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Forget Big City Living And Head To This Insanely Affordable Small Town In Ohio

You’ve been paying big city prices for big city problems, and somewhere along the way, nobody stopped to ask whether the trade was actually worth it. Portsmouth, Ohio stopped asking that question a long time ago and just started being a better option instead. This southern Ohio town sits...

Portsmouth, OH · 10d
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Ohio ‘house of horrors’ mom whose 16 kids were found locked away in squalor is pregnant again

The mom at the center of an Ohio “house of horrors” case — where her 16 children were found locked away in squalor — is pregnant again. Elizabeth Siders, 34 — who was arrested in June and charged with 19 counts of child endangerment, two counts of sexual battery and two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor — appeared in Vinton County court Monday for a competency hearing. Siders denied she was pregnant when she was booked into the county jail, but on Monday, her attorney, Thomas Stolly, confirmed she is expecting another child, WOUB reported . Ohio mom Elizabeth Siders, accused of abusing her 16 children, is pregnant again and has been ruled competent to stand trial in court. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect Stolly did not provide a due date or any other details about his client’s pregnancy. At Monday’s hearing, the judge ruled Siders is competent to stand trial. She has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Moment MSC Seascape passenger is arrested as part of murder probe after woman found dead aboard The ruling followed an initial report that found Siders has depression and anxiety but no documented history of mental illness, her

Vinton County, OH · 3d

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New store to open at Ashland Town Center mall

ASHLAND, Ky. (WSAZ) - A new retailer at the Ashland Town Center mall will open soon. According to the Northeast KY Chamber of Commerce, Aeropostale will hold a ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration on Nov. 13 at 11:30 a.m. The store will be across from Victoria’s Secret.

Ashland, KY · 2d
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The Ironton Tribune

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Taco Bell opens in Coal Grove (WITH GALLERY)

COAL GROVE — There was already a line of customers on the lot on Marion Pike on Friday, awaiting the ribbon cutting and opening of the new Taco Bell in […]

Coal Grove, OH · 1d

Chillicothe Gazette

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Mobile golf simulator gets $18,000 boost in Chillicothe

Hot Shots Entertainment LLC received $18,000 to help launch a mobile golf simulator serving four southern Ohio counties. The funding from Mission Conversion Services Alliance will support the Chillicothe-based entrepreneurial venture, according to a community announcement from the Joint Economic Development Initiative of Southern Ohio . Hot Shots Entertainment plans to bring the interactive golf simulator to events in Ross, Pike, Scioto and Jackson counties. The business will be available for fundraisers, fairs, festivals, weddings, parties and other private events. The simulator is the first of its kind in the region, according to the announcement. Investment supports a new regional business “Hot Shots Entertainment is a great example of southern Ohio’s entrepreneurial spirit and the expansion of niche markets that are emerging across southern Ohio,” said Tammy Eallonardo, director of Greater Chillicothe & Ross County Development. “MCSA is a respected partner of economic development and is keen to support small business across a wide range of industries. We appreciate their willingness to invest in our local economies.” More information about the business is available at thehotshotsentertainment.com . Hot Shots Entertainment can also be found on Facebook . This story was produced with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were

Chillicothe, OH · 2d

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Lake Hope Dining Lodge in McArthur, Ohio, Serves Hearty Meals in a Cabin-Style Setting Inside a Forested State Park

Deep in the woods of southeast Ohio, past winding park roads and tall trees, a wooden lodge sits on a hillside above a quiet lake. Hikers come here after long days on the trails, and cabin guests stroll over when nobody feels like cooking. The menu leans hard into smoked...

Mcarthur, OH · 1d

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Adena Health Opens First Scioto County Clinic in Lucasville on Monday

Adena Health opened its first physical location in Scioto County on Monday, cutting the ribbon on Adena Family Medicine-Lucasville and seeing its first patients the same afternoon, the Scioto Post and the Scioto Valley Guardian reported on November 9. The clinic, at 37B Lucasville Minford Road in Lucasville, provides family medicine for patients of all […]

Scioto County, OH · 3d

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Crews respond to Lawrence County fire

UNION TWP., Pa. (WKBN) – Firefighters responded to a house fire in Union Township on Monday afternoon. Crews responded to the 200 block of Isabelle Avenue around 3 p.m. Firefighters did not say what caused the fire. Off-duty firefighters were called to the scene. Crews said that multiple handlines...

Chesapeake, OH · 2d

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Historic Portsmouth Property to Sell at Auction Across From $34.2M Riverfront Project

A historic property in downtown Portsmouth will sell to the highest bidder next month, no matter the price. Auction Ohio Real Estate will sell the property at 605 Front Street and the adjoining commercial lot at 613 Front Street at absolute auction on Thursday, December 10, at 2 p.m. ET, the company announced in a […]

Portsmouth, OH · 1d

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Looking at ATV/UTV safety after deadly incidents

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Two deaths related to ATVs and UTVs have occurred in our region this week. Abel Sims, 12, of Cabell County, died Wednesday night. Levi Risner of Scioto County, Ohio, died Tuesday. Riding off-road vehicles is a popular pastime in the Tri-State. Jack McNeely, director of...

Cabell County, WV · 16h

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Mexican-fusion chain to expand across the region

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio. (WSAZ) - An award-winning Mexican-fusion restaurant chain is expanding across Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia. Bubbakoo’s Burritos says it has signed a three-unit franchise development agreement to open new restaurants in Portsmouth, Ohio; Ashland, Kentucky; and Barboursville, West Virginia. The first restaurant is planned for 2133 11th...

Portsmouth, OH · 22h

Chillicothe Gazette

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Waverly tabs familiar face to lead girls basketball program

WAVERLY — When Waverly’s girls basketball program officially begins its season, it’ll be doing so with a new head coach for the first time in 18 years. However, the Tigers won't have to look far for familiarity. Mark Hannah has been tabbed to replace John Bonifield as the Tigers’ leader. Hannah has spent the last eight seasons as an assistant coach under Bonifield. Before that time, he helped with both Waverly and Piketon’s boys hoops programs. And, in the offseason, he runs the Arctic Rush AAU program. RELATED: Introducing 10 girls basketball players around Chillicothe to keep an eye on this winter Needless to say, he fits into his new position like a glove. “I’ve been around these girls since they were just starting basketball in the third grade. I see them every day in the building. With that, the familiarity is there,” Hannah said. “They know my personality, they know how I communicate, they know how I want to play, and most importantly, they know that I trust and believe in them. If you can build that relationship with your players, and they know you genuinely care, I believe they’ll run through a brick wall for you.” In his

Waverly, OH · 18h

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Portsmouth Reopens Scherer Hollow Road After Months-Long Hillside Closure

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — Scherer Hollow Road has reopened to traffic, ending a closure that lasted more than three months while crews completed a roadway improvement project on the narrow hillside route, the city said in a social media post reported by the Scioto Valley Guardian. The road closed on Aug. 3 for the extended project, […]

Portsmouth, OH · 1d

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Portsmouth Site Demolition Clears Way for $37 Billion Energy Hub in Piketon

PIKETON, Ohio — The U.S. Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site is moving from decades of Cold War-era cleanup into a new phase as the centerpiece of a $37 billion energy and computing hub, according to the department’s Office of Environmental Management. Crews are now tearing down former uranium enrichment buildings on the Piketon site to […]

Piketon, OH · 1d

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Scioto County Dog Pound relaunches foster program ahead of winter

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — The Scioto County Dog Pound is restarting its foster program, hoping to move some of its dogs into temporary homes as the shelter heads into the holidays full to capacity. The shelter said in a Facebook post that it needs fosters “now more than ever,” with...

Portsmouth, OH · 1d

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Regional Plan Aims to Ready Southern Ohio for Growth Around Portsmouth Site

PIKETON, Ohio — Southern Ohio communities around the U.S. Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Site in Pike County are getting a new, coordinated push to prepare for growth, as Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service and the national planning firm Planning NEXT launch a regional planning initiative funded through a U.S. Department of […]

Pike County, OH · 13h

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Wheelersburg Alumni Foundation Awards $7,500 in Grants to Five Teacher Projects

Five classroom projects in the Wheelersburg Local School District are getting funded help from the community’s own alumni. The Wheelersburg Schools Alumni & Friends Foundation announced Tuesday, November 10, that it has awarded grants totaling $7,500 to five teacher proposals, according to the foundation’s announcement as reported by South Ohio News. The foundation said its […]

Wheelersburg, OH · 1d

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Athens council to address Piketon data center

ATHENS, Ohio — The city of Athens will prepare a petition to intervene with written comments to the Ohio Power Siting Board, involving an artificial intelligence company’s plans to construct two gas power plants near Piketon in Pike County, in order to power a data center campus. Athens...

Athens, OH · 21h

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Boil advisory issued for Oliver Road in Minford

MINFORD, Ohio — Water One has issued a boil advisory for customers along Oliver Road, the Scioto County Emergency Management Agency said in a Facebook post. The advisory covers addresses from 15 to 276 Oliver Road and will remain in effect until further notice, according to the EMA. Customers...

Minford, OH · 21h