Chesapeake News

"It feels pretty good, a big accomplishment. It's a stepping stone in your life," Chesapeake senior Austin McMaster said.

After deliberating on Thursday, the Gallia County Board of Elections decided to continue a hearing regarding a protest brought against Jack G. Rife's bid for Gallia County Sheriff in the 2012 November election.

Robert K. Pemberton, 27, of Chesapeake, OH, pleaded guilty Monday in federal court before United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers to distribution of a quantity of heroin.

A Proctorville man accused of stealing more than $4,000 from a local bank pleaded guilty to that and other charges Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.

Dan Palmer and his staff spent Monday afternoon sorting through 1,100 T-shirts and pairs of disposable plastic gloves and 2,500 Glad trash bags, all in preparation for Great American Cleanup Saturday.