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Area Agency on Aging District 7 named recipient of Prestigious Aging Achievement Award
The Area Agency on Aging District 7 (AAA7) is thrilled to announce that its “Fall-Free Fridays” initiative received a 2024 Aging Achievement Award from USAging, one of the highest honors presented by USAging to its members. Fall-Free Fridays, a partnership with Shawnee State University’s (SSU) Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) Program, was among 22 local aging programs to receive honors during USAging’s 49th Annual Conference and Tradeshow, held recently in Tampa, Florida. The 2024 USAging Aging Innovations & Achievement Awards, supported by Caregiving.com and Cumulus.care,...
PRESS and American Nuclear Activist Alliance demand Senate hearings
PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth/Piketon Residents for Environmental Safety and Security (PRESS) and the American Nuclear Activist Alliance are urgently calling on the Senate Energy Committee to conduct hearings on the severe property contamination and alarming cancer prevalence in Pike and Scioto Counties in Ohio. “The contamination is well documented. We have the scientific studies and the documents to prove the Department of Energy’s criminal actions. Pike County has the highest cancer rate in the state of Ohio. It’s because of the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant,” said...
Weekly construction update
The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Pike County next week. All outlined work is weather permitting. NEW State Route 335 Slide RepairWork has begun as of July 15 for a slide repair project between Schilder Lane and Omega. Work will occur daily for this construction. S.R. 335 will be closed for the duration of the project; traffic will be detoured via S.R. 220 to S.R. 32. ...
Wagner files brief in appeal of murder conviction
Editor’s NoteAll references to “Wagner” in this article are referring to George Washington Wagner IV. On June 10, George Washington Wagner IV’s defense team filed a brief, in his appeal case citing nine assignments of error in his murder trial, with the Pike County Common Pleas Court. Wagner and his family members are charged with killing seven members of the Rhoden family and Hannah Gilley in April of 2016. ...
ODNR offers special deer hunts on eight state nature preserves
COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Natural Areas and Preserves is holding special deer hunts at eight state nature preserves across Ohio during the 2024-25 hunting season. These locations were identified as areas where deer populations pose a threat to native plant communities. The division is offering both gun and archery hunts this year. Special gun hunts will be offered at Boch Hollow and Stage’s Pond state nature preserves. Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve will offer archery, gun, and...
AAA: Gas prices climb in Ohio
The average price of gasoline across South Central Ohio is 14 cents higher this week at $3.509 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. The average price during the week of July 15 was $3.361 and the average price during the week of July 24, 2023 $3.287. This week’s average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline across South Central Ohio is $3.509. Pike County comes in...
Pike Outreach holds ribbon cutting of remote work center
Pike Outreach had a ribbon cutting and opened up the new Pike Outreach Remote Work Center in the basement of the building that houses the food pantry at 306 Bridge Street in Waverly. “The Pike Outreach Remote Work Center is funded through the workforce board’s GRIT (growth, resilience, initiative, and transformation) program fund,” said Crystal Keaton, Workforce and Development Board Area 1 Director. Keaton said that the Workforce Development board...
Congressman Wenstrup tours Piketon water, sewer plant
PIKETON — Congressman Brad Wenstrup and his Regional Director Teresa Lewis were in Pike County last month to make stops at Kirchhoff Automotive, Pike County Community Action, and tour Piketon’s new water and sewer plants. Wenstrup’s office was able to get the village $2 million dollars worth of grant money for construction of the wastewater facility. “I believe this is the largest investment the village of Piketon has made in...
The Pike County Fair will be hosting its annual country concert, featuring Jackson Dean
The Pike County Fair will be hosting its annual country music concert again this year. The concert will be on Thursday, August 1, 2024. Jared Allman who is one of the members of the fair’s entertainment committee said, “So we are going to have a local guy … his name is Moose Miller. He’s actually from Pike County, and he attended school at Eastern. Then we are having a guy named River Dan, and the headline act will be Jackson Dean.” ...
ODOT Weekly Construction Update
The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Pike County next week. All outlined work is weather permitting. Projects with active or future traffic impacts are linked to OHGO.com. NEW State Route 335 Slide Repair Work is set to begin on July 15 for a slide repair project between Schilder Lane and Omega....
Site of former Greenbaum building commemorated with new marker
Although the brick and mortar portion of the Greenbaum building may be gone, its memory will be preserved for generations to come with a new historic marker. Pike County’s newest Ohio Historical Marker now stands on the sidewalk beside the former location of the Greenbaum building, which is now the parking lot for the Brass Monkey Bar & Restaurant. It was in that location on Tuesday, July 16 that the...
Storm brings down lines and causes power outages
On Sunday, July 14, the Waverly Fire Department responded to nearly a dozen calls of service shortly after the storm around 5 p.m., ranging from trees over the road, fire alarms, and cordoning several streets in Waverly due to electrical lines down. Engine 1, Engine 2, Rescue 2, Brush 206, Brush 207, and Traffic 208 responded to the various calls. Piketon Seal Township Fire Department also responded as mutual aid to provide support on one of the calls. At the time of the outage, several...
Waverly FD responds to Wikle Drive fire
On Friday, July 12, the Waverly Fire Department (FD) was dispatched to a structure at 184 Wikle Drive Apartment 6a. Engine 1, Ladder 1, Rescue 2, and Engine 3 responded, made a rapid interior attack, and extinguished the fire while keeping it contained to the initial unit. According to a report from Waverly FD, on arrival, fire department personnel found a working structure fire in an apartment. The fire was...
PUCO approves new reliability standards for AEP Ohio
COLUMBUS, OHIO (July 10, 2024) — The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) Wednesday approved an unopposed settlement agreement requiring AEP Ohio to adopt stronger reliability standards. On March 27, 2024, a settlement agreement was signed by AEP Ohio, PUCO staff, Ohio Consumers’ Counsel (OCC), Ohio Manufacturers’ Association Energy Group (OMAEG), Ohio Poverty Law Center and Pro Seniors, Inc. “The new standards we approve today will improve service reliability and...
Adena Health announces new joint venture to advance home health and hospice services
CHILLICOTHE — Adena Health has announced a new joint venture partnership with national home health leader Alternate Solutions Health Network (ASHN) to advance home health and hospice services across south central and southern Ohio. The new home health and hospice collaboration will be jointly owned by Adena Health and ASHN, and operate as Adena Home Health and Hospice effective this August. Headquartered in Kettering, ASHN is recognized as an industry...
News of Record
PIKETON MAYOR’S COURT June 17, 2024 Anna Haag: Type: Failure to report accident: Pled no contest: Found guilty: Ordered to pay fine and court costs. Randall Eldridge: Type: Speed: Pled no contest: Found guilty: Dismissed: Ordered to pay fine and court costs. ...
Pike County road construction
The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Pike County next week. All outlined work is weather permitting. Projects with active or future traffic impacts are linked to OHGO.com. NEW State Route 335 Slide Repair Work is set to begin on July 15 for a slide repair project between Schilder Lane and Omega....
Portsmouth marks key milestone on path to demolishing massive building
PIKE COUNTY — U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) crews at the Portsmouth Site relied on detailed planning, collaboration and teamwork to successfully complete characterization activities in the X-333 Process Building, which is slated for demolition early next year. The characterization included approximately 134,000 measurements, analyses and documentation of all equipment components, piping and valves that could contain uranium deposits at X-333. X-333 is one of two...
ODNR to host 10th annual Ohio Women’s Outdoor Adventure Weekend
COLUMBUS — Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is opening registration for the 10th annual Ohio Women’s Outdoor Adventure weekend. The three-day event is set to take place at the breathtaking Mohican State Park Lodge & Conference Center from September 20-22. This exciting weekend is designed to introduce women to an array of outdoor skills, including boating, fishing, shooting sports, and nature programming. The program, which is open to women aged 16 and older (minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian), is tailored...
Washington County man sentenced to 25 years in prison for exploiting minors
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Lower Salem, Ohio, man was sentenced in federal court here today to 300 months in prison for crimes related to exploiting minor victims in Ohio and in the Philippines. James A. Sabolick, 58, brought a minor from West Virginia to his hunting cabin in Washington County to engage in illicit sex acts. Sabolick also sent money to Filipino women for their basic living expenses in exchange for child sexual abuse material. ...
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The seed that yielded The Pike County News Watchman was planted in the early 1800s, perhaps as early as the founding of Jefferson (present-day Piketon, which served as the first Pike County government seat) in 1814, though this very early portion of Pike County history is not altogether clear. The earliest publication known to have existed is the Waverly Democrat, which was first printed in 1832 and served, as its name implies, as a staple for the early Democratic settlers in the county. In 1861 name of the publication changed from the Waverly Democrat to the somewhat conventional Waverly News. The name would remain until the early 1900s when yet another change, this time reflecting the opinion of another political party, took place. The Republican Herald served as the county's news source. In this incarnation, the paper would keep people abreast of news concerning births, deaths, and perhaps most importantly, the happening of soldiers fighting overseas in two world wars. In 1954, the publication adopted the name of the Waverly Watchman, though Republican Herald was still printed on the header of the front page. Finally, around the year 1960, a variation of the present name was set in place; the Waverly Watchman. This paper, like the current Pike County News Watchman, was published twice weekly and focused on the local news and personal interest stories of citizens of that time. The Pike County News Watchman is available online at newswatchman.com
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