Members of the U.S. Marine Corps walk in the 155th Ironton-Lawrence County Memorial Day Parade in May. (Linda Clifford| For The Ironton Tribune)

Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice-elect Sharon Kennedy administered the oath of office to Mike Finley as Lawrence County commissioner at a ceremony at Burlington Commons in January. Finley was elected in 2022 and was joining the commission for the first time. (Submitted photo)

Lloyd Richmond, former choir director for Zoar Baptist Church in Coal Grove, supported by current director, Terry Castle, leads the choir as they sing songs from the folder used during his tenure at an event in honor of his upcoming 103rd birthday in May. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)

Addelynn Evans embraces her steer after she was named grand champion in the market steer show at the Lawrence County Fair in July. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)

A woman in costume poses for a photo at Ironton Wizardfest in November. (Mark Shaffer | The Ironton Tribune)

Christopher Hale, a South Point Elementary student, reads along to Charlotte’s Web, as part of the Read Across the River Cities event in November. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)

Ironton Mayor Sam Cramblit II gets a standing ovation from supporters upon entering Patties & Pints in November. He had just won re-election to a second term in the mayoral runoff. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)