NEWS

4:37 pm |

‘Scared of Santa’ photo contest begins

3:42 pm |

WCH man accused of abduction

3:34 pm |

DeWeese’s career to be celebrated Dec. 21

2:04 pm |

Jeff Library celebrates Mickey Mouse’s 90th birthday

4:53 pm |

BPM fire house transforms into ‘Santa Land’

4:20 pm |

Holsinger pleads to murder

Thousands salute Bush funeral train 4141

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Thousands waved and cheered along the route as funeral train No. 4141 — for the 41st president — carri...

December 6th, 2018 |

Ohio election panel tosses minor parties’ debate complaint

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State election regulators in Ohio delivered a blow to two minor parties on Thursday, dismissing complaints that alleged th...

December 6th, 2018 |

Officials meet with GM chief over plant closing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Ohio congressmen met with the head of General Motors Wednesday in Washington in their bid to keep an assembly plant from...

December 6th, 2018 |

BPM fire house transforms into ‘Santa Land’

For the next three days, the Bloomingburg-Paint-Marion (BPM) Joint Fire District fire house will be transformed into “Santa Land,” a fundr...

December 6th, 2018 |

FCSO Arrests/Citations

According to reports, the following individuals have been arrested or cited by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office. They are presumed innocent u...

December 6th, 2018 |

SPORTS

9:49 pm |

Lady Lions roll past Jackson, 76-12

11:03 pm |

Blue Lions win FAC lid-lifter at Hillsboro

10:35 pm |

Cavs win FAC opener vs Panthers

Luis Valbuena, Jose Castillo die in car crash in Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Former major league players Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo were killed in a car crash caused by highway bandits who t...

December 7th, 2018 |

Alex Morgan named US Player of the Year

CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Morgan has been named U.S. Soccer’s Player of the Year for a second time after leading the national team with 18 goals...

December 7th, 2018 |

Group plans $230M stadium to keep MLS team in Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam are part of a group planning to build a $230 million stadium for the Columbus...

December 7th, 2018 |

Blue Lions beat Wilmington, 38-30

WILMINGTON — A young Wilmington wrestling squad made its season-debut Wednesday night against an old league foe.In a back-and-forth dual with fo...

December 7th, 2018 |

Lady Lion j-v squad beats Chillicothe, 28-13

The Washington Lady Blue Lion junior-varsity basketball team hosted the Chillicothe Cavaliers in a Frontier Athletic Conference match-up Wednesday, De...

December 6th, 2018 |

LIFE

4:52 pm |

Foods to stock up ahead of snowstorms

1:41 pm |

Leafy greens suspected in latest E. coli food poisoning cases

2:01 pm |

Holiday indulgence in moderation?

FCMH announces Senior Life Solutions partnership

Fayette County Memorial Hospital (FCMH) has announced a partnership with Senior Life Solutions. Senior Life Solutions will be located in Medical Arts ...

December 7th, 2018 |

What’s happening at Carnegie Library?

This week, join us for a very special event on Thursday, Dec. 13 at 5:30 p.m. The community is invited to an evening program at the library featuring ...

December 7th, 2018 |

The Amish Cook: A beautiful Yoder Christmas story – Part 1

Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two-part column from Gloria about their long journey through the foster care system and, ultimately, to ado...

December 4th, 2018 |

Leafy greens suspected in latest E. coli food poisoning cases

I’m confused about the recent reports regarding leafy greens such as romaine lettuce. How is it that leafy greens can cause a foodborne illness?...

December 3rd, 2018 |

What’s happening at Carnegie Library?

Now more than ever, libraries are multifaceted institutions. They are educational, recreational, informational, cultural and technological. Libraries ...

November 30th, 2018 |

Repeat outbreaks pressure produce industry to step up safety

NEW YORK (AP) — After repeated food poisoning outbreaks linked to romaine lettuce, the produce industry is confronting the failure of its own sa...

November 30th, 2018 |

OPINION

11:35 am |

Where did we get sidetracked?

11:03 am |

Connecting our children with nature

2:10 pm |

A short life worth long remembering

Access points can connect communities with food

How do we increase healthy, fresh foods in rural America? One way is to identify new opportunities for people to access food. Here are five suggestion...

December 7th, 2018 |

Remembering Bush’s visits to Ohio

George Bush sometimes joked on the campaign trail that he was part-Ohioan. His father was born in Columbus, and his grandfather died in the state capi...

December 5th, 2018 |

Buses, snow and Christmastime

“Oh, man. Oh yeah. My dogs are barking,” actor John Candy as Del Griffith, told Steve Martin, in “Planes, Trains and AutomobilesR...

December 5th, 2018 |

It’s one of my favorite words in the world…

I have had a lifelong obsession with the f-word.For as long as I can remember, the f-word has been a part of my life. I’ve used it and abused it...

December 4th, 2018 |

The white-washing of Santa Claus

For starters (spoiler alert) Santa Claus is an imaginary character—not real. The jolly guy in the goofy red suit is an American icon of popular ...

December 4th, 2018 |

Bush decency and America’s Christmas list

Christmas is coming and wish lists vary. Here are ideas from which most can benefit.Medical care for all Americans. Congress must sever ties with lobb...

December 3rd, 2018 |