Opinion

Jim Crawford: Hearings focused on finding the truth

Suppose you are one of the nearly 40 percent of Americans who believe Donald Trump won the 2020…

Lifestyles

Tax return can be target for child support agency

Dear Lawyer Mark: I am having a problem in getting my ex-husband to pay child support. You see,…

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Time for family fun on the riverfront

The Summer Solstice Music and Arts Festival is one week away. The event, set for the Ironton riverfront…

Lifestyles

Battling Creeping Charlie is a battle that never ends

I can get crabby over weeds in my yard during spring and summer: crabgrass, dandelions, clover, wild violets,…

Opinion

Nathan Davis: Making a clean energy cleaner

What is renewable propane? Renewable propane has the same great features as conventional propane — reliability, portability, power…

Opinion

Jim Crawford: Children deserve protection

America has decided, and the decision is that we must accept that sending our children to school may…

Lifestyles

Ohio’s bothersome, bad-to-the-bone bugs

All bugs serve a predestined purpose on the earth – right? Well, not in my flower garden or…

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Public needs to know

On Saturday night, five inmates escaped from the STAR Community Justice Center — not that there was any…

Columnists

MJ Wixsom: Our feline friends do not have nine lives

I have been working with a new software to create new exam room videos. While I think the…

Opinion

Rick Carfagna: Legislation endangers energy production at worst time

As we transition into summer and its promise of increased travel and outdoor activities, Ohioans have seen their…

Lifestyles

Without hope, there is nothing to look forward to

I make it a habit to seldom turn on the TV as I travel because I usually have…

Columnists

Mark K. McCown: Trailer becomes issue after couple’s breakup

DEAR LAWYER MARK: I gotta question about trying to get some property back. My boyfriend and me bought…

Lifestyles

Children raised in the church more likely to stay in the flock

When I was a child, I learned a song in Sunday School titled “Jesus Loves The Little Children.”…

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Region gets its chance

Historically, the Appalachian region has been known for being economically-impoverished, with West Virginia being courted in 1960 by…

Columnists

Mural designed to uplift the community

Late in 2021, Impact Prevention’s Southern Ohio Youth Council decided that they wanted to leave a physical, positive…