AID, Ohio -- The Aid Township Volunteer Fire Department will soon -- for the first time ever -- be able to purchase a new fire truck, thanks to a large federal grant.
LUCASVILLE, Ohio -- While Ohio has no upcoming executions scheduled, the state is far from a slowdown in the final step of death penalty cases.
HUNTINGTON — Toy Train 2008, an annual toy drive and fundraiser for underprivileged children, will take place at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at the MCA Building, 836 4th Ave., in downtown Huntington.
College Basketball Preview 2008
Catch up with your favorite regional college basketball teams, including Marshall, WVU, UK and OSU.
The Best in the Tri-State 2008
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Tri-State Visitors' Guide
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Tri-State's Most Wanted
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More Ohio News
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife reminds hunters that they have until Sunday, Nov. 30 to purchase a $15 antlerless deer permit.
Here's more info about the new documentary about the Waterloo Wonders:
The wonder of the Waterloos inspires film
The old school may be knocked down to dust, the players and the years passed on, but no one will ever forget the magic and miracle of the Waterloo Wonders.
New Hope breaks ground in Proctorville
PROCTORVILLE -- On Sun., Nov. 16, New Hope United Methodist Church in Proctorville, Ohio, officially broke ground for its new 10,000-square-foot Community Family Life Center.
PROCTORVILLE, Ohio -- Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville Ohio will host its ninth annual Holiday Memorial Program at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 29, at the funeral home.
CINCINNATI -- Chad Ocho Cinco knows that when it's time to rank the Cincinnati Bengals' receivers this season, he's not at the top of the list.
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- Florida police say they've closed an investigation into the suspicious death of the third husband of a Georgia grandmother and Ironton, Ohio, native who has left a trail of five dead husbands in five states.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra wows Southern Ohio fans
Mike Swarts, his wife Cindy, residents of Coal Grove, and daughter Allison, a senior at Dawson Bryant High School are official Lawrence County "groupies" for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Swarts and his family have seen the group in concert seven times -- soon to be eight.
IRONTON -- Lawrence County commissioners delayed approving a health care provider for county employees and took no action on a request by several employees to hire an independent consultant to review a bid that could save hundreds of thousands of dollars on health insurance.
CHESAPEAKE, Ohio -- State Sen. John Carey, R-Wellston, will hold an open door session to meet with constituents at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at the Briggs-Lawrence County Public Library at 11054 County Road 1, Chesapeake.
IRONTON -- A South Point area man who pleaded guilty to taking air conditioners from two Chesapeake area churches will spend more than two years in prison.
It is Saturday morning. You are in the mood for more than your usual bowl of cereal for breakfast. How about waffles?
HUNTINGTON -- Three South Point High School students were recently among those chosen to attend the prestigious Outstanding Black High School Students' Weekend at Marshall University.
HUNTINGTON -- A Fairland student is ready for countless adventures under the sea following a summer of learning the underwater ropes.
Autumn seems to have come and gone very quickly this year. My six-hour drive from Ironton to Nashville is much less colorful than it was the last time. The hills rolling out from Industrial Parkway are no longer splotched with golds and reds. Instead, the branches are mostly bare, revealing the brownish-green grass underneath. But every so often, I still spot a stubborn tree desperately hanging on to dulling red leaves. Winter is coming soon.
Have you ever known people who seemingly love to butt heads for no particular reason? Most people in a civil work environment avoid blatant "head-banging" conflict. Yet, there is always that co-worker who seems to think their thoughts and ideas are the only ones worth trying, and therefore are never willing to hear another view.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio's youth deer-gun hunting season will be held Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 22-23.
Nationstar Mortgage, Lewisville, Texas, vs. Susan M. Frasher, 178 Township Road 1021, South Point, et al, $62,663.78 plus interest and costs allegedly due, for lien and for property to be sold.
SHERIDAN, Ohio -- The South Point Head Start program at the Early Childhood Center has been awarded a One-Star Step Up To Quality Award from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services bureau of child care and development. The award includes $8,000 for classroom resources and supplies.
COAL GROVE -- The Coal Grove Betterment Club will sponsor a tree-trimming on Monday, Nov. 24 at the Jae Roush Building.
