Gloria Elvira Francis Swinkunas (Scott) of Newton Falls, Ohio via Mt Orab, Ohio passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Cortland, Ohio. She

In one of its most successful years on record at the Ohio News Media Association’s Osman C. Hooper Awards Contest, The News Democrat won

A large crowd gathered for a worthy cause at Eagles Hall in Georgetown on Saturday, April 6. The calling was the annual Fiesta-Fur-Paws, the B

David R. Heisler, 68, of Peebles, was sentenced to life without parole for first-degree felony rape in the Brown County Court of Common Pleas

Margie Thompson, 86 years of age, of Sardinia, Ohio, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024, at the Ohio State University East Hospital, in Col

Patricia Carol Frye, age 87, of Sardinia, Ohio passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at the Anderson Mercy Hospital in Anderson Township, Ohio. S

Pamela S. Harness passed away suddenly on Friday, April 5, 2024, at the age of 71. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1952. Pam is

Rachel Louise Bonar, age 89, of Georgetown, Ohio passed away Sunday, April 7, 2024 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Barbara Surilda Gundrum, age 86, of Mt.Orab, Ohio passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at her residence. She was retired from the Miller Shoe Co

Angela Sue (Bolender) Herbolt, 66, of Hamersville, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, surrounded by her immediate family.

Owen Lee Ashbrook, age 94, of Mt.Orab, Ohio passed away Monday, April 9, 2024 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near

After a very disappointing series loss to a bad Mets squad, the Cincinnati Reds go right into playing the Brewers, an NL-Central Opponent who

The Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association released its 2023-24 list of Division III All-Ohio boys basketball team on March 27, and among those e

Another spring season of high school track and field got underway in Brown County on March 26, as Georgetown High School played host to its &l

The first annual Ripley Life Squad Easter Egg Hunt was held Saturday, March 30 with a large crowd of local children coming out to visit the Ea

There are many upcoming events in Ripley set for this year, some of which are planned by the John P. Parker Historical Society. This is the 28

Southern State Community College is pleased to announce Jaime Simmons as the College’s next Director of Financial Aid. Simmon

Ripley Village Council members are looking for less expensive options for the construction of the Freedom Landing Boat Dock project on the Ohi

An investigation by the Brown County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the Mt. Orab Police Department led to the arrest of a Mt. Ora

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved sister, Phillis Gifford, who passed away on March 28, 2024, at the age of