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New coaches feel at home during SVC Preview
FRANKFORT -- Despite being rookie head coaches, the Scioto Valley Conference Preview is nothing new for Adena coach Jeran Cox and Huntington coach Sarah Smith.
Cancer screenings restarted for Piketon plant workers
The Early Lung Cancer Detection Program for Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Workers was officially restarted this morning in a ceremony conducted in Piketon.
Strickland is working hard to obtain loan guarantee for USEC
Editor, the Gazette: This letter is in response to an op-ed piece from Rob Portman concerning the recent denial of a federal loan guarantee to the United States Enrichment Corporation.
OSU South Centers will hold the workshop, Thursday. OSU South Centers in Piketon is holding a deer damage workshop on Thursday.
Bicyclist Fatally Injured In Collision With Van
A Piketon, Ohio man was pronounced dead on US 23 Sunday afternoon after his bicycle was struck by a van near the George Hollow Road.
Piketon Man Killed in Bicycle/Van Accident
A 54 year old Piketon man was killed after he was struck by a van on Us Rt 23 yesterday.
Early Cancer Screenings Resume For A-plant Workers
There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday in Piketon for a 42-foot mobile unit with a CT scanner that will be used in resuming tests to detect early lung cancer for current and former workers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant.
Second parent arrested following May fire, mother released
A father charged with four counts of child endangering related to a May fatal fire was arraigned Friday morning in Marion County Common Pleas Court.
William Humphrey 'Bill' Hopkins
WAVERLY: William Humphrey 'Bill' Hopkins, 57, of N. East St., Waverly, died Sunday, November 8, 2009 at the Pike Community Hospital, Waverly, Ohio.
Piketon Mom Charged in Fatal Marion County Fire
Cheyenne Tackett has been charged with child endangering in the fire that killed two of her four children COLUMBUS, Ohio _ Four counts of child endangering have been filed against the Pike County mother of two children who died in a Marion County apartment fire that Ohio authorities believe was started by a child playing with a cigarette lighter.
Former Huntington Nickel Plant Building Buried in Piketon with Hazardous, Classified Materials
Nov. 11, 2009 Former Huntington Nickel Plant Building Buried in Piketon with Hazardous, Classified Materials By Tony Rutherford Huntingtonnews.net Reporter Portsmouth, OH - Growing up in Huntington pre or post Cold War brought whispers of a so-called secret facility at the Nickel Plant, which put the city on the bulls eye short list for a Russian ...
Mother of children killed in fire arrested for child endangering
The mother of two children killed in fire on Blaine Avenue earlier this year was arrested Monday on charges of child endangering.
Mr. President, keep your promise
In the next few weeks, Ohio might lose thousands of jobs in addition to the nearly 111,000 already lost this year.
Good News: Cheaper by the dozen, or millions
MANSFIELD -- Gary and Carol Grogg, who own and operate Gary's Discount Outlet in the West Park Shopping Center, pride themselves on looking for great deals and passing it on to their customers.
Brown lays off 264 workers at Waverly plant
As of today, 264 employees at The Brown Co. of Waverly LLC are without jobs. Because of what Brown plant manager Scott Beisner, in a letter to Waverly Mayor Dale Reed, called 'the result of Brown's failure to obtain additional capital and business over the last few months,' the company has been in negotiations to sell the automotive and metal ...
Biopreferred Program Offered at Endeavor Center
PIKETON --The OSU South Centers Endeavor Center, Shyville Road, is offering a free USDA BioPreferred Program from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday.
Boehner urges support of loan guarantee for Piketon
Under the category of keeping the pressure on, House Minority Leader John Boehner last week wrote to President Barack Obama urging him to make good on past promises to support a federal loan guarantee needed to finance a uranium-enrichment plant in Piketon, Ohio.
Court of Appeals to Convene in Waverly Nov. 12
The Fourth District Court of Appeals will convene at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 12 in the Pike County Common Pleas Courtroom at the courthouse in Waverly to consider cases from Athens, Jackson and Washington counties.
Carey's Piketon Resoution Passes the Senate
The Ohio Senate recently approved a resolution sponsored by State Senator John Carey of Wellston, which urges the federal government to take action to ensure that two critical advanced energy development projects in Southern Ohio have the resources necessary to move forward.
Westfall, Adena post victories
In SVC action Friday night, Westfall blanked Huntington 31-0, and Adena defeated Piketon 21-14. Paint Valley walked away with a 57-26 win over Unioto.