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A horse grazes on a small farm on the outskirts of the village. Chesterhill’s founders saw the potential to build a self-sufficient farming community, but few residents today generate enough income from farming to sustain themselves.
Born and raised in Chesterhill, Jeff Mayle has worked for the village as a handyman for the past 23 years. From landscaping to picking up leaves and garbage, he is often found going the extra mile to keep the streets and public buildings in good shape. “Everything is right here, I have all I need,” Jeff says.
Kaye Hatzer, Denise Tate, Sue Hill, and Lori Norman chat over coffee and pancakes at the Chesterhill Lions Club Breakfast. Once a month, a steady crowd of current and former residents come together to reconnect and exchange stories with their family and neighbors.
The Amish community started in the 1980s when Amish families were drawn to Chesterhill’s cheap and available farmland. In the spring and summer months, Amish families sell produce and homemade baked goods at a local auction.
John Singree hauls water in a 400-gallon tank he fills once a week to have water for plumbing, washing dishes, and doing laundry at home. There is a filling station in the center of town where residents who are not connected to the village water system can fill their bottles or tanks. “It doesn’t bother me, I’m used to it,” John says.
Johnny Singree is a recovering heroin and methamphetamine addict from Chesterhill who lives in a transitional home in Malta, Ohio. Every weekend, he comes back to the village to visit his parents on the horse farm he grew up on. Like other communities in southeastern Ohio, Chesterhill is burdened by the region’s drug epidemic.
Charles Bobo wears a Glock, three magazines and a knife on a tactical belt while he works the register at the gas station in the village. With no local law enforcement, residents feel a responsibility to protect their property, family, and the rest of the community.
Kaila Peters helps her daughter, Autumn, get ready for the school bus to pick her up outside their home. School-aged kids are bussed out to Morgan County Local Schools since the village no longer has a school. As a mother raising three young children, Kaila worries about drug use and the lack of community spaces for families in Chesterhill.
Vickie Seiter kisses one of her horses, Popcorn, after feeding him. Vickie moved to Chesterhill four years ago to fulfill her dream of starting a life-coach business where she uses horses to support her clients. “This is my church,” Vickie says about her small horse farm.

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