The Fairland Board of Education will have a special board meeting at 6 p.m. at Fairland High School for the possible adoption of a resolution regarding the reconstruction of Fairland West Elementary. Chris Kline from the Lawrence County Auditor’s office will be in attendance to discuss various levy options. The post Fairland BOE will have special meeting to discuss reconstruction of elementary school appeared first on The Tribune.

The South Point Board of Education will have a special meeting at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in the board office to discuss a collective bargaining agreement with OAPSE, hiring of the South Point elementary principal, vacation leave for an administrator and modification to the new superintendent’s contract. The post South Point Board of Education to have special meeting Wednesday appeared first on The Tribune.

The Coal Grove Planning Commission will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Village Town Hall and go over the following items on the agenda: code enforcement officer report, zoning administrator report and building code officer report. The post Coal Grove Planning Commission to meet Monday appeared first on The Tribune.

The Area Agency on Aging District 7 and the Shawnee State University Occupational Therapy Program joined together to provide community education through a series of in-person presentations that took place in several counties throughout the AAA7’s 10-county district including Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross and Scioto Counties.    Historically, the two organizations have worked together to […] The post AAA7 and Shawnee State University OT Program partner provide community education appeared first on The Tribune.

Became effective April 1 ATHENS — Ohio University’s vice provost for Regional Higher Education and Partnerships, Dr. Lewatis McNeal, has announced that Dr. Deborah R. Marinski assumed the role of dean of campus and community relations of Ohio University Southern beginning April 1.  Marinski has held the role of interim dean since June 1, 2022, […] The post Marinski named dean of OUS appeared first on The Tribune.

New president, v-p both from Lawrence County HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — When Marshall University students chose their new leaders on April 8, the two winners were names that are familiar to a lot of Lawrence County. Brea Belville was elected student body president and Connor Waller won as vice president in the election, with their ticket […] The post Belville, Waller win top SGA positions at Marshall appeared first on The Tribune.

Ironton Child Welfare Club holds annual salad luncheon  On Thursday, the Ironton Child Welfare Club had its annual salad luncheon and one of the highlights was music by Holly Forbes. Club president Ann Wise welcomed club members and that said the salad luncheon began in 1962 or 1963. As is tradition, members bring two salads, which […] The post Dining for a cause appeared first on The Tribune.

An Ironton man is facing 30 counts of rape against a child under the age of 13. Among the indictments handed down by the Lawrence County grand jury is a case against Steven J. Kelly, 49, Ironton. He was indicted on 30 counts of first-degree felony rape charges. According to the indictment, from March 9, […] The post Ironton man charged with 30 counts of rape appeared first on The Tribune.

When Lawrence County Board of Elections staff received word that Ohio’s chief elections officer would be stopping by their facility for a tour on Thursday, they could rest assured that they were already on his good side. Ohio Sec. of State Frank LaRose was in Ironton, touring the facility and getting a first-hand view of […] The post Board of the Year gives tour of facility appeared first on The Tribune.

March renewal notices were delayed until mid-April FRANKFORT, Ky. — Registration renewals typically sent in March to applicable Kentucky vehicle owners have been delayed to mid-April due to a state system issue. Vehicle owners have options to pay registration fees and taxes before receiving the mailed notice, including online renewal or visiting their local county clerk’s […] The post Officials remind Kentucky vehicle owners about registration options appeared first on The Tribune.

SOUTH POINT — Village employees in South Point will see an increase in the amount of paid vacation days, after the council passed an adjusted vacation package at their meeting on Tuesday. Mayor Jeff Gaskin said police will be included in the package and most employees will be able to take vacation earlier. Gaskin said […] The post South Point approves vacation package appeared first on The Tribune.

Residents at Harbor Health Care in Ironton were able to enjoy some special visitors on Wednesday. The senior living center hosted a dog show in their activity room. Seven animals, owned by staff and residents’ families were brought in and paraded for residents, who got to enjoy and pet them. The event followed other April […] The post Pets parade for Harbor Health Care residents (WITH GALLERY) appeared first on The Tribune.

CHILLICOTHE — As part of the Ohio Department of Transportation—District 9’s Planning Department, the district’s Environmental Office is seeking public input for a culvert replacement project on State Route 141 in Lawrence County. It is proposed to replace the culvert on State Route 141 between Oak Ridge Road and Sharp’s Creek Road in Lawrence County. […] The post Comment period open for State Route 141 culvert replacement appeared first on The Tribune.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler was in the lead and seemingly in control of his game Saturday in the Masters until realizing there was no such thing at Augusta National. The post Scheffler leads Masters by 1 shot on a wild day of movement appeared first on The Tribune.

Years ago, a young man saw a “help wanted” ad in a small Massachusetts paper asking for someone to assist the office manager of a brokerage house in Boston. Applications were to be mailed to Box 1720 in Boston. The young man wrote the best letter of application he knew how. When no reply came, […] The post Doug Johnson: Ignore the obstacles, keep being persistent appeared first on The Tribune.

Named Ohio’s 2024 Veterinarian of the Year At the Tuesday morning meeting of the Lawrence County Commissioners’ meeting, Dr. Mike Dyer was honored after being named 2024 Veterinarian of the Year by Ohio Veterinary Medical Association. Dyer has run Proctorville Animal Clinic since 1994 and is well known his care of animals, from pets to […] The post Dyer honored at commissioners meeting appeared first on The Tribune.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, this week joined legislation to protect Ohioans from an increase in high-speed internet costs by extending the Affordable Connectivity Program, which provides financial assistance to access high-speed internet for more than one million Ohio households — in rural, suburban and urban communities across the state. Brown’s bipartisan, bicameral Affordable Connectivity […] The post Brown pushes to protect Ohioans from increase in cost of high-speed internet appeared first on The Tribune.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — The owner of a towboat that sank and spilled oil into a river along the West Virginia-Kentucky border was sentenced Monday to 18 months of probation on a federal pollution charge, and he and his two companies were ordered to pay nearly $1.9 million in restitution. David K. Smith of Paducah, […] The post Towboat owner gets probation in 2018 river oil spill along West Virginia-Kentucky border appeared first on The Tribune.

Buy local they say. But why, you ask. “Local purchasing is a preference to buy locally produced goods and services over those produced farther away. It is very often abbreviated as a positive goal, “buy local”, that parallels the phrase “think globally, act locally,” common in green politics. It used to be that buying anything […] The post MJ Wixsom: Buying local has many benefits appeared first on The Tribune.

Ironton Lions Club starts second century of service  This year marks the start of the second century for the Ironton Lions Club. The group, which focuses on raising funds for many local organizations, was founded on Dec. 19, 1923. It was the 18th club chartered in Ohio and the first president was Howard E. Unrue. […] The post Keeping busy appeared first on The Tribune.