Election days and polling hours
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” Scioto County is in line to receive some $1.3 million in state funds from two separate programs.
MINFORD, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” A seasonal favorite activity is open again, as volunteers with White Gravel Productions (WGP) improve on yet another year of the Christmas Caves.
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. òòò½ÊÓƵ” Dollar Generalòòò½ÊÓƵ™s new DG Market at 11949 Ohio 243 in Chesapeake is now open.
IRONTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” A Greenup County man was indicted last week on charges of aggravated vehicular assault, failure to stop after an accident and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
IRONTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” The following information was compiled from Lawrence County Sheriffòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Office reports:
IRONTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” Two local acapella choral ensembles, River Magic Chorus from Huntington and the Eastern Kentucky Harmonic Order from Ashland, will perform a joint Christmas concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8, in the Ohio University Southern Riffe Rotunda.
Ironton to distribute business passports
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SUNBURY, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” For the Young family in rural Sunbury, Ohio, activism begins at home.
IRONTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” The lawyer for a Huntington man charged with attempted aggravated murder for stabbing the South Point Elementary School principal Oct. 24 has filed for a change of venue in the case.
COLUMBUS, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” Transgender students from kindergarten through college at Ohio public and private schools will be banned from using multiperson bathrooms that fit their gender identities under a measure signed by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday.
PROCTORVILLE, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” Both lanes of the East Huntington Bridge reopened to traffic between Huntington and Proctorville on Tuesday, but it only is for a few days, according to Proctorville Mayor Bill Elliott.
IRONTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” A Huntington man faces more than 150 years in prison if convicted of charges stemming from the stabbing of the South Point Elementary School principal on Oct. 24.
SOUTH POINT, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” The public was invited to see Christmas trees purchased by the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce and decorated by local students and businesses for the annual Festival of Trees and Christmas Market, which opened Friday and continues Saturday.
PROCTORVILLE òòò½ÊÓƵ” Facing Hunger Foodbank hosted a Holiday Food Distribution and luncheon for the seniors at Proctorvilleòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Senior Center on Thursday, Nov. 21.
PEDRO, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” Four prescribed burns are scheduled for more than 1,000 acres in the Wayne National Forest land in Lawrence and Gallia counties.
Festival of Trees and Christmas Market starts today
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IRONTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” The following information was compiled from Lawrence County Sheriffòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Office reports:
IRONTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” A Proctorville area man charged with shooting a Lawrence County sheriffòòò½ÊÓƵ™s deputy earlier this fall faces more than 100 years in prison.
COAL GROVE, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” The Lawrence County, Ohio, Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) will meet at noon on Monday, Nov. 25, at the Lawrence County Joint Response Operations Center (JROC) located at 715 Lane St. in Coal Grove.
IRONTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” Work is set to begin Nov. 26 on a culvert replacement project on Ohio 522 between South Buckhorn-Superior Road and Clinton Furnace Road, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.
SOUTH POINT, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” Only a handful of concerned parents and locals were present in the crowd during a meeting at the South Point Local Schools Board of Education on Monday evening, which was scheduled as an event where there could be public participation.
GALLIPOLIS, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” The city of Gallipolis has been awarded a $1 million grant to make waterline and water infrastructure improvements in the city.
NORTH CANTON, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” A man wanted in West Virginia on a federal weapons charge was shot and killed at an Ohio motel during a standoff with police that also left one officer wounded, authorities said.
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” An Ohio man is facing additional charges after a fatal shooting in Scioto County on Thursday evening.
PROCTORVILLE, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” As a majority of China Wok customers come from Huntington, restaurant owners Jason and Annie Lin say their restaurant has suffered since an inspection started on the East Huntington bridge connecting the city with Proctorville, Ohio.
IRONTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” A West Virginia man was sentenced to three years in prison earlier this week in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court after he pleaded guilty to violating terms of his community control sanctions (probation).
IRONTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” The Ohio Department of Development and Ironton-Lawrence County Area Community Action Organization are working together to alleviate the burden of costly energy bills this winter and keep more of Ohioòòò½ÊÓƵ™s families warm.
RIO GRANDE, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” The Area Agency on Aging District 7 (AAA7) has received Accreditation of Case Management for Long-Term Services and Supports from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for its PASSPORT and Assisted Living Medicaid Waiver Programs for a period of three years, …
SOUTH POINT òòò½ÊÓƵ” The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerceòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Festival of Trees and Christmas Market is planned for 10 a.m.-7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22 and Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Chamber, located at 216 Collins Ave., South Point.
Fish fry, adoption event set at animal shelter
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IRONTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” The following information was compiled from Lawrence County Sheriffòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Office reports:
WELLSTON, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” The chief of a Jackson County volunteer fire department was sentenced to a year in prison for using department funds on more than $200,000 in personal items.
JACKSON, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized more than $20,000 worth of methamphetamine following a traffic stop in Scioto County earlier this week, according to a release.
GALLIPOLIS, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” Ohio has designated Raccoon Creek as the Buckeye Stateòòò½ÊÓƵ™s newest state scenic river, according to Gov. Mike DeWine.
COLUMBUS òòò½ÊÓƵ” Several local men have been appointed to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, according to a release.
WHEELERSBURG, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” Two Wheelersburg residents have been appointed to posts by Gov. Mike Dewine.
IRONTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” An Ironton woman was sentenced last week in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court to six to nine years in prison in a drug case.
IRONTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” Every year, Ohio University celebrates partner organizations on each campus that are providing mutual benefit and positive change. This year, two Lawrence County organizations were honored with an Outstanding Community Partner Award.
IRONTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” The Flemington, New Jersey-based Brass Roots Trio, hailed as òòò½ÊÓƵœòòò½ÊÓƵ¦one of the most compelling ensembles of the 21st century,òòò½ÊÓƵ will perform at Ohio University Southern on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 3 p.m. in the Ohio University Southern Riffe Rotunda.
PROCTORVILLE, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” A closure of one lane of the East Huntington bridge is causing traffic delays in Proctorville and Chesapeake and raising safety concerns for those trying to make it to Huntingtonòòò½ÊÓƵ™s two hospitals, according to officials.
IRONTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” An Ashland man was sentenced Wednesday to 8 to 12 years in prison as part of a negotiated plea in a drug case.
IRONTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” The following information was compiled from Lawrence County Sheriff Office reports:
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Donations needed for canned food drive
SOUTH POINT, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” Children returned to South Point Elementary School Wednesday after a hiatus that began Thursday, Oct. 24, when Principal William Christian was stabbed just outside the schoolòòò½ÊÓƵ™s main office.
IRONTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” Voters in the Fairland Local School District turned down a proposed $4.9-million tax levy, according to unofficial returns from the Lawrence County Board of Elections.
COLUMBUS, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” Republicans prevailed Tuesday in a must-win Senate race in Ohio, as Trump-backed Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno defeated Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown to help shift control of the chamber to the GOP.
CHESAPEAKE, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” The case against Joshua Lee Collins was bound over Tuesday to a Lawrence County grand jury later this month, according to Lawrence County Prosecuting Attorney Brigham Anderson.
IRONTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” A Huntington man was sentenced last week in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court to 33 months in prison for violating terms of his community control sanctions (probation).
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” Felony drug and gun charges have been filed against a Dayton, Ohio, man arrested over the weekend following a traffic stop by Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers.
CHESAPEAKE, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” Bond was set at $2 million with an ankle monitor Friday in Lawrence County Municipal Court west of Chesapeake for a Huntington man charged with attempted murder and felonious assault of the South Point Elementary School principal last week.
LUCASVILLE, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” A Lucasville, Ohio, man riding a tractor on Ohio 348 was killed in a crash Thursday and a man later was arrested for leaving the scene of the accident, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
SOUTH POINT, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” The new, $42 million rehab hospital being built in the South Point Industrial Park will also bring a $900,000 Ohio Environmental Protection Agency loan for sewer improvements, including a new sewer lift station adjacent to the hospital, said South Point Mayor Jeff Gaskin.
SYMMES VALLEY òòò½ÊÓƵ” The Lawrence Soil & Water Conservation District hosted its 77th Annual Meeting and Banquet on Oct. 19 at Symmes Valley Elementary School.
IRONTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” The following information was compiled by Lawrence County Sheriffòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Office reports:
IRONTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” A Proctorville, Ohio, man was indicted earlier this week on a charge of rape.
IRONTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” A Proctorville area man was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this week in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court in a drug case.
OUS to host Quilts of Valor Nov. 7
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IRONTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” A dozen people were indicted earlier this week in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court on lower-class felony charges that generally, under Ohio law, donòòò½ÊÓƵ™t end in prison sentences. Keith A. Dixon, 38, of Township Road 323, Ironton, was indicted on charges of disrupting public services…
