Amesville News

Clayton L. Books had just been fired minutes before he went to Wendy's to apply for a new job.

Three area men were indicted by a Washington County grand jury Friday for raping minors and other related charges, including a Marietta man who is accused of leading a 16-year-old boy into the woods and ...

Two Washington County men were charged over the weekend in unrelated incidents involving sexual assaults against teenagers.

An Amesville man was arrested Saturday and charged with sexually assaulting his 14-year-old stepdaughter, the sheriff's office announced.

CHESTERHILL - Martha Lillian Mayle, 89, of Main Street, Malta, passed away at 4:45 a.m. Sunday, June 8, 2008, at Riverside Country Care in McConnelsville.

Hiley J. Wogan Sr., 62, of Chesterhill, a truck driver for over 40 years, reached his final destination of Heaven on Tuesday, June 3, 2008.

“It looked like a big piece of plastic.”

A man trimming trees near the confluence of the Ohio and Muskingum rivers on Saturday discovered a sunken boat that could help authorities explain the drowning of an area fisherman from six weeks ago. via Marietta Times

“This whole weekend is for the novice and the advance scrapbookers”

' Almost 150 women spent Friday evening and Saturday making pages for their scrapbooks. via Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

“We went to a baseball game in New Matamoras and the boys got a little out ahead of us. Smokie was immediately right after them. If Craven ever goes missing, we feel secure that Smokie will quickly find him.”

Dog connects to boy with autism and family Signs of autism - Sensory hyper or hypo sensitivity to various stimulants and textures. via Marietta Times

“Our customers are thrilled to find homegrown produce in the winter”

For thousands of Ohioans, "buying local" became a mantra in 2007. From May through October, cooks and connoisseurs with a taste for homegrown food bought fresh produce, breads, honey, syrup, meats and dairy ... via Columbus Dispatch

“I do primarily residential commission work. I'm currently negotiating with the Holzer Medical Center in Athens.”

John Matz, David and Roberta Baird and Angela Keslar are part of the growing community of Southeastern Ohio entrepreneurs who make a living as artists. via ZanesvilleTimesRecorder.com