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Take a look at the 2024 Ross County Fair schedule
CHILLICOTHE — As August approaches 4-H participants and the local community are getting ready for the Ross County Fair. To best plan your trip to the fair make sure to take a look at the fair schedule. Saturday, August 3 8:30 a.m.- Jr Fair Dog Show10 a.m.- Antique Tractor Pull5 p.m.- Judging for Home...
What you need to know: ODOT projects in Ross and Pike counties this week
The following Ohio Department of Transportation projects are expected to impact Ross and Pike counties. U.S. 23 Resurfacing: Work has begun as of June 10 for a resurfacing project on U.S. 23 between S.R. 207 and the Pickaway County line. Work will occur daily for this construction. At least one lane of U.S. 23 will be maintained. Estimated completion: Summer 2024. In Pike County - Work has begun as of July 1 for a resurfacing project...
Pioneer Center hosts iCan Swim Camp to teach water safety skills
ROSS COUNTY – The Pioneer Center recently hosted iCan Swim Camp at the YMCA of Ross County. The program, managed by iCan Shine, teaches individuals with disabilities ages three and up water safety skills. “Individuals with certain disabilities have an increased risk of drowning,” said Superintendent of the Pioneer...
The Pike County Fair will be hosting its annual country concert, featuring Jackson Dean
The Pike County Fair will be hosting its annual country music concert again this year. The concert will be on Thursday, August 1, 2024. Jared Allman who is one of the members of the fair’s entertainment committee said, “So we are going to have a local guy … his name is Moose Miller. He’s actually from Pike County, and he attended school at Eastern. Then we are having a guy named River Dan, and the headline act will be Jackson Dean.” ...
Hostetler Truss receives $25,000 grant to support expansion of its business
CHILLICOTHE — On June 13, Fluor BWXT and the JEDISO Partnership (Joint Economic Development Initiative of Southern Ohio), in coordination with Greater Chillicothe & Ross County Development, presented Ross County manufacturer Hostetler Truss with a $25,000 grant to support expansion of their business, located on Ohio 159 in Chillicothe.
Herrmann named Executive Director of the AAA7
Jamie Herrmann has been named Executive Director of the Area Agency on Aging District 7 (AAA7), according to Dr. Christine Raber, President of the AAA7 Board of Trustees. Herrmann will be joining the AAA7 from Compass Community Health, where she has been serving as the Revenue and Risk Director since 2017. She is a graduate of Shawnee State University, earning a bachelor’s degree in individualized studies, with a concentration in healthcare administration, and an associate’s degree in applied science in physical therapy assisting.
Black Cemetery in hopes to be preserved
Efforts have begun in Highland County Court of Common Pleas to determine the ownership and future preservation of the historic pioneer Black Cemetery that holds the graves of the founding family of the Hansborough Settlement. Located near Gist, off Wright and Kincaid Roads five miles northeast of Hillsboro, the Hansborough Settlement began in the 1830s and became a thriving, successful farming community.
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