IRONTON -- It is sometimes amazing what someone can do with a little help from your friends. Just ask Dan Palmer.

Palmer, director of the Lawrence-Scioto Solid Waste District, had a lot of help from friends and volunteers from the Lawrence County Cleanup in early May. The district competed with other projects from Ohio and was named the top project in the state, Palmer said.

The district received the award as part of a Keep Ohio Beautiful conference earlier this month.

The county has been holding a countywide cleanup for the past three years with groups including Tidy-up Lawrence County, a group of volunteers who hold several cleanup projects throughout the year.

"We couldn't have done this without all the volunteers," Palmer said Thursday during a Lawrence County Board of Commissioners meeting in Ironton.

Several township trustees also held cleanup days and provided containers for residents to bring trash, Palmer said.

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