Pedro News

MARION: John Edward Waddle, 77, of Marion, passed away Thursday evening, July 2, 2009 at Marion General Hospital.

Twenty six Lawrence County parcels fell under the hammer Thursday during the first of three scheduled auctions to dispose of property whose owners are delinquent on the taxes.

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Strong storms accompanied by gusty winds and deadly lightning pounded most of Lawrence County Tuesday and early Wednesday resulting in flash floods and extensive damage.

The National Weather Service is reporting that flash flooding has taken place in and around the Lawrence County town of Pedro, Ohio.

He gets a change in lawyers, but not a change in bond. Lawrence County Common Pleas Judge D. Scott Bowling Wednesday refused to lower the bond of an Ironton man accused of shooting a Pedro man last month.

The case of an Ironton man charged in a shooting nearly a week ago is headed to a Lawrence County Grand Jury.

An Ironton man arrested late last week in connection with the shooting of Pedro man was arraigned Monday in Ironton Municipal Court.

Lawrence County Sheriffa TMs Detectives Andy Sisler, left, and JD McDaniel work the scene inside a Ford F-350 diesel truck following the shooting of a Lawrence County resident Thursday afternoon outside at Tiptona TMs Mini-Mart off of State Route 93.

PEDRO a ' Wayne National Forest firefighters are dealing with yet another wildland fire Wednesday night that is being called the Brady Run Fire.

The Rev. David Ritchie greets Skyler Labor, 4, who came to the Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio's mobile food pantry with his uncle Frank James, right.

A Chesapeake man accused of multiple counts of sex crimes involving children was one of several people arraigned Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.

Two men accused of illegal dumping and / or open burning pleaded guilty last week in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court.

Drugs, burglary and arson were among the indictments handed down when the Lawrence County grand jury met Monday and Tuesday.

Not sure what to do with that real Christmas tree once Christmas is over? Two local entities have the answer to that dilemma.

A Pedro man will spend four years in prison for a variety of drug and other charges.