Vinton County News

Verizon Wireless has extended its wireless voice and data network to Athens County, giving its customers here direct access to the nation's most reliable wireless network.

A potluck dinner and a worship in the park here Sunday will prelude a development that has stirred anticipation among members of a group of Guernsey County churches.

Every family has a legend, doesn't it? For mine, it's the place that doesn't appear to exist, and that's exactly the type of challenge that finally drew me into genealogy.

The victim was injured when hit motorcycle hit a car on old US RT 35 in Ross county Monday afternoon.

COLUMBUS - More people without dental insurance are showing up in emergency rooms across the state to have infected teeth pulled, bleeding gums treated and other problems that could have been prevented with ...

Lake County might lose federal bridge funding Lake County officials aren't happy about being on the state's preliminary list of counties that might lose federal bridge funding for not meeting federal ...

McARTHUR - A second appeal by convicted killer Gregory McKnight has been denied.

Authorities in Ohio say a truck driver is facing charges after allegedly stealing more than $600 worth of fuel from another truck.

With gas prices at record highs some people will do just about anything to avoid paying at the pump.

A Vinton County teen was killed and his brother was seriously injured when their vehicle hit a semi truck Monday.

State lawmakers began reviewing nearly $1.3 billion in capital spending Monday, part of the biennial projects bill they plan to approve before breaking for the summer.

“When dealing with a delicate organ such as the heart, time is muscle and each second counts.”

In 2004, Bob Newland had a major heart attack, which was treated via a triple bypass. via Chillicothe Gazette

“The said I needed a local police (agency)”

KIRKERSVILLE - The Kirkersville Village Council on Wednesday appointed an interim police chief to take the reins of the village's police department during the search for a permanent replacement. via The Advocate

McARTHUR - A Jackson County man is facing charges of felonious assault and improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle following an incident Sunday that began in Jackson County and ended in Vinton County. via Chillicothe Gazette

A Civil War buff who crisscrossed the South collecting wartime relics died just like many of his heroes when a 19th century cannonball exploded in his driveway. via New York Post

A judge in Vinton County, Ohio, has been asked to revoke probation for Timothy Caudill and send him to prison for nine months. via Lowering the Bar

Font A quaint bit of foolery exists nestled among the Hocking Hills Region of Southern Ohio. via Associated Content

“The ground is dry. Humidity is low but the days are hot so the chances for forest fires [are] higher.”

LAURELVILLE - A small forest fire charred a tiny portion of Tar Hollow State Forest in western Vinton County Thursday afternoon. via Chillicothe Gazette

“I don't think someone should have to go to prison for something so small”

Man might get prison time for sharing snack cake with inmate Thursday, May 1, 2008 6:19 PM By Mary Beth Lane THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH He slept through a fire drill, had loose tobacco in his possession and didn't ... via Free Republic

Wild Turkey Festival, McArthur: Vinton County is where wild turkeys were reintroduced to Ohio after becoming virtually extinct in the state, and that's cause for celebration. via Cleveland.com