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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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Why Grayson, KY may never have a Walmart… (and why it’s okay)

One of the most common things I see people in this town asking for is a Walmart. It’s something I’ve never fully understood, for several reasons. For one, our nearest Walmart is only 15–20 minutes away. It’s literally about 10 miles from town, and if you can’t make the drive, you can even have groceries delivered to your house, including in places like Hitchins.

Grayson, KY · 1d
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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 Finance and Tax Offices to Close in December for Gallia Street Move

Portsmouth residents who need to pay a city tax bill or visit the finance office in person should plan ahead next month: the City of Portsmouth’s Department of Finance and Income Tax Division will close for several days in December to relocate from Washington Street to Gallia Street, according to the City of Portsmouth, in […]

Portsmouth, OH · 2d

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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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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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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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ARC founder asks federal judge to move trial from Ashland to Covington

ASHLAND, Ky. — The founder of Addiction Recovery Care is asking a federal judge to move his upcoming criminal trial from Ashland to Covington, arguing that extensive media coverage of the company and its controversies could prevent him from receiving a fair trial. Attorneys for Timmy G. Robinson Jr....

Ashland, KY · 3d

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Chillicothe Mobile Golf Simulator Gets $18,000 Boost to Serve Four Counties

A mobile golf simulator based in Chillicothe has received $18,000 to help it launch across four southern Ohio counties, the Chillicothe Gazette reported on Wednesday, November 11, in a story crediting a community announcement from the Joint Economic Development Initiative of Southern Ohio. Hot Shots Entertainment LLC received the funding from Mission Conversion Services Alliance, […]

Chillicothe, OH · 1d

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Meta land purchase forces NKY trailer park residents to leave in 90 days

MASON COUNTY, Ky. (WKRC) - Residents of a trailer home neighborhood outside Maysville have 90 days to leave after the land was sold to tech giant Meta for a data center complex. In October, the Mason County Fiscal Court approved the complex on 2,900 acres outside Maysville, possibly the largest...

Maysville, KY · 6d

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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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State agency opens 1,300 new acres of public lands in Southern and Eastern Kentucky

The new public lands are open in time for the modern-gun deer season.

Kentucky · 1d

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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 · 16h

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Morehead mayoral race stays at 1-vote margin after recanvass, questions remain

Election officials reviewed the tallies Thursday to verify that the results from the Nov. 3 general election were recorded accurately. The recanvass confirmed the original count of 574 votes for Trent and 573 for Schack was correct.

Morehead, KY · 13h

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Athens investigating confirmed E. coli cases

ATHENS, Ohio — The Athens City-County Health Department announced Wednesday that it's investigating four confirmed cases of Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli in the area, also known as STEC. Health officials said they're working to figure out how the infections occurred and whether there's a common source, as well as...

Athens, OH · 1d

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Broken water main leaves The Plains without water

THE PLAINS, Ohio — A water main break in The Plains today, Wednesday, Nov. 11, has drained its water supply, leaving residents without water. The source of the break is unclear. In The Plains/Chauncey Neighborhood Facebook group, Oscar Carson, superintendent of the Athens County Water and Sewer District, said that the district had to let the water tanks drain completely so that the leak could be fixed.

Athens County, OH · 1d

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Nelsonville council president removed, resigns

NELSONVILLE, Ohio — Nelsonville’s charter council has two open seats after it removed the council president from his position Monday, Nov. 9, and as another member tendered her resignation. The council voted to remove former council president Cameron Peck from his position Monday, and he resigned immediately after....

Nelsonville, OH · 13h

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Hocking Athens Perry Community Action Gets 00,000 for Essential Home Repairs

Homeowners in Hocking, Athens and Perry counties who have been putting off a failing furnace, a leaking roof or a bathroom they can no longer safely use are in line for help. Hocking Athens Perry Community Action will receive $300,000 from the Ohio Department of Development for essential home repairs and accessibility modifications, State Representative […]

Hocking County, OH · 4d

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Moe Bandy at the Ohio Valley Opry

BELPRE - Country music legend Moe Bandy will perform at 6 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Ohio Valley Opry in Belpre. With a career of more than five decades, Bandy is among traditional country music’s most recognizable voices and is known for his honky-tonk sound and storytelling, according to a release from the venue. Among his hits are “Bandy the Rodeo Clown,” “Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life,” “It’s a Cheatin’ Situation” and “Americana.”

Belpre, OH · 2d