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Midwest Week: How Suicide Affects Those Left Behind

Todd Mizener, Director of Photography
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Dispatch & Argus, QConline
One of several photographs taken by Tod Mizener for the Dispatch & Argus suicide series

On Midwest Week, suicide and stories of people who've dealt with the suicide of a loved one.

Michelle O'Neill's guest this week is Jonathan Turner, reporter for the Dispatch and Argus. (Herb Trix is on vacation.)

And here's a more of O'Neill's interview with Turner. This part is mostly about Todd Mizener's photographs which were featured in the Dispatch and Argus newspaper as a key part of the series about suicide

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number is 1.800.273.8255.

Officially, Michelle's title for 28 years was WVIK News Editor. She did everything there is to do in the newsroom and whatever was needed around the radio station. She also served as Acting News Director from September 2023 - January 2024.