More Details In Fatal Shooting Of Mother And Daughter
Authorities are shedding more light on the murders of a mother and daughter in Scioto County. Sheriff's deputies say 48-year-old Candace Newsome and her 16-year-old daughter Kristina were found dead...
View ArticleMinford, Ohio mother and daughter found shot to death: Relatives make discovery
A Minford, Ohio mother and daughter were found dead Monday morning, shot to death inside of their southern Ohio home. The double homicide is being investigated, but police have yet to identify any...
View ArticleCause of Ohio Trailer Fire Probed
March 28--The State Fire Marshal's Office has been called in to investigate a fire at a trailer located at 3216 McNamer Brown Road in Lucasville. Saturday at around 4:16 p.m., the Valley Township Fire...
View ArticleEngaged disabled couple would lose benefits if they wed
Before she can get the words out, he knows what she's going to say. It works the other way, too.
View ArticleOhio's U.S. Senate race ties into the larger fight between parties...
The loss of America's industrial might has become a hot-button political topic, and many, including both Senate candidates, have laid blame at the feet of free trade policies enacted since the 1990s....
View ArticleHospitals try to heal, soothe growing number of babies with drug dependency
It didn't matter how closely Tina Stankivicz held her, how warm the room or how soft the blankets. The baby still trembled.
View ArticleMore Ohio kids in foster care amid opioid epidemic
Child welfare advocates in Ohio say children have become the "invisible victims" of the opioid crisis, as more kids are put into foster care and funding for children services agencies falls short. Ohio...
View ArticlePolice: Woman arrested for operating meth lab at car wash
Ohio Highway State Patrol responded to a car wash Sunday, after receiving reports of a woman spray-painting an all-terrain vehicle. Officers found an "active, one-pot methamphetamine lab" in the wash...
View ArticleReport: Scioto County leads Ohio in drug-addicted births
A recent report from the Children's Defense Fund has found that Scioto County in south-central Ohio has the highest birth rate of drug-addicted babies in the state. The study says 76 babies in every...
View ArticleDonna L Caldwell
Donna L. Caldwell age 70 years of West Union, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Caldwell was born on May 25, 1946, the daughter of the late Louis and Louise Ferlise in Long...
View Article4-H Maker Festival Held at Shawnee State University
Adams County 4-H teen, Kelsea Hamilton, West Union, works with a 4-H Tech Wizard from another county to create an LED Ghost during Saturday's Maker Festival at Shawnee State University. OSU extension...
View ArticleMental Health levy on tomorrow's ballot
Election Day Adams County voters will be asked to pass a county-wide levy benefitting the Adams, Lawrence, Scioto County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services . Funds generated by the levy...
View ArticleIn midst of Rhoden homicide investigation, Pike County sheriff easily wins...
Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader - with his office in the midst of the largest and most high-profile unsolved homicide investigation in the state - cruised to a landslide victory in his bid to keep...
View ArticleMom, boyfriend charged in 6-year-old's death
A mother and her boyfriend have been charged with murder in connection with the death of the woman's 6-year-old son after, police say, she led police to the child's remains in Scioto County Sunday...
View ArticleScioto County man accused of killing mother
A vigilant school-bus driver saw someone lying in a backyard Monday and alerted supervisors and authorities, and that led to a homicide investigation in Scioto County and a man charged in the death of...
View ArticleThyme to trim the Christmas Tree
Bringing seasoning to the Season! It's an idea that has become the unique calling card of the Adams County Herb Guild whose members have added their Herbal Christmas Tree to the copious holiday...
View ArticleDeer Gun Season results down all across Ohio
Ohio's 2016 deer gun season saw a precipitous drop in the overall statewide take as hunters harvested just 66,759 deer for the recently concluded week. Last year hunters tagged 73,392 for the week...
View ArticlePortsmouth band director charged with sex crimes against students
The suspended director of the Portsmouth High School Band has been charged in a 21-count indictment accusing him of sex offenses against two students. A Scioto County grand jury returned the indictment...
View ArticleHoliday travelers to see busy highways in Ohio
Traffic volumes in Ohio increase an average of 37 percent for the Christmas holiday and 33 percent for New Year's Day. The last time the holiday fell on a Sunday 2011 the busiest travel days were the...
View ArticleOhio minimum wage to increase on Jan. 1Rate will go from $8.10 an...
Starting Jan. 1, minimum wage in Ohio is set to raise from $8.10 an hour to $8.15 an hour. Earlier this week, Gov. John Kasch signed legislation into law, prohibiting local communities from raising...
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