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OUS Ironton lockdown false alarm

By Benita Heath Original Story 4:58 p.m. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, Ohio State Highway Patrol and Ironton Police surrounded the Ohio University Southern Ironton campus ... Read more

by Benita Heath, Wednesday, January 21, 2015 4:58 pm

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Bollinger returns to work: AG could send case to grand jury

Lawrence County Detective Sgt Aaron Bollinger returned to work at the sheriff’s office on Tuesday morning after a state report determined that he was within ... Read more

by Benita Heath, Wednesday, January 21, 2015 9:57 am

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Feds will prosecute former officers

With three former Lawrence County corrections officers under federal indictment, the county won’t proceed with its case against them. “The charges we filed were similar ... Read more

by Benita Heath, Wednesday, January 21, 2015 9:55 am

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Rendering next step in re-creating old courthouse: Could be used as community building

BURLINGTON — Replicating Lawrence County’s first courthouse is in the hands of a Columbus architect who will create an artistic rendering of the structure that ... Read more

by Benita Heath, Tuesday, January 20, 2015 10:12 am

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Burcham details financial picture for New Year

Right now as county treasurer Stephen Burcham sees it the county’s financial picture going into 2015 looks like the color of money with just over ... Read more

by Benita Heath, Sunday, January 18, 2015 12:00 am

Chesapeake

Infrastructure upgrades ongoing

CHESAPEAKE — In the past seven years, infrastructure in the village of Chesapeake has undergone approximately $1.35 million in upgrades. Three retaining walls have been ... Read more

by Benita Heath, Sunday, January 18, 2015 12:00 am

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Medical bills could get decreased: Boggs to ask for more money to appropriate

The $165,730 bill the county owes to St. Mary’s Medical Center for treating county jail inmates has gotten cut by a third following negotiations between ... Read more

by Benita Heath, Friday, January 16, 2015 10:10 am

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Proctorville B&Es under investigation

PROCTORVILLE — The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a rash of breaking and enterings of businesses in the Proctorville-Rome Township area that started over ... Read more

by Benita Heath, Friday, January 16, 2015 9:59 am

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Rehab work on gas stations continues

Demolition work started on Monday on the second service station as part of a project to rehabilitate the sites for commercial use. In July the ... Read more

by Benita Heath, Thursday, January 15, 2015 11:29 am

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Input sought on Sam’s Way design

Businesses in the area of Sam’s Way or County Road 410 are asked for their input as the county engineer’s office starts work on improving ... Read more

by Benita Heath, Thursday, January 15, 2015 11:24 am

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State AG yet to issue opinion

A request for an Ohio attorney general’s opinion concerning the authority of the county budget commission remains under review, according to a spokesman with the ... Read more

by Benita Heath, Wednesday, January 14, 2015 11:06 am

News

Volunteers brave elements to conclude veterans’ tradition

This time there wasn’t a ceremony, but the volunteers who showed up in 20-degree weather on Saturday at Woodland Cemetery came to make another homage ... Read more

by Benita Heath, Sunday, January 11, 2015 12:00 am

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Ironton crews put in long hours to repair broken water line

The first snap — literally — in Ironton’s infrastructure because of the recent artic temperatures hit early Saturday morning. Ironton Mayor Rich Blankenship got a ... Read more

by Benita Heath, Sunday, January 11, 2015 12:00 am

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Winter woes highlight homeless plight

Single-digit temperatures creates need for daytime shelter As the county reels from the frigid temperatures, the need for a daytime drop-in center in Ironton for ... Read more

by Benita Heath, Friday, January 9, 2015 10:18 am

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Rotary breakfast set for next month

That special day for sweethearts can start a little sweeter this February with the annual Ironton Rotary Club pancake breakfast. “It is always the second ... Read more

by Benita Heath, Friday, January 9, 2015 10:16 am

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