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West Virginia coal miner dead, Governor and First Lady issue statement
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Governor Jim Justice and First Lady Cathy Justice have issued a statement regarding the death of a West Virginia coal miner on Thursday. 57-year-old Fairmont resident Joe Crandall sustained injuries at the Arch Coal, Leer Mining Complex this week which led to his passing, marking the third mining-related death in West […]
Annual Wattsburg Bluegrass Festival to Feature 21 Bands from Pennsylvania, Ohio & New York
21 different bands will be coming in from Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York for this year's Wattsburg Bluegrass Festival. The festival will kick off at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, August 9 and will run through Sunday, August 11. Music will run through 10 p.m. Friday night. The Bluegrass Festival will...
Customers flock to Ratio Cannabis as recreational marijuana sales begin in Ohio
GOSHEN TOWNSHIP ‒ Business has been brisk at Ratio Cannabis since the beginning of recreational marijuana sales in Ohio on Tuesday. The business, located in a former drive-through beverage store at 1145 W. High Ave., opened in 2023 as a medical marijuana dispensary and is one of the first dispensaries in Ohio licensed to sell recreational marijuana. It is the only dispensary in Tuscarawas County. ...
Ohio connection in major drug ring indictment for smuggling fentanyl, heroin, cocaine
The U.S. Attorney's Office announced Aug. 1 that 19 people, including one person from Ohio, were indicted by a federal grand jury for participating in a large-scale drug trafficking organization. The drug ring, according to U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania Eric Olshan, moved fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and oxycodone, according...
Largest U.S. recycling center opens in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WDTN) — The nation’s largest recycling center has officially opened in central Ohio. On Aug. 6, Rumpke Waste & Recycling opened Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center, a new $100 million recycling facility in Columbus. At the new site, crews take materials from 50 of Ohio’s 88 counties. “Our Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center […]
Support sought for Uhrichsville playground expansion
UHRICHSVILLE (WJER/WTUZ) (Aug. 9, 2024) – City officials are trying to secure funding for new playground equipment at the park, and residents can help make it happen. Service Director Cade Watkins is seeking letters of support to turn in with the city’s application for an Ohio Nature Works grant, which has an August 15th deadline. He says the play structure they’re looking at is for younger kids and would go in next to the existing equipment.
Sale to help replace sidewalks at Dover Library
Gill says they’re hosting what they’re calling a ‘sidewalk book sale,’ although it has a lot more than just reading material. “It’s almost a rummage sale. We’re gonna have older computers and technology components but the majority books, of course; a lot of audio-visual like DVDs and Blueray, books on CD; children’s items; all kinds of good stuff.”
Ross County woman facing felony charges after deputy finds child zip-tied to bed
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — A mother in Ross County was arrested Thursday morning after deputies conducting a welfare check discovered one of her children zip-tied to a bed. The mother, identified as Samantha Jo Stilson, reportedly went to work with her boyfriend Wesley Boyer, leaving three children ages 10-15 home alone.
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