Chillicothe — A concise, emotive, well-crafted ten-minute video was released on August 8th, about the struggle with the closing of Chillicothe’s Pixelle paper mill – two days before its official closing date.

“ Paper Promises – A Film For Chillicothe, Ohio ” was directed by Grayson Kisker & Grant O’Brien and “paid for by The Accountability Project 2025.” It was produced recently enough to have some footage from nine days before.

It had almost 12,300 views when I published this – 1,300 more than when I started writing this, a couple house earlier.

From the YouTube page: “For over 200 years the Mead paper mill was the backbone of Chillicothe, Ohio — a source of good jobs, generational pride, and a town’s identity. In August 2025, that legacy is torn apart as the mill’s closure leaves m

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