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South Point to build pickleball courts

Christmas caroling set for Dec. 16  SOUTH POINT — A contract has been approved for concrete to build pickleball courts in the Village of South ... Read more

by Mark Shaffer, Sunday, December 8, 2024 12:00 am

Education

Symmes Valley schools closed after bomb threat hoax

Symmes Valley schools were closed on Thursday after a bomb threat was emailed to the school before classes even started for the day. Superintendent Greg ... Read more

by Mark Shaffer, Sunday, December 8, 2024 12:00 am

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Symmes Valley schools closed after bomb threat, investigators seeking person responsible

Symmes Valley schools were closed on Thursday after a bomb threat was emailed to the school before classes even started for the day. Superintendent Greg ... Read more

by Mark Shaffer, Thursday, December 5, 2024 12:02 pm

News

City tree is in place

On Monday, Nov. 26, a crew from the Ironton Street Department used a bucket truck and a chainsaw to set up a 25-foot tall Christmas ... Read more

by Mark Shaffer, Tuesday, December 3, 2024 12:00 am

News

Harvest for the Hungry continues tradition

On Saturday, Harvest for the Hungry continued their long tradition of making sure local families had food to celebrate Thanksgiving. Volunteers were on hand to ... Read more

by Mark Shaffer, Thursday, November 28, 2024 12:00 am

News

Small Business Saturday returns

Christmas on Vernon to be held in Ro-Na After Thanksgiving, after Black Friday comes Small l, the day shoppers are asked to support their local business ... Read more

by Mark Shaffer, Wednesday, November 27, 2024 12:00 am

News

Get ready to rally: Thunder on the River coming to Ironton in August

Ironton will be the site of a new biker and music festival next summer. Called Thunder on the River, organizer Donnie Roberts, said will have ... Read more

by Mark Shaffer, Monday, November 25, 2024 5:00 am

News

Child Welfare Club holds annual Talent Show fundraiser

By Mark Shaffer The Ironton Tribune “Bid and bid often,” exhorted Child Welfare Club president Marianna Dalton at the start of the club’s annual Talent ... Read more

by Mark Shaffer, Sunday, November 17, 2024 5:00 am

News

UPDATE: Franklin Furnace man accused of murder gets additional charges

FRANKLIN FURNACE — A Franklin Furnace man, who was arrested for the murder of a Kentucky man found dead behind the wheel of bullet-riddled SUV, ... Read more

by Mark Shaffer, Saturday, November 16, 2024 3:51 pm

News

Wiseman joins Lawrence County Veterans Hall of Fame

On Tuesday, 100-year-old U.S. Navy veteran Charles Emerson Wiseman was honored by being inducted into the Lawrence County Veterans Hall of Fame for not only ... Read more

by Mark Shaffer, Saturday, November 16, 2024 5:00 am

News

A magical time: Wizardfest fills Ironton streets with Harry Potter fans

By Mark Shaffer The Ironton Tribune Once again, wizards and muggles took over the streets of Ironton for the sixth annual Wizardfest. Diana Erwin, of ... Read more

by Mark Shaffer, Thursday, November 14, 2024 3:38 pm

News

Broomsticks and Butterbeer: Wizardfest returns to Ironton on Saturday

Once again, the streets of downtown Ironton will be filled with wizards, death eaters, vendors and muggles as Wizardfest returns today and runs into Sunday. ... Read more

by Mark Shaffer, Friday, November 8, 2024 1:12 pm

News

Vandalized mural restored

By Mark Shaffer The Ironton Tribune On Saturday, artist Sean Kelley was at the Ironton floodwall again on Saturday morning. This time he wasn’t working ... Read more

by Mark Shaffer, Thursday, November 7, 2024 9:18 am

News

Collins charged with attempted murder, bond set at $2 million

By Mark Shaffer The Ironton Tribune Joshua Collins, the man accused of stabbing South Point Elementary principal Bill Christian on Oct. 24 was extradited back ... Read more

by Mark Shaffer, Friday, November 1, 2024 12:42 pm

News

Man jailed after stabbing 2 with machete, hitting woman

Staff report A man’s apparent jealousy lead to two people being stabbed and a woman hit by a vehicle. According to a report from the ... Read more

by Mark Shaffer, Friday, November 1, 2024 12:35 pm

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