Piketon News

Fern Helton Bandy, 81, of Waverly, Ohio, went to be with the Lord Friday May 10, 2013.

Ohio consumers can buy locally grown strawberries as early as the first week of May and as late as October, thanks to an emerging production practice called plasticulture .

A newly filed evaluation of the Huntington Pilot Plant contains acknowledgement of previously questioned data concerning the receipt of materials from the three [nuclear ] gaseous diffusion plants and accepts re-cycling of contaminated nickel scrap from where diffusion plant reactors occurred.

Tommy Joe Gifford, 60, of Springfield, formerly of Piketon, died Saturday, April 27, 2013, at home.

In that game, Piketon senior Zach Farmer put his name in the record books as his 13 strikeouts places him second all-time in the state record books with 511 career strikeouts.

The workshop will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Ohio State University South Centers in Piketon, 1864 Shyville Road.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will discuss the agency's most recent review of the "American Centrifuge Lead Cascade Facility," where they determined that USEC "continued to conduct its activities safely and securely." The 6pm meeting at the Comfort Inn at 7525 U.S. 23 will be open to the public, and NRC staff will be available to answer ... (more)

Plans and preparations have been made and the 43rd annual Pike County Dogwood Festival is set to take place in the streets of Piketon from Thursday, April 25 through Sunday, April 28.

* FYI: Keith Terry, of Arkansas, who has toured with Paul Mooney, Pablo Francisco and Michael Buble, will perform to promote his "Pursuit of Happiness" Comedy Tour.

Rick Patrick, of Patrick Consulting Group, will address the issue and answer questions.

A new 2,000 square foot terminal at the James A. Rhodes Airport in Jackson County is on the horizon thanks in part to the recycling efforts of clean scrap metals from the U.S. Department of Energy's former uranium enrichment facility in Piketon.

Southeastern and Zane Trace softball will be made up Thursday. Southeastern and Zane Trace baseball will be made up Tuesday, as will softball and baseball games for Huntington at Adena, Piketon at Unioto and Paint Valley at Westfall.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has scheduled a public meeting in Piketon on April 25 to discuss results of the agency's most recent review of USEC Inc.'s American Centrifuge Lead Cascade Facility.

Wednesday * Two counts of operating a vehicle impaired -- Zachary M. French, 19, of 3463 Ohio 207, charge 2 dismissed with prejudice in consideration of plea to charge 1, guilty, fined $375 and court costs, sentenced to one-year probation, ordered to complete driver intervention program, driver's license suspended six months.

A rescue group says a number of horses were found severely underweight. Humane agents rescued nearly a dozen horses from a property near Piketon.