Ironton News

The Ironton Zoning Appeals Board refused to approve developer Jack Hager's plan to turn the former Whitwell Elementary School on South Fifth and Jones streets into a 20-unit apartment complex for seniors and veterans.

Fittingly, Ironton's firefighters, a group that serves as first responders in emergency situations, was the first of the city's three unions to step up and do the right thing for the citizens.

He started at what is now PNC Bank on May 30, 1975. At the end of this month, Rod Depriest is calling it quits.

Thomas Moore, 20, of 312 1/2 S. Eighth St., Ironton, pleaded guilty on a bill of information to one count of failure to notify authorities of change of address.

Since 1868, Lawrence Countians have been making very public displays of honor and respect for the men and women who have served their country in wartime.

The judge assured a defendant that his sentencing Wednesday may seem like the worst day of his life, but may actually save it.

Contractors for the City of Ironton working on the Automated Water Meter Project will change water meters tonight into Thursday morning that may cause low pressure or a brief water outage for some homes and businesses in the city.

The county commission wants to see how it could finance a possible restoration of Memorial Hall and has asked the CAO to come up with scenarios for ways that project could be paid for.

J. Mark Mcvey brings his incredible talent to Ironton High School Thursday evening as a part of the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce Spotlight Dinner, Show and Auction.

Sunday night the body of a man was recovered from the Ohio River near Glenwood in Mason County, W.Va. and sent to the West Virginia Medical Examiner's office.

A slip repair project on State Route 378 is nearing completion, and crews have minor finishing work withing the project zone near Township Road 220 , approximately one mile west of the route's end at State Route 141.

For 5-year-old Emma Triplett of Ironton, being a little girl and just having fun is a full-time job.

The Greater Huntington Symphonic Band will present a free Memorial Day presentation concert Sunday, May 27 at 5 p.m. at the Riffe Center on the Ohio University Southern campus in Ironton Admission to concert is free.

Sheriff's detectives are studying video from businesses near the location where the car of a missing Proctorville man was found two weeks ago.

Although they refused to take all the credit, two women were recognized Tuesday for their instrumental work in keeping the lunchtime meal programs alive in Lawrence County's senior centers.

A meeting is scheduled next week that could decide the fate of Memorial Hall after the county commissioners heard another opinion that the historic structure could be saved.

"This is the first for our county," said Dan Palmer, director of the Lawrence-Scioto Solid Waste District.

Despite the fact that a budget has been in place for nearly two months, the city of Ironton remains in a precarious financial situation because of uncertainties tied to its ongoing union negotiations.

Premier Financial Bancorp says state and federal regulators have approved the merger of 3 subsidiaries in Kentucky and Ohio.

A member of the county fair board is asking that the county give up its first lien rights on the fairgrounds as part of an additional financing package for the proposed new fair barn and arena.