracks that connect Trimble, Glouster and Jacksonville.
A very conservative and patriotic area, Trimble has flags hanging on many of the porches and yards. Even if they are worn or have holes, they are flown proudly.
Darwin “Zip” Byers rides down a street in Trimble, Ohio, on his motorized scooter with his dog. Due to heart issues and gangrene , he lost his leg and several toes and was forced to move from his large four-acre home near Redtown, Ohio, and move to a small trailer in Trimble with his wife. This however has not stopped his mobility as he rides all over Trimble, even to the Kroger grocery store.
Paula and Paul Doughty come to the small church of Westside Church of Christ in Trimble, Ohio. While attendance is normally less than seven people, the small attendance makes it a very good place for them to come to church.
Rodd Ross, a preacher at the Westside Church of Christ in Trimble, Ohio, sings from the hymnal book. Rodd comes from the Columbus area every weekend and is driven by his wife because he is legally blind and must use a special magnifying glass to read the words.
With small attendance, former principal of Trimble Middle School Debbie Koons now travels to local churches as one of the few female preachers in the area.
Diana Chalfant from Trimble Village takes her mother Edythe Davis grocery shopping after church. Even though her mom lives in Glouster, she still takes care of her since she fell and broke her hip the year before.
Diana Chalfant travels to the neighboring town of Glouster to drop off her recyclables even during the cold and snow of January.
Rolland Chalfant hangs out in his “man cave” as wood in the old stove heats what was formerly used as a garage. Mr. Chalfant comes here after work to release stress and watch sporting events.
Not allowed to smoke inside, Rolland Chalfant smokes outside on a cold January day. A recovering addict, Rolland is getting his life back together and jokes, “Smoking and drinking are my only vices.”
Dave Russell, who retired with over 20 years in the local coal mines, waits for his medicine at the Trimble, Ohio Kroger store. He makes daily visits to the store and proudly wears his Donald Trump hat “Make America Great Again.”
Trimble Village Mayor Mike Davis, his wife Sharon Davis, and Grandson Alex Najczyk watch Mayor Davis’ great grandson Brady Najczyk try and score a foul at Trimble Middle school. With no place in Trimble, Ohio, to play any games, the Trimble basketball team must travel all of Athens County to play ball.
Brady Najczyk sits down during half time to drink and rest during his basketball game competition. While his team member is upset about losing, this does not deter Najczyk.
A group of kids in Trimble, Ohio, decide who will start doing bicycle tricks on an unusually warm February day. With very few things for children to do, they often ride bikes or hang out at the rail road tracks in Trimble.
With there being little for young kids to do, Tyler Haskman does bike tricks outside of an old Catholic Church that is now the home of the local Rural Action facility as his friends watch.
Reed Bails picks grass out of Connor Houston hair after they were done wrestling on the ground to see who does bike tricks next.
Bradley Cahoe and his friends forgo riding bikes to play hide and seek instead.
Sara Carsey, who recently moved to Trimble with her mom and stepdad, eats a fudgesicle in February before she goes and hangs out with her friends.
Trimble resident and Athens County Sheriff deputy Mike Burba responds to a domestic violence call outside of Glouster, Ohio. He has worked in law enforcement most of his life as an Athens County deputy and Glouster police officer.
Mike Burba, with the Athens County Sheriff's department, gets a call to help in a local meth lab drug bust. Drugs have becoming an increasing problem in the Glouster, Trimble, and Nelsonville area.
Danny McIntosh fixes the fence of his parent’s farm where they mostly raise cows and some other small animals. This is the only farm inside Trimble Village. Danny grew up there and recognizes that Trimble is often referred to as a “bedroom community,” Trimble is mostly made of houses where people stay and sleep and do not do much outside.
Danny McIntosh waits as his wife fixes another part of the fence so they can let the cows roam freely again.
Frank McKee looks in on his chickens. He lives on the township border of the village of Trimble, Ohio. He has lived there most of his life and went to the old Trimble High School. Mr. Mckee, a former employee of Ohio University, is now retired and lives with his son, wife, and granddaughter.
Frank McKee gets feed for his chickens and rabbits. He sells them every year for Easter to help supplement his income.
Not wanting to play with the other children, Gage Simms eats a hamburger at Colin Shafer’s birthday party.
Kids kick balloons at Colin Shafer’s birthday party in Trimble, Ohio. For them, inside games are as much fun as outside ones and are a welcome break from game systems.
Sue McIntosh, from Trimble, Ohio, and her grandson Cameron McIntosh wrap pork to be frozen for long term storage at her son’s home in Millfield, Ohio. Her son has been butchering pigs almost every weekend for meat to eat for the winter and spring. The area which consists of Millfield, Jacksonville, Trimble, and Glouster is very interconnected with family members spread throughout the area.
Cameron McIntosh looks through his new telescope as his grandmother helps to wrap pork for the family.
Sue McIntosh from Trimble, Ohio, looks out and checks the commotion outside with her son and their neighbors. Her son Danny McIntosh, who lives in Millfield, Ohio, had issues with their neighbors early that morning. A pig’s head had been cut off and thrown around neighborhood vehicles.
Even though it is manual, and not automatic, the local car wash in Trimble is normally busy throughout the day. It is mostly filled with residents from the next town over Glouster, Ohio.
While Trimble is not a large community, one of the biggest improvements that the residents are proud of is the addition to several Verizon cell towers which has allowed residents to stay in better contact with the outside world.
While it mostly stays in its banks, Sunday Creek is the source of a lot of devastating flooding in the area. The creek has flooded extensively throughout the years causing much destruction and forcing many residents to leave or raise their homes to a second story.
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