Southern Ohio Small Businesses Turn to New Tech to Boost Local School Spirit Gear
On Friday nights across southern Ohio, the sense of community is unmistakable. Stadium lights flick on, and families pour into ...
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Governor Says to Stay Home Ahead of Dangerous Winter Storm Fern
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued a statewide emergency proclamation as Winter Storm Fern is expected to bring heavy snow, bitter cold, and ...
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Claude Allen Sammons, 91 of Minford
Claude Allen Sammons, 91, of Minford, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at SOMC Hospice. Born February 4, 1934 in ...
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Five Big Questions Citizens Still Have About the Google Data Center Project
Even after Scioto County Commissioners voted to approve a tax abatement tied to a proposed data center campus in Franklin ...
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What’s the Real Cost of a Billion-Dollar Deal?
As Scioto County considers offering a significant tax abatement to attract a proposed $1 billion data center, I find myself ...
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Growing Up in Scioto County: Challenges and Changes
Life in Scioto County has always been shaped by strong communities, close-knit families, and a sense of familiarity that makes ...
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How Local Organizations Keep Communities Running
Communities don’t thrive because a few people hope they will. They thrive because organizations—formal and informal, nonprofit and civic, government-linked ...
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Data Center Debate Draws Another Full House as Commissioners Double Down: “This Is About a Tax Abatement — Period.”
For the second week in a row, a standing-room-only crowd packed the Scioto County Commissioners meeting to weigh in on a proposed ...
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Fake School Shooting Threat Sparks Massive Police Response in Ashland — Part of Growing National ‘Swatting’ Trend
A frightening phone call triggered an immediate law enforcement response at two Boyd County schools Friday morning, after a man ...
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Packed Commission Meeting Highlights Debate Over Proposed Data Center Tax Abatement
A standing-room-only crowd packed Thursday’s Scioto County Commissioners meeting following last week’s announcement that the county is considering tax incentives ...
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