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Chillicothe Gazette

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Regional effort targets growth around DOE Portsmouth Site

A new regional planning effort aims to help southern Ohio communities prepare for growth around the U.S. Department of Energy's Portsmouth Site in Pike County. Ohio University's Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service PORTSfuture Program and national planning firm Planning NEXT are launching the initiative through a U.S. Department of Energy grant, according to a community announcement. The effort will focus on preparing communities for growth through coordinated planning for housing, workforce and infrastructure needs. "The PORTSfuture Program is rooted in expanding community stakeholder engagement through outreach efforts and partnerships that foster long-term economic vitality," PORTSfuture Director Stephanie Howe said. "Planning NEXT represents a natural progression of this effort to turn years of community insights into real-world readiness." Ohio University has worked in the region through PORTSfuture since 2010, supporting community engagement and planning related to reuse of the Portsmouth Site. Communities will develop regional priorities Planning NEXT will lead a community-driven process intended to create a shared vision for long-term growth. The work will identify priority projects and policies involving housing, workforce and infrastructure and help local leaders pursue state and federal funding. "When this work is done, communities around the Portsmouth Site will have a unified plan

Pike County, OH · 3d

WTRF

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Google commits $10 million to West Virginia to lower energy bills

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — Google announced on Thursday its $10 million Energy Impact Program in West Virginia, which aims to help lower energy bills by making community buildings and homes more energy efficient. According to a press release, an initial $1 million in funding will go to the West...

West Virginia · 3d

thepostathens.com

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Busy Bird Yarn & Craft Supply to join Athens crafting scene

Athens is getting a new addition to the crafting community. Busy Bird Yarn & Craft Supply is opening Dec. 5 at 28 1/2 E. State St. Kelly Karch, owner of Busy Bird Yarn & Craft Supply, said this idea is something she had for years. Karch has been knitting since she was in middle school, and said fiber arts have been a creative outlet throughout her life.

Athens, OH · 5d

NewsForce 24/7

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Chillicothe Council Weighs 12 Percent City Property Tax Cut for 2027 Bills

Chillicothe City Council was set to consider a 12 percent cut to the city’s property tax rate on Monday, November 9, a move city leaders say is meant to soften a steep increase in state-driven property tax bills across Ross County, according to the Scioto Valley Guardian. The proposal grew out of Councilman Jeff Creed’s […]

Chillicothe, OH · 5d

athensindependent.com

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McKee Company celebrates 1m tons of asphalt produced

The McKee Company is proud to announce a major milestone: 1 million tons of asphalt produced! This remarkable achievement represents a decade of growth, hard work, and an unwavering commitment to quality. While this production milestone marks an exciting chapter in our story, McKee Paving has been a trusted name in quality asphalt paving and maintenance throughout Southeastern Ohio for over 60 years.

Appalachian Ohio, OH · 6d

takemetotn.com

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This Hocking Hills Town Is A Surprisingly Affordable Retirement Destination

Nestled in the rolling hills of southeastern Ohio, Logan is a small city that retirees are quietly discovering as one of the best-kept secrets in the Midwest. With a population of just over 7,000 people, this charming Hocking County seat sits along the Hocking River and offers a peaceful, small-town lifestyle without the big-city price tag.

Logan, OH · 10d

NewsForce 24/7

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Chillicothe Farmers Market Opens First Day in New Yoctangee Park Pavilion

The Chillicothe Farmers Market opened its first day in a permanent new home on Saturday, welcoming shoppers into the new multipurpose pavilion in Yoctangee Park as the centerpiece of the park’s grand reopening weekend in downtown Chillicothe. The market’s opening day in the pavilion came one day after the City of Chillicothe celebrated the completion […]

Chillicothe, OH · 7d

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FERC staff finds no significant impact from Texas Eastern's 50,000-Dth/d Ohio compressor upgrade

(P&GJ) — Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) staff concluded in an environmental assessment issued Nov. 6 that Texas Eastern Transmission's Athens Optimization Project in Athens County, Ohio, would not significantly affect the environment. The project would let Texas Eastern provide an additional 50,000 dekatherms per day of incremental firm transportation service.

Athens County, OH · 6d

WHIZ

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Mid-East Opens Doors for Adults Seeking Diplomas

ZANESVILLE, OH – If you’ve been thinking about heading back to the classroom as an adult, Mid-East has some opportunities available for you. Through the Career and Academic Readiness Education Program, or CARE, adults can earn their high school diploma through 2 different pathways. Barb Funk, the Career...

Zanesville, OH · 6d

Chillicothe Gazette

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Ross, Pike County data centers differ greatly in size, power and water use

CHILLICOTHE— Data centers, data centers, data centers. Between the proposed data center in Chillicothe and the data center being built in Pike County it can feel like all anyone is talking about is data centers. That doesn't even begin to include all the conversations about the other data centers being built and either supported or protested by communities around the country. With so much talk, it is easy to get confused, especially when you are talking about two sites so close together, like the ones in Ross and Pike counties, which are less than 40 miles apart. Both of these projects involve turning brownfield sites into data centers, but that is largely where the similarities stop. Based on what project leaders from both sites have said, the centers will vastly vary in size, energy and water usage and more. Ross County The proposed data center in Chillicothe would be built on the former paper mill site, which is owned by U.S. Paper Mill, which is leasing the land to Alignment Engine. During a public meeting in September , David Stanfill with Alignment Engine said the proposed data center for Chillicothe is expected to be 6.5 acres in size, offer around

Pike County, OH · 9d

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Ohio Family Farm Operating Since 1919 Opens a Two-Day Thanksgiving Market for Smoked Turkeys and Pies

Homemade pies and turkeys get their very own two-day market at one Ohio family farm right before Thanksgiving. That’s a holiday shortcut I can fully get behind. The family behind it has been farming since 1919, which is a lot of harvests. More than a century of growing food tends to make people very good at feeding a hungry crowd.

Pataskala, OH · 7d

NewsForce 24/7

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Zanesville Revises 2026 Budget as Fuel Costs Rise and Fire Grant Lands

Zanesville city leaders are revising the city’s 2026 budget to cover sharply higher fuel and self-insurance costs, while offsetting part of the pressure with a $566,672 federal fire grant and $110,000 in state funding for Secrest Auditorium, according to reporting by the Zanesville Times Recorder. “(Money is) coming in and going out,” Budget and Finance […]

Zanesville, OH · 9d

NewsForce 24/7

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Tiny Piketon Nonprofit Helps Turn Portsmouth Site Toward New Industry

A nonprofit with just three staff members has become a central player in turning the former Portsmouth uranium enrichment plant near Piketon into a hub for new industry, with more than 350 acres of federal land now transferred into local hands, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, reported by the Scioto Valley Guardian. The […]

Portsmouth, OH · 9d

thenewpolitical.com

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Retro Report: The opening of Walmart and its effect on local business

Twenty-four years before Chick-fil-A opened on East State Street, people were standing a few hundred feet away protesting another national chain: Walmart. When the Walmart Supercenter opened in 2002, its arrival came after years of pushback from Athens residents concerned about what a retailer of its size could mean for local businesses and the city around them. Today, Walmart is a normal part of East State Street. Chick-fil-A is its newest neighbor.

Athens, OH · 9d

WTAP

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Grand Central Mall marks grand reopening with full month of events

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - After months of renovation, Grand Central Mall is officially celebrating its grand reopening with a ribbon cutting and a full slate of community events throughout November. The grand reopening celebration begins Friday at 11 a.m. with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the mall. That evening, the...

Vienna, WV · 10d

Times Recorder

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Check out these Muskingum County real estate transfers

Oct. 13 1435 Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Cole M. Wilson and Justine M. Mitchell, 330 Walnut Hills Drive, Zanesville, $180,000 1436 David O'Brien Smith to LD$ Holdings LLC, 1134 Lee St., Zanesville, $112,000 1437 John A. McElfresh to Shawn Harrel and Shirley A. Cline, 13300 Mount Zion Road, Frazeysburg, $331,000 1438 DR Horton Indiana LLC to Daniel and Tammy Banks, 3700 Aileen Drive, Zanesville, $362,407 1439 DR Horton Indiana LLC to Lacie Renée and Tiffany Arretta Yerian, 3838 Leasure Farms Drive, Zanesville, $371,762 1440 DR Horton Indiana LLC to Heath Michael and Kassidi Mae Cooper, 3842 Leasure Farms Drive, Zanesville, $348,835 1441 Kade Wesley Sells to Shelby Cole, 519 Main St., Gratiot, $192,000 Oct. 14 1442 Donald R. and Mary Ethell to Chris Sutton, 9520 McGlade School Road, Dresden, $150,000 1443 Molly L. Martin to Catherine Amanda Perry, 711 St. Louis Ave., Zanesville, $255,000 Oct. 15 1444 Heroine J. and William J. Fountain to Brandon Scott and Angela Leanne Smith, 4975 Stiers Lane, Zanesville, $200,000 1445 Patrick L. Judson to David Glen Eveland, 2915 Thorn Drive, Zanesville, $265,900 1446 David J. and Susan M. Miller to Boulder Ridge Holdings LLC, 12680 Old Riley Road, Frazeysburg, $335,029.32 1447 Karen E.

Muskingum County, OH · 10d

Parkersburg News & Sentinel

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Grand Central Mall celebrates renovations with grand reopening

VIENNA -- Grand Central Mall celebrated its grand reopening Friday with new flooring, lighting and food court furnishings, an expanded bookstore and a pledge from its owners to continue investing in the shopping center. Community members, local officials and business representatives gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony that included performances by...

Vienna, WV · 8d

WTAP

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Baker & Baker Jewelers celebrates 108 years

MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) - Baker & Baker Jewelers celebrated 108 years in business Wednesday evening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony along with Marietta Area Chamber of Commerce. According to owner Charla Farley, Baker & Baker Jewelers was established in 1918 by the Baker brothers. Later, her father, Larry Hall, joined the brothers and bought the business in 1994. In May 2026, Farley took over ownership.

Marietta, OH · 10d

The Oak Ridger

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Centrus ships first American made centrifuge from Oak Ridge to Ohio

The staff at Centrus Technology and Manufacturing Center at 400 Centrifuge Way in Oak Ridge on Oct. 29 joined politicians, along with company and government leaders, in celebrating the shipment of the first new American-made, advanced AC100M centrifuge as part of Centrus Energy Corp.’s multibillion-dollar expansion. The company is expanding its capacity to make thousands of gas centrifuges in Oak Ridge and to use those machines in the plant the company has been enlarging in Ohio to enrich uranium at traditional and higher concentrations for future nuclear power plants housing conventional or next-generation, advanced reactors. Pieces of the gas centrifuge have been shipped by truck to Centrus Energy’s American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, Ohio, where the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant previously enriched uranium. According to a Centrus Energy news release, the ceremony marked a milestone in which expanded centrifuge manufacturing in Tennessee is connected with uranium enrichment expansion in Ohio “to rebuild America’s nuclear fuel supply chain. The achievement marks the assembly of a complete, unobligated supply chain to serve both the commercial and national security markets.” “ Completing the first new centrifuge for our expansion and standing up a one-of-a-kind supply chain are significant moments for our team and

Oak Ridge, TN · 10d