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Community service program resurrects Kelly monument
With a circle of burnt orange sandpaper no bigger than his hand Greg Klaiber scratched, scrapped, prodded and cajoled 162 years off the white ... Read more | 4 comments
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Open Door students enjoy some sun
It was a warm Wednesday as Open Door School students, faculty and staff enjoyed the sun by hunting for treasure, maneuvering through inflatable obstacle ... Read more
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Annual event to raise funds for Catholic schools
There will be no shortage of things to do in Ironton this Memorial Day weekend, with many events being long-time traditions that have entertained those ... Read more
Feds to run state high-risk insurance
COLUMBUS (AP) — Federal and Ohio officials couldn’t agree on spending for a state-run stopgap health insurance plan that covers Ohioans who can’t get coverage ... Read more
Greenbo Lake hosting Battle of the Bands July 13
GREENUP, Ky. — Greenbo Lake State Resort Park, in conjunction with the University of Kentucky Extension Fine Arts Program in Greenup County, will present a ... Read more
Pastor receives leadership award
Tim Throckmorton, recently was honored with the John Peter Muhlenberg Church Leadership Award at the 2013 annual banquet of Citizens for Community Values. The Rev. ... Read more
News in Brief – 5/22/13
Weight on Ashland bridge restricted after accident ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — A wreck on an Ashland bridge has prompted the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to impose ... Read more
- Battery thefts halt school buses in Ironton
- Open house showcases CAO weatherization program
- Navy Night to honor sailors, coast guardsmen
- Historical walking tour set for Saturday
- Symphonic band to perform at OUS
- Easements next step in Macedonia Hill water project
- Vets honored during Armed Forces Day | 1 comment
- The Tribune among top papers in state | 5 comments
- Summer Motion schedule released
- Dispatching to merge under single computer system
- Macker Time
- Cancer fundraiser brings out community to help beat disease
- Friends prep for fireworks display
- Looking for ways to use the facility
Sports
Reds bounce by Mets, 7-4
NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Phillips and the Cincinnati Reds are getting the good bounces right now. Ike Davis and the New York Mets certainly ... Read more
- Hornets earn regional berths
- Heat escape Pacers
- Cavaliers begin to focus on who to pick No. 1 in draft
Feature
Ironton post welcomes new OSHP commander
Born and raised in Gallipolis, and having spent over half his career serving at the Gallipolis Post, Lt. Barry Call is no stranger to life ... Read more
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Editorials
Euphemisms can’t cover up gambling
If it looks like gambling and sounds like gambling then it is gambling. Thankfully the Ohio Legislature saw it that way approving a law that ... Read more
Opinions
Sharing advice for 2013 graduates
As hundreds of Lawrence County students don their caps and gowns this week as part of ... Read more | 3 comments
Life
Making sure no child goes hungry at any time
ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP — For Dee Travis, it all started over a can of tuna. The literacy coordinator for Rock Hill Elementary School was walking ... Read more
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Committee proposed to find revenue
An ad hoc committee to review instituting a utility tax and other options for increasing county revenue could be named in the next month. Read more | 13 comments