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Tom Purcell: 70 years ago, we beat polio

She came home with a high temperature, feeling very ill. The next morning, her legs gave out when…

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Parade leaders named for 2025

The top three positions for this year’s Ironton Lawrence County Memorial Day Parade have been named. This year’s…

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Jerry Pittman

Jerry Pittman Jerry Pittman, 89, of Proctorville, Ohio died Sunday April 6, 2025 at St. Mary’s Medical Center,…

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Conservation District speaks at commission meeting

On Tuesday, the Lawrence County Commissioners were updated on several projects being done by the Lawrence Soil and…

Education

School news: Phi Kappa Phi elects two new members

Phi Kappa Phi elects two new members BATON ROUGE, La. – The following people recently were elected to…

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Ashland man charged in Lawrence County rape, burglary case

An Ashland man is in the Lawrence County court system after being indicted for rape and burglary. Johnathan…

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Ramaswamy keynotes Lincoln Day dinner

Payne receives award from party The Lawrence County Republican Party hosted their annual Lincoln Day dinner on Monday,…

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IPD dealing with car break ins

The Ironton Police Department is dealing with a rash of cars being broken into and are warning people…

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Tressel kicks off conversation on Ohio’s Workforce Playbook

CLEVELAND — Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel is kicking off efforts to develop Ohio’s Workforce Playbook. Tressel brought together…

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Community Day set for Saturday in Proctorville

PROCTORVILLE — The Proctorville Volunteer Fire Department will host a Community Day this Saturday. The event, which will…

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Aqua doing 3 water main projects in county

Work will be done in South Point, Chesapeake Aqua is set to begin a series of water system…

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Jim Crawford: A needed Democratic call to action

In a short couple of months, the Trump administration has weakened the economy, placed incompetents in top government…

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ODOT road report

The following construction and maintenance projects are anticipated to affect highways in Lawrence County next week. All outlined…

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The Louisville Orchestra to play at Paramount

ASHLAND — The Louisville Orchestra and Music Director Teddy Abrams – winners of a Grammy Award for Best…

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Earle, Harris, Williams added to Bare’s 90th tribute

NASHVILLE — Lawrence County’s favorite son is turning 90 on April 7 and more performers are lining up…