Tyler Whaley, the former nobody with a somebody attitude, recently finished his first mini-camp with the Cincinnati Bengals.

RIO GRANDE, Ohio -- Four hundred eighty students graduated from the University of Rio Grande on Saturday, May 3.

IRONTON -- The Ohio Supreme Court will hear evidence in the case about the decision by Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, a Democrat, not to allow Mary "Sis" Wipert serve as a Republican member on the Lawrence County Board of Elections.

IRONTON -- State grants are being sought for $620,000 for Chatam Steel Co. to build a warehousing and fabricating business on a 12-acre parcel adjacent to the Duke Energy plant in Hamilton Township. The project would provide more than 50 jobs, said Ralph Kline, assistant executive director of the Ironton-Lawrence County Area Community Action Organization.

ROME TOWNSHIP -- The Fairland High School Choral Dept, under the direction of Deborah Bradley, will present the end-of-year concert today.

COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Senate recently offered overwhelming bipartisan support for Senate Bill 314, legislation sponsored by State Senator John Carey (R-Wellston) that would create SaveNOW, a program which seeks to promote financial literacy and boost personal savings rates in Ohio.

Bank of New York, trustee, Plano, TX, vs. Felicia Browning, 92 Township Road 353, South Point, et al, $58,821.29 plus interest and costs allegedly due, for lien and for property to be sold.

SOUTH POINT, Ohio -- Site work is under way for construction of new elementary schools in South Point and Burlington, Superintendent Ken Cook said Monday.

IRONTON -- The following information was compiled from Lawrence County Sheriff's Department reports:

We had not had a "date" in months. Budget constraints, time restraints and other obligations kept getting in the way. Finally, John, my husband of almost 19 years suggested one day, "Why don't we see if we can get a babysitter for Maddie (our daughter) and cook dinner and watch a movie together this Saturday."

William Nelson Porter, 59, and Mary Catherine Smith, 51, Wayne County, WV.

IRONTON -- Looking for a way to boost your self-esteem?

Larry J Avery to Doyle Jiles, a parcel in Upper Township, $1,000.

RIO GRANDE, Ohio -- The Evans School of Business at the University of Rio Grande honored several outstanding students during an awards ceremony recently.