Richmond Dale News

The Christmas season is upon us and what an exciting time it is. We have storytimes, cookie exchanges, crafts, holiday movies and the jolly old elf planning on visiting each of the libraries.

RICHMOND DALE - Issues surrounding drug thefts in the township prompted Jefferson Township Fire Chief Dennis Ramsey to ask township trustees Thursday for a new security system in the fire station.

RICHMOND DALE-- A project that has been in the planning stages for the past five years to benefit about 170 Richmond Dale residents finally is coming to a resolution.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Develop-ment and Richmond Dale Sewer District, will dedicate the Richmond Dale Sanitary Sewer Project at 6 p.m. today.

There will be no charge to participate in the local presentation Tuesday of The Association Executive Education Livecast Series.

RICHMOND DALE: Christobell Ferrell, 76, of Richmond Dale, died 10:50 p.m. Monday, September 14, 2009 at her residence following an extended illness.

The annual event in Richmond Dale runs this weekend. The Salt Creek Valley Festival opens its three day run Friday, September 11th.

The calendar shows the festival season waning, but festival fun still should be plenty evident in Richmond Dale from Friday through Sunday.

Representative Clyde Evans will be in three counties for constituents hours Friday.

Family Fun Fest is returning from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 12, at Ohio University-Chillicothe's Shoemaker Center.

Two weeks have passed since the full extent of the budget damage done to public libraries has become known.

Two weeks have passed since the full extent of the budget damage done to public libraries has become known.

The fate of the Northside Branch of the Ross County Chillicothe Public Library will be decided at the next Board meeting on August 12th.

The news our library will see a 30 percent reduction in its funding during the biennium beginning July 1 was a shocker, reminiscent of the 'life comes at you fast' commercials seen on TV.

ELMER RAY CABLE- Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Boyer Funeral Home with Elder Emerson Montgomery, Elder Larry Stanley, Elder Bruce Gullett and Brother Tim Townes officiating.

Members of the board of the Chillicothe and Ross County Public Library voted to cut hours at its county library branches to stay on top of a 20 percent revenue drop facing libraries at the state level.

Graves of veterans were desecrated recently near Richmond Dale. Saturday, July 4, 2009 Shortly before 11 a.m. Friday, the Ross County Sheriff's Department responded to to a theft complaint at the Richmond Dale Cemetery in Jefferson Township, Ross County.

Gov. Strickland has proposed an additional 30 percent reduction in the Public Library Fund effective July 1 to try and meet the state budget.

Our summer reading program, Bookworm, is off and running with the kickoff last Monday.

WHAT: State Rep. Clyde Evans open door public meetings WHEN: 2:30 p.m. Monday, June 15 WHERE: Richmond Dale branch of public library MORE INFO: An opportunity to meet and discuss state issues with Evans, who represents part of Ross County.