Tag: Merit Smith

Charles Eugene “Johnny” Stringer, better known as Charlie, Johnny, John Henry, but most proudly as “Papaw John,” of Wheelersburg, Ohio, ...

As the heat of July settles over Southern Ohio, the financial outlook for two neighboring counties could not look more ...

The Scioto County Land Bank is getting a lot of attention because people have been asking hard questions about how ...

SCIOTO COUNTY, OH — Almost everyone agrees Avery’s Law is a good idea. Stricter rules for dangerous dogs. More accountability ...

Eileen Rose (Rhea) Carmichael, 99, of South Webster, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on March 17, 2026, ...

Scioto County Commissioners say they are encouraged by a growing wave of energy development across southern Ohio—even as details continue ...

Scioto County Commissioners are pushing back against a lawsuit that accuses them of violating Ohio’s Open Meetings Act during negotiations ...

Scioto County commissioners weighed in this week on a newly proposed Ohio law that would prohibit elected officials from signing ...

Scioto County leaders say they were just as surprised as residents to hear reports of a massive $36 billion natural gas power plant being proposed ...

Scioto County voters will head to the polls on May 5, 2026, for the primary election — and this one ...