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Adena teen looks at life and art with endless possibilities

BLOOMINGDALE — With a stylus pressed between his teeth, Chuck Carter adds text and edits photographs on his computer’s touchscreen. Carter, the grandson of Dean and Mary Carter of Adena and a junior at Buckeye Local High School, will turn 18 on Saturday, March 29, and has endured more ...

No open burning in Ohio

COLUMBUS — Ohio’s annual burn ban is in effect now that wildfire season is here. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry released information urging Ohioans to follow the state’s outdoor burning regulations. It suggested taking precautions when burning debris this ...

Students win district title for American legion flag program

POWHATAN POINT — Two students are district winners with a test that tested their knowledge of the American flag. Olivia Murray St. Mary Central School in Martins Ferry won first place for the girls division a few months ago after Richard Smathers from the American Legion Post 228 in Powhatan ...

Women urged to be vigilant on heart disease

WINTERSVILLE — Laurie Labishak, marketing director for Trinity Health System, told the many attending the medical system’s first Crimson Connections for Your Heart Event that heart disease kills more women than all forms of cancer combined. “One in three women. It’s a startling ...

Campbell police officer brings down dog-trainer fraud

CAMPBELL, Ohio — Remi the pit bull had a designation for being dangerous, but he was not nearly as big a threat as the man who killed him. However, Remi and his family would get the last word, thanks to the persistence of a Campell police officer. Steffen Baldwin had Ohio and the world ...