White County Fire Department north battalion chief John Lumsden, foreground, talks over radio at the scene of a house fire Tuesday, Jan. 31. The 2,500-square-foot vacation home off Skylake Road was lost in a fire that started shortly after 8 a.m. One person was in the home when the fire started and escaped uninjured. (Photo/Erin Garner)

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was part of the open house held Jan. 27 at the new office of Avita Community Partners in Cleveland. The Avita staff is located on the front row. Pictured, from left, are Francesca Smith, Chamber executive assistant Vicky Frankum, Linda Woughter, state Sen. Steve Gooch, Cindy McLaughlin, Karen Vandiver, Jill Worley, Cathy Ganter, and Steve Sorrells. (Photo/Billy Chism)