Since 1964, Ted Cook has been the blood donation drive coordinator at St. John Catholic Church in Westminster. Since 1998 alone, Cook has been behind 6,658 units — a unit being roughly a pint — of blood donated from the church. On Wednesday evening, after receiving an award from the …

A local hero now getting praise once again, this time in the form of platelets and plasma, as people from across the Ohio Valley are donating blood to help replenish the supply in his honor. Jeremiah Clein is 15 years old and has leukemia. He is currently undergoing treatment in …

One sibling rivalry has saved more than 400 lives, and that number is still rising. Marlis Gunderson of St. Albert was recognized earlier this year for reaching her milestone blood donation. Her winning streak began back in the late 1970s when she was in university, learning to become a nurse. …

A Lynchburg man who has been donating blood regularly since he was 17 years old recently gave his 100th donation, saying he feels it’s a good way to help those in need while staying anonymous. Terry Dean said he began donating blood when he was a 17-year-old living in Pennsylvania, …