Passion for nutrition helps many area families

April 3, 2023 at 4:00 a.m.

by Layne Stracener

Julie Smith/News Tribune Melinda Ridenhour of the Cole County Health Dept., poses for a photograph at the Milk Depot inside the health department building.
Julie Smith/News Tribune Melinda Ridenhour of the Cole County Health Dept., poses for a photograph at the Milk Depot inside the health department building.

Melinda Ridenhour has had a passion for nutrition since high school.

When learning about the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program in college, she knew what she was meant to do.

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