Waverly News

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 ...

The Brown Company of Waverly is laying off 264 employees, effective Friday, according to a letter from plant manager Scott Beisner to Waverly Mayor Dale Reed.

Pike County voters Tuesday told the county's library system with their votes the library's services are worth paying a little more in taxes.

WAVERLY -- A recent meeting over people and times past helped form a new friendship between a Waverly genealogist and a fourth grader.

Editor, the Gazette: One of the first things we did when we moved to Pike County was to check out the Garnet A. Wilson Public Library in Waverly.

The Chillicothe post of the Ohio Highway Patrol is investigating a one-vehicle fatal crash that occurred in Pike County this morning.

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.

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.

A total of 11 local volleyball players have been named to the District 14 Coaches Association team.

LATA/Parallax Portsmouth, LLC and the Garnet A. Wilson Public Library in Waverly have announced a partnership they hope will enhance the quality of the work force and attract new workers.

The Gazette Staff Normally, weekends are for entertainment, a bit of a break from the stresses and hassles of the work week.

An Ohio man was arrested after police said they caught him passing counterfeit money at Tri-State Racetrack and Casino.

The Shawnee State University Scholarship Committee awarded three area students the 2009-10 Home for Aged Women Scholarship in the amount of $200. Summer Rinehart, daughter of Paul and Shari Rinehart, of Bainbridge, is a 2006 graduate of Adena High School.

Blake Barker, a highly-recruited tight end from Buckingham Browne & Nichols has switched his Class of 2010 pledge from the Cardinal to Harvard.

Many expectant mothers were among the first in Union County to receive the H1N1 vaccine on Friday.

Tournament seeds have been awarded by coaches in the Southeast District for soccer and volleyball.

At the age of 12, Holly Miller has recorded an album and landed some great gigs.

Pure Prairie League will be in concert at Chillicothe's Shoemaker Center at Ohio University on Friday, October 16 and Saturday, October 17.

Lucasville Valley's defense held the Tigers off the scoreboard until the fourth quarter of Waverly's 17-point loss at home Friday night.

WAVERLY - A former Western High School teacher has been cleared of criminal wrong-doing in an alleged improper relationship with a student.