The following information was provided from Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office reports:
Friday, October 15, 2021
SOUTH POINT, Ohio — Just call them firefighters in training.
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OUS Writers Series to feature Ivy Whaley
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — Ricky Bobby just made a cross-country trek — likely with his head out the window, tongue flapping in the wind, most of the way.
SOUTH POINT — Robert Hutton has been an artist for as long as he can remember, but after being in an accident that broke two of his vertebrae in early August, he is left wondering how his art will change as he recovers.
Thursday, October 14, 2021
IRONTON — A convicted Ironton felon who admitted driving drunk with one of his children in the car and then hiding several guns ended up getting put on community control sanctions even though the Prosecutor’s Office recommended a three-year prison sentence in the case.
HANGING ROCK, Ohio — A Columbus firm bringing 55 jobs to Lawrence County will locate in a 92,000-square-foot building in the former Dow Chemical plant property off County Road 1A in Hamilton Township.
CHESAPEAKE, Ohio — Trick-or-treat in Chesapeake, Ohio, is set for 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, according to the mayor’s office.
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
NELSONVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A southeastern Ohio community has successfully challenged the results of the 2020 U.S. Census and managed to retain its status of a city.
Monday, October 11, 2021
IRONTON — A Kentucky man convicted in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court of felonious assault was sentenced last week to eight to 12 years in prison.
PROCTORVILLE, Ohio — The Rome Fire Prevention Parade kicked off Sunday afternoon at Lock 27 in Proctorville.
Sunday, October 10, 2021
IRONTON — The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners meeting for Tuesday, Oct. 12, has been canceled. The next regular meeting is set for 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19.
IRONTON — An Ironton man was indicted last week on charges of felonious assault and child endangering of a child under the age of 10, according to Lawrence County Prosecutor Brigham Anderson.
Saturday, October 09, 2021
IRONTON — An Ironton man who cut off his ankle monitor and failed to show up for a court appearance in a drug case was sentenced earlier this week in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court to five years in prison.
Friday, October 08, 2021
IRONTON — At 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, the Lawrence County Horseman’s Association will have a horse show at its arena, 475 Commerce Drive in Ironton.
CHESAPEAKE, Ohio — Chesapeake council member and acting mayor pro tempore Nathan Ittig will be sworn in as village mayor at noon Friday following a spate of resignations earlier this week.
IRONTON — Ohio University Southern is hosting several virtual diversity and inclusion lectures open to both the university and community at large.
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IRONTON — The Ironton-Lawrence Community Action Organization’s Family Medical Centers is expanding dental services at its school-based center, located within the Rock Hill School District in Ironton.
LCHD vaccine clinic will be held today
HANGING ROCK, Ohio — A Columbus, Ohio, firm has been awarded state tax credits for a project that could bring 55 jobs to Lawrence County, according to a news release from the office of Gov. Mike DeWine.
IRONTON — After over a year’s absence because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ironton Council for the Arts will open its 2021-22 Subscription Concert Series with Cypress, a Huntington-based, Appalachian folk/indie trio, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16, at the First Presbyterian Church of Ironton.
Thursday, October 07, 2021
IRONTON — Lawrence County Prosecuting Attorney Brigham Anderson has dismissed 67 counts of animal cruelty against a Lawrence County man.
The brutal killing of four people, including an 8-year-old child, justified the death sentence for an Ohio man and outweighed evidence presented on his behalf including a variety of mental health diagnoses, a divided Ohio Supreme Court has ruled.
PROCTORVILLE, Ohio — The annual Proctorville Fire Prevention Parade kicks off at 7 p.m. tonight, Oct. 7.
GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — Gallia County has been awarded $500,000 in critical infrastructure funds to assist a sewer project in the Tara Estates neighborhood, according to a news release from the Ohio Department of Development.
RIO GRANDE, Ohio — For some, the seemingly never-ending array of fast-food restaurants found in the U.S. and around the world is the scourge of the food world. When one drives the roadways and interstates of America, you are apt to see the signs of the same fast-food chains over and over again.
Wednesday, October 06, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The right of individuals to decline the coronavirus vaccine and the right of businesses to require it as a condition of employment are at the center of debate over proposed House Republican legislation limiting employers’ ability to mandate COVID-19 vaccination.
Sunday, October 03, 2021
ATHENS, Ohio — More than 1,900 students graduated with bachelor's, master's or doctorate degrees from Ohio University for summer semester 2021.
Saturday, October 02, 2021
CLEVELAND — So many prescription painkillers were dispensed in Lake County, Ohio, between 2012 and 2016 that the amount equaled 265 pills for every resident. Just to the south, the flood of prescription opioids during the same period equated to 400 pills for every resident of Trumbull County.
Friday, October 01, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio doubled the amount of money for its new Vax-to-College program Friday to $2 million and plans to expand the age range to include children 5 years and older once the vaccine is authorized for them at the end of the month.
SOUTH POINT, Ohio — State Rep. Jason Stephens, R-Kitts Hill, has introduced a House Concurrent Resolution urging Gov. Mike Dewine and the Ohio Department of Transportation to provide for the extension of I-73 and I-74 into Ohio.
IRONTON — Lawrence County residents are invited to review and provide written comment on the county’s Hazard Mitigation Plan, which is being updated by a planning team.
ROME TOWNSHIP, Ohio — An online auction featuring a wide range of exciting items will take place from 8 a.m. today until 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, to benefit the Fairland East Playground Fund.
SOUTH POINT — You can watch some local athletes take their shot on the field while you get a shot yourself at tonight’s South Point High School football game.
Pig Roast tonight at Proctorville VFW
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Thursday, September 30, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio — State lawmakers in Ohio will miss their initial Thursday deadline for redrawing the state’s congressional district maps for the next decade, a key lawmaker says.
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A House Republican bill limiting Ohio employers’ ability to require that workers receive the coronavirus vaccine as a condition of employment will face a slower legislative route than predicted just a day earlier.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Should the U.S. Supreme Court find abortion unconstitutional, abortions would automatically be banned in Ohio under nearly all conditions, including in cases of rape and incest, under newly proposed state Senate legislation.
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — Habitat for Humanity of the Tri-State has added Wayne County to its service area and is planning a fundraiser in Portsmouth next month, according to Dave Michael, executive director of the organization.
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
CHESAPEAKE, Ohio — Union Township will have its semi-annual clean up day for residents on Saturday, Oct. 2, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. or until trash containers are full.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Public and private sector employees could seek exemptions from employer-mandated coronavirus vaccines in three general areas, including an ability to demonstrate the presence of COVID-19 antibodies, under a newly introduced Republican bill in the Ohio House.
Monday, September 27, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The newly drawn legislative district maps in Ohio were contested for the third time Monday, when state and national civic groups filed suit alleging the Republican-controlled redistricting process violated voters’ rights.
WAVERLY, Ohio — Attorneys for an Ohio man charged in eight slayings want the aggravated murder charges and the possibility of a death penalty to be dismissed because they say prosecutors now have information indicating he didn’t kill anyone.
IRONTON — A South Point, Ohio, area man was sentenced earlier this week in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court to five years in prison.
Sunday, September 26, 2021
IRONTON — The Lawrence County re-entry court program has been certified by the Ohio Supreme Court and is working to help people transition from prison or the STAR Community Justice Center back to a productive life.
IRONTON — Lawrence County is receiving more than $1 million in state and federal funds to keep people out of prison and to get deeds and mortgages back online through 1980.
Saturday, September 25, 2021
IRONTON — An Ashland man was sentenced this week in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court to seven years in prison in a drug case.
Friday, September 24, 2021
IRONTON — While it has yet to pass judicial scrutiny, a proposed redistricting plan would place all of Lawrence County into one legislative district, the 93rd, for the first time in 30 years, according to State Rep. Jason Stephens.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A debate over teaching the role of racism in American history was highlighted Wednesday as a committee weighed two bills before Ohio legislators that would prohibit such instruction.
IRONTON — The Ironton in Bloom Business of the Month for September is Royal Photography, owned and operated by Bruce Royal. The business is located at 503 South 9th St. in Ironton, only a few blocks from the Ohio 93 exit.
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio — The Longaberger Family Foundation and the I’m a Child of Appalachia Fund at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio are once again teaming up to offer civics education grants to K-12 public educators and nonprofit service providers working in partnership with K-12 education.
Ohio Horse Park Fall Fest is Saturday
IRONTON: The following information was compiled from Lawrence County sheriff’s office reports:
Thursday, September 23, 2021
CHESAPEAKE, Ohio — The final list for the Transportation Review Advisory Committee included $6 million for the Chesapeake Bypass, also called the Tri-State Outerbelt.
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A debate over teaching the role of racism in American history was highlighted Wednesday as a committee weighed two bills before Ohio legislators that would prohibit such instruction.
IRONTON — Facing Hunger Foodbank will host a drive-thru mobile food distribution at Central Christian Church, 1541 South 7th St. in Ironton, on Thursday, Sept. 23.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Utilities would set a goal of reducing energy waste by 0.5% a year, a far more modest goal than a previous 2% requirement, under legislation aimed at restarting energy efficiency programs, a co-sponsor of the bill testified Wednesday.
Monday, September 20, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The announcement that the U.S. Justice Department will provide technical assistance to Columbus police — at the city’s invitation — has done little to curb community activists’ allegations that officials aren’t doing enough to change the department following a series of fata…
Friday, September 17, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nearly 900 Afghan refugees will be arriving in Ohio and placed within eight local resettlement agencies as part of the first group of nearly 37,000 arrivals across the country, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday.
The Ironton Catholic School System, which includes St. Joseph’s High School and St. Lawrence Elementary School, has joined the Scioto Foundation’s UCAN Neighbor Program.
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