Latest Updates
- County Land Bank accepts several property bids - 2:44 pm
- Semi fails tight turn - 2:00 pm
- Police Arrests/Citations - 1:54 pm updated: 2:04 pm.
- Police Incidents - 1:47 pm
- Walk-in vaccine clinic at FCMH Tuesday - 1:43 pm
- New COVID vaccine comes to county - 4:52 pm
- ‘Americanism’ winners recognized - 3:43 pm
- AAA’s School Safety Patrol program celebrates centennial - 3:25 pm
- Wilmington Air Park mass vaccination site is slated - 3:22 pm
- Getting crafty with geometric shapes - 2:50 pm
- Anderson talks House Bill 110 on behalf of CCAO - 2:47 pm
- Police Arrests/Citations - 11:51 am
- Submit comments now for Ohio’s hunting, fishing proposals - 11:29 am
- Bill would allow Ohio schools more time to give spring tests - 4:26 pm
- COVID vaccination eligibility expands - 4:23 pm updated: 4:43 pm.
- Portman pushes for amendments to American Rescue Plan - 4:12 pm
- Menards center now in operation - 3:24 pm
- The problem of depression - 2:25 pm
- What is the reality of God’s work? - 2:20 pm
- Conservation Stewardship Program renewal applications due March 31 - 2:12 pm
- Adena Regional Medical Center Laboratory receives CAP accreditation - 2:02 pm
- Library set to hold Family Fun Scavenger Hunt - 4:33 pm
- YMCA programs springing into gear - 4:00 pm
- Land Transfers - 3:54 pm
- DeWine faces choppy political waters 1 year into pandemic - 3:30 pm
NEWS

Getting crafty with geometric shapes
This week we are going to focus on non-objective art with geometric shapes! This activity is geared toward kindergarten through second grade.Shapes ar...

Anderson talks House Bill 110 on behalf of CCAO
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Fayette County Commissioner Tony Anderson testified Thursday before the House Finance Subcommittee on Agriculture, Development ...
Police Arrests/Citations
According to reports, the following individuals have been arrested or cited by the Washington C.H. Police Department. They are presumed innocent unles...
Submit comments now for Ohio’s hunting, fishing proposals
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohioans interested in wildlife conservation may submit comments about current hunting and fishing regulation proposals online h...
Bill would allow Ohio schools more time to give spring tests
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio schools still would have to administer nearly all the usual tests this spring but would have an extra week in April o...

COVID vaccination eligibility expands
Fayette County will receive 500 first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for the week of March 8 to vaccinate the growing number of individuals who...
March 4th, 2021 updated: March 4th, 2021. |
SPORTS

Chrisman chooses Clark State
March 5, 2021 is now one of those milestone-type days for Corynn Chrisman.The Washington High School senior on Friday signed a letter of intent to att...
March 5th, 2021 updated: March 5th, 2021. |
LeBron James has elections on his mind
LeBron James is going to Georgia this weekend for more than the NBA All-Star Game.He’s thinking about upcoming elections as well.The Los Angeles...
Affidavit: Man found Tiger Woods unconscious after SUV crash
ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, Calif. (AP) — A man found Tiger Woods unconscious in a mangled SUV after the golf star crashed the vehicle in Southern Ca...
Reeling Buckeyes look for answers
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — No. 7 Ohio State is searching for answers to its perplexing February fade as No. 4 Illinois comes to town for the regular-...
Reds OF Akiyama returns to camp after wife seriously injured
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Cincinnati Reds outfielder Shogo Akiyama returned to spring training after a week away to be with his wife, who was serio...
High School Basketball Scores
Thursday, March 4 ScoresBy The Associated PressBOYS PREP BASKETBALLOHSAA PlayoffsDivision IRegion 1Lima Sr. 51, Perrysburg 41Sylvania Northview 76, As...
LIFE

Country Cooking with Lou Ann: Old Fashioned Shortcake
Hello! With spring approaching, I start thinking about strawberries. I know it’s a little early, but I have some in the freezer, so we can have ...

COVID vaccination eligibility expands
Fayette County will receive 500 first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for the week of March 8 to vaccinate the growing number of individuals who...
March 4th, 2021 updated: March 4th, 2021. |
Adena Regional Medical Center Laboratory receives CAP accreditation
CHILLICOTHE – The Adena Regional Medical Center (ARMC) Laboratory has again received a two-year accreditation from the Accreditation Committee o...
Ohio health dept. to retire system after 4K uncounted deaths
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An outdated reporting system that led to the undercount of more than 4,200 COVID-19 deaths in Ohio will now be retired, th...
Fostering a beautiful journey
A special thanks to you all for your interest and prayers regarding our foster and adoption journey. It certainly has been an eventful one.Four years ...

More residents to be eligible for COVID shot
More vaccines are coming to Ohio this week - including Fayette County - and more Ohioans will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 shot.Ohio Governor Mik...
OPINION

Portman: 2020 in review
I think we are all ready for 2020 to be over. It’s been a tough year. The health care and economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have c...
Opinion: Resting on a bedrock of belief
“He preached as a dying man to dying men.” Rev. John Burns’ congregation in Lawrence, Massachusetts, knew he was suffering from a fa...

WCH city manager makes appeal to the community
Editor’s note: Washington Court House City Manager Joe Denen submitted the following to the Record-Herald as an appeal to the community as COVID...
Opinion: Closing YMCAs will worsen the harmful effects of COVID-19
YMCAs in Ohio support the Governor’s efforts to stop the spread of COVID. We are contributing to that cause by operating clean and safe faciliti...

Portman: Why I voted for Amy Coney Barrett
This week, I was proud to vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the Supreme Court. She is an impressive person and a distinguished legal...

Opinion: Your vote, your voice
This week, former Ohio Governor Bob Taft and I joined forces to encourage all Ohioans to vote in this upcoming election. We both served as Ohio’...
BUSINESS

The new Burkes Outlet in the Washington Square Shopping Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday morning to kick off their grand opening celebrati...
February 15th, 2021 updated: February 15th, 2021. |

Death Putt Disc Supply, founded in January of 2019, is now located in our historic downtown at 149 S. Fayette St. in Washington Court House. Owner Jas...

The City of Washington Court House recently presented a New Business Plaque to Pawfections Pet Salon, a full service grooming salon offering bathing, ...

Jim Van Dyke’s celebrates 20 years
Jim Van Dyke’s Automotive Center, located at 2247 Us Highway 22 SW in Washington Court House, is celebrating 20 years in business tomorrow.The b...
February 4th, 2021 updated: February 4th, 2021. |

Outlet mall sold to new company
The outlet mall formerly known as Tanger in Jeffersonville has been sold to a new company and is now re-branded as “Destination Outlets.”A...
First round OVRDC county caucus scheduled
The Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission (OVRDC) is holding annual county caucus reorganization meetings for Fayette County on Monday, Feb. 8 a...