West Jefferson residents who live on Ohio Avenue, Putnam Street and Marshall Drive need to be aware that paving will begin this Friday, June 3. Safety Director Harold Walker requests that residents make plans for parking as there will not be any on-street available on that day. Walker expects that the paving of the three [...]
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Plain City residents turned out on Monday morning to pay tribute to the nation’s veterans as the annual Memorial Day Parade made its way through the village.
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HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — Some voting rights activists oppose proposals for new Ohio voting stickers because they include the state motto, which references God. The Hamilton Journal News reports the two designs are among six that Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted is asking state residents to choose from for the sticker voters are given [...]
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The Memorial Day’s warmth, now tempered by the moving air, was welcome following a month of May temperatures below normal.
Michael Scott “Butch” Adelsberger, 40, of Plain City, passed away unexpectedly Saturday morning, May 28, 2011, at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Born Jan. 4, 1971, in London. Scott was a self-employed truck driver for Adelsberger Trucking. He was a 1989 graduate of Jonathan Alder High School. A member of the Plumwood United Methodist Church. Preceded in [...]
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Charlie Brown, 59, of Columbus, died at 4:15 a.m. Friday, May 27, 2011, in Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. Born Jan. 3, 1952, in Hamilton, Ohio, the son of Jack W. and Patricia (Miller) Brown. Charlie had been an owner/operator truck driver and loved riding his Harley. Survivors include his daughter, Jessica Brown of Columbus; son, [...]
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Velma Mae (Hux)-Welsh Bell, 96, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 28, 2011, at the Court House Manor in Washington Court House. She was born July 17, 1914, in Madison County, the daughter of the late John and Etta (Rader) Hux. Velma graduated from Midway High School. She worked [...]
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Douglas MacArthur Havens, 69, of Waterloo, passed away Friday, May 27, 2011, at his home after a long battle against cancer. He was born May 4, 1942, in Washington Court House, son of the late Ernest and Marie (Parkinson) Havens. On May 28, 1961, he married Beverly Sue Webb who survives. He is also survived [...]
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