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Nelsonville Music Festival Review and Photos
This year’s edition of the Nelsonville Music Festival seemed to embrace more genres than in years past. At its conception, it was identified as a Folk Festival of sorts. Still, the sound has grown in recent years while maintaining its grassroots hometown ethics. With main stage acts like Courtney...
Tri-Valley Conference (TVC) Hocking Preview
The Eastern Eagles are hoping to replicate the success of last season. The Eagles went 12-2 overall, achieved the title of TVC-Hocking champions and reached a regional final. Eastern will return most of last year’s squad, but there are still a couple of holes to fill. Division VII Co-Defensive Player of the Year Brandon Oldaker and All-Ohio running back Rylee Barrett, graduated this past spring. Oldaker and Barrett were key players and leaders on the field, but the loss of the two seniors isn’t the only change the Eagles are facing. The Eagles are also moving up from Division VII to Division VI.
Philo High School Welcomes New Facility Dog
ZANESVILLE, OH – One local school has a new staff member joining the team this school year. Philo High School is happy to announce that they recently acquired a golden retriever facility dog named Mazey. A Philo Alumni reached out to the Zanesville Purina Plant and asked if they...
Olde Dutch marks 30th year, looks to future
LOGAN — The Olde Dutch Restaurant held a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday afternoon to commemorate the local hub’s 30th anniversary. “We are thrilled to be apart of this community, and honored to continue the tradition of this restaurant as a gathering place in the area,” said Adam Wetzel, owner of the restaurant. Wetzel is part of the third ownership group to take over the Olde Dutch since its founding in...
Ross County EBT users warned about card skimmers
CHILLICOTHE— Have you used your EBT card at Save-a-Lot on Western Avenue and Corner Market on Charleston Pike in Chillicothe recently? If so you may be at risk of having your money stolen due to card skimmers recently found in the stores. These skimmers can be found on card readers and look exactly...
2024 football preview: Strong season should be in the Cards for Sandy Valley
The start of the 2024 Ohio high school football season is right around the corner. Most teams open Week 1 on Friday, Aug. 23, with a handful playing their season opener on Thursday, Aug. 22. This week, we are holding our own kind of two-a-days with previews on two teams released each day. Here is one...
Ohio Mayors Alliance discusses a range of issues in Findlay
FINDLAY — Nearly two dozen mayors from across Ohio gathered in Findlay on Thursday for the Ohio Mayors Alliance regional meeting. The mayors discussed several issues, including public safety, housing, education, and other policy priorities. Afterward, the mayors, including Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz, provided remarks about the meeting and policy discussion. “Sessions like the one we had today reinforce the idea that this is one of the last few remaining truly nonpartisan groups in this country,” Mr. Kapszukiewicz said. “I think the results we have had reflect that.” He noted the impact the group recently had on a veterans’ housing issue by lobbying Congress in April to change the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s policy of penalizing veterans for the benefits they receive.
Ohio Section July Meeting at WCMH Television Plant in Columbus
Our July 26th, 2024 section meeting was combined with the Central Ohio Society of Broadcast Engineers Chapter 52, and held at the WCMH Television Plant in Columbus. Our meeting host for the evening was Andy Mika, Chief Engineer. The theme of Andy’s presentation centered around the TV Station’s 75 year history celebration going on now.
Electric boating manufacturer closing West Virginia facility a little over a year after opening
BEECH BOTTOM, W.Va. (WTRF) — A little more than a year after its ribbon-cutting ceremony, Pure Watercraft in Brooke County has closed its Beech Bottom Industrial Park production facility. Economic Development Secretary Mitch Carmichael confirmed with MetroNews “Talkline” on Thursday, citing falling short with its private capital investment....
Rock Branch music teacher nominated for West Virginia Teacher of the Year
POCA, WV (WOWK) – Rock Branch Elementary Music Teacher Seth Skiles is one of five teachers in the Mountain State to be nominated for the West Virginia Teacher of the Year award. Skiles has been teaching at Rock Branch Elementary in Poca for the past five years. He also founded and leads their choir program. […]
West Virginia native, entertainer, Peter Marshall dead at 98
LOS ANGELES, CA — West Virginia native Peter Marshall died Thursday. He was 98. Marshall, who had a decades-long career of singing and acting, may have been best-known as the host of the game show Hollywood Squares. He sat between the two contestants and looked at the celebrities in the squares for 16 years.
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